Ikarus 250

The Ikarus 250 is a high-floor bus that served as a coach on long-distance routes. The Hungarian maker Ikarus built it from 1968 to 1989 alongside the smaller Ikarus 256, and its first prototype was shown at the Budapest International Fair in 1967 as the start of the Ikarus 200 series, a modular family meant to be adapted as a city, suburban or coach vehicle. It is a rigid two-axle bus with a semi-self-supporting body and the engine under the floor at the rear, a layout that Setra had pioneered in West Germany. Both axles are air sprung, and the bus has a hydraulically assisted steering system and three braking systems. Power comes from a MAN D 2156 straight-six diesel built under licence by Rába, rated at 192 PS (141 kW), driving through a five-speed synchromesh gearbox, with a six-plus-one-speed unit available as a factory option. With the standard gearbox it reaches 106 km/h and seats between 42 and 46 passengers.