PRAETORIAN off-road bus gets new lease of life

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The PRAETORIAN, claimed to be the toughest off-road bus in production today, has had its future secured following an agreement between owner TORSUS and manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus.

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Designed to transport up to 35 people across some of Earth’s harshest environments, the PRAETORIAN is a 10-tonne 4x4 off-road bus based on an upgraded, heavy-duty MAN TGM chassis, powered by a 6.9L six-cylinder MAN diesel engine with 286bhp and 1,150Nm of torque. The vehicles are first built at MAN’s plant in Kraków then transferred to a second plant at Starachowice where several upgrades are made, before the PRAETORIAN is delivered to the TORSUS factory in Slovakia for final assembly.

Having worked together on the PRAETORIAN since 2017, the two eastern European companies have now signed an agreement to expand cooperation, securing the vehicle’s production for the foreseeable future.

“We are extremely proud to build on our longstanding relationship with MAN Truck & Bus, for our flagship vehicle, the PRAETORIAN,” said Yulia Khomych, chief strategy officer at TORSUS. “Since 2017, we have been working very closely with them to develop the world’s toughest off-road bus and we are delighted to continue our cooperation with this new agreement.

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