70 years of Setra

• The renowned Ulm-based Setra brand celebrates its 70th anniversary
• Rapid market penetration thanks to its self-supporting body design
• Modular principle first used in the 10 model series
• Angular shapes with soft curves in the 100 model series
• Cross-flow ventilation in the 200 model series for the first time
• Distinctive sweeping lines and integral mirrors on the 300 model series
• Three categories: TopClass, ComfortClass and MultiClass
• La Linea characterises the design of the TopClass 400
• ComfortClass 500 with a falling side line at the rear
• S 531 DT double-decker – the flagship of the TopClass 500

[BLOCK] With a total of six model series over the past seven decades, the renowned Ulm-based brand has regularly set standards within Europe's bus-building industry and has had a decisive influence on the development of the sector.
Things started in 1951 when the Ulm-based Kässbohrer vehicle works presented the S 8 and simultaneously gave the brand its present-day name: Setra, which is an abbreviation of "selbsttragend", the German word for self-supporting, in reference to the monocoque construction of the bus. This first bus manufactured in series production to feature a self-supporting body, rear-mounted engine and direct drive to the rear axle was presented during the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt.