Isuzu MD

The Isuzu MD is a midibus produced by Anadolu Isuzu between 1987 and 2009. It was built on the Isuzu NKR chassis and designed for short and medium distance passenger, tourism and staff shuttle work, and it was the first bus model that Anadolu Isuzu made. Production began in 1987 with the MD 27, which had a 3.9 litre Isuzu 4BD1 inline four diesel engine and a five speed manual gearbox and carried 27 passengers; a facelift in 1994 brought a new grille and a 4.3 litre 4HF1 engine. The 25 passenger MD 25 and a municipal MD B series followed, and the 23 passenger MD 23 arrived in 1997. A 2002 facelift renamed the MD 23, MD 27 and MD B series Royal, Classic and Urban, the Royal was renewed as the Roybus in 2005, and the Roybus and Royal gave way to the Novo in 2009. Its main rivals were the Iveco M series, Otokar Sultan and Temsa Prestij.