Ikarus 212

The Ikarus 212, also sold in West Germany as the MAN CR160, was an intercity midibus built by Ikarus as a higher-comfort version of the Ikarus 211. Its main dimensions match the 211, but the different suspension gave a floor height of 875 mm instead of 900 mm. Auberman Tibor designed it, and the prototype appeared at the 1975 Budapest International Fair, where it won the fair grand prize. Over its first ten years the lines changed steadily, gaining double headlights and two swing doors, and a Midilux trim was offered with air conditioning, tinted windows and air suspension. Under a contract with MAN the German firm sold it under its own designation, so most went to West Germany, with others reaching Scandinavia and Cyprus, usually to private owners.