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〔 | transmission = 〔 | wheelbase = 〔 | length = 〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Blue Bird Vision Technical Specifications )〕 | width = 〔〔 | height = 〔〔 | weight = up to GVWR〔〔 | related = | designer = | sp = us }} The Blue Bird Vision is a conventional-style cowled-chassis bus manufactured by Blue Bird Corporation. Built on a proprietary chassis designed and manufactured by the company, the Vision is available in various seating configurations and capacities ranging from 36 to 77 passengers. While sold primarily in a school bus configuration, the Vision is also available in various commercial and specialty configurations. First introduced in 2003, the Vision underwent a major redesign for 2008 model year and an exterior update for the 2015 model year. Coinciding with other alternative-fuel vehicles from the company, the Vision has been available with propane/LPG fuel systems as an option since 2009. In 2016, the Vision will become the first gasoline-fueled school bus in the USA since the discontinuation of its CV200 predecessor in 2003. The Vision is produced by Blue Bird in its factory in Fort Valley, Georgia, in the same factory as the long-running Blue Bird All American line of buses. Until 2010, the Vision was also manufactured in a second factory in LaFayette, Georgia, which is now closed. == Background == In the early 2000s, Blue Bird was in the midst of trying to find a standard chassis supplier for its Blue Bird Conventional buses. In 2003, the company's 10-year supply agreement with General Motors to be the standard supplier was set to expire. The same year, Freightliner (parent company of chief competitor Thomas Built Buses) pulled its chassis supply; Navistar, marketed by Blue Bird as an alternative to GM, was parent company of IC Corporation (formerly AmTran/Ward). In 2002, Blue Bird began development of a new generation of the Blue Bird Conventional, using a Ford F-650 Super Duty medium-duty chassis. As Ford was largely left out of the full-size bus industry after 1998, the new-generation Super Duty trucks had yet to find use in school bus applications. Several Blue Bird/F-650 prototypes were built, developing several all-new features unseen on school buses; key to this was a wide-angle lens next to the entry door to increase loading-zone visibility. By the end of 2002, however, production plans for Ford-based Conventionals failed to materialize. Although the Blue Bird/Ford never reached production, the body design of the Vision would carry over several features from the prototype. Building off Blue Bird’s purpose-built product strategy for maximum quality and optimization, the Blue Bird Vision body design includes exclusive features that directly enhance safety and durability for increased overall value. Particularly key to the Blue Bird Vision is its patented Safety View™ Vision Panel which increases the driver’s view at the lower right front loading and unloading zone. Exclusive to the Vision, the panel is made from laminated glass with a wide-angled Fresnel lens to provide a better view in this critical safety area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Bird Vision」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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