Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro

梅斯特斯平治O530 Citaro (平治)
The Citaro demonstrator, SMB136C, was launched in a well-publicized ceremony on 9 March 2010. It was dubbed as the first 100% low-floor bus in South-East Asia. As with thousands of other units around Europe, the Citaro was completely built up by EvoBus (rather than a local assembly/bodywork) including its interior features. This meant that this Citaro would have little difference from the ones introduced in for example, London, other than the company livery.

Operating under a one-year trial, this second-generation Citaro (distinguished by its face-lifted exterior front) utilizes the OM906hLA engine and is fitted with a 6-gear ZF 6HP592C Ecomat automatic transmission. It is also the first bus to feature EDS by Gorba AG (which is common for buses in Hong Kong). SMB136C began revenue service exactly a week after its launch ceremony, serving on service 855.