Renault R312

The Renault R312 was a bus that Renault Trucks manufactured from 1987 to 1996, with a prototype completed in 1984, succeeding the SC 10, which was originally a Saviem design from the 1960s. The 12 m long bus was rear-engined, powered by a six-cylinder Renault turbo-diesel engine of 9.8 litres available with either 152 kW or 187 kW, and placing the engine at the rear made the interior flat over the whole length of the vehicle. It was built primarily as an integral bus, although some were completed as rolling chassis. It was popular in France, with over 4,000 produced and the RATP operating over 1,500 during the 1990s, the Renault PR100.3 sold in Australia has the same visual appearance, and export sales were made to Germany, Italy and Switzerland.