Ikarbus IK-201

The Ikarbus IK-201 is an articulated city bus built by the Serbian manufacturer Ikarbus of Zemun from 1993 until 2006. It was developed from a prototype designated IK-201L9, the L standing for luksuzno, meaning luxury, after the equipment fitted to it, and it took over from the older IK-161 once that model ended production in 1996. It is the first of three sister models with the IK-202 and IK-203, which differ mainly in engine: the IK-201 has a MAN engine, mounted horizontally between the axles and rated at 191 kW, the IK-202 a Raba engine and the IK-203 a Mercedes-Benz engine. The IK-206 with a vertical MAN engine later replaced them. The IK-201 seats 39 passengers on plywood seats, has four two-wing pneumatic doors, is 17.04 m long, weighs 14,100 kg empty, reaches 72 km/h and is rated for up to 160 passengers. It served mainly with GSP Belgrade and JGSP Novi Sad, and also with Lasta Beograd, Lastra Lazarevac and Subotica-Trans.