Nova Bus LFS
The Low Floor Series (LFS) is a series of transit buses manufactured by Nova Bus for North American customers from 1996 to the present. It is produced in 40' rigid and 62' articulated (nominal) lengths with a variety of powertrains, including conventionally-fueled (diesel and natural gas), hybrid diesel-electric, and battery-electric. The LFS is the first transit bus designed by Nova Bus.
Low Floor Series (LFS)
1996–present
1 or 2 doors (40’)
2 or 3 doors (62’)
- Diesel: Cummins L9
- Hybrid: Cummins B6.7 or L9
- CNG: Cummins-Westport L9N
- Former: Cummins C8.3, ISC, ISB, ISL, ISL-G, ISL9, Detroit Diesel Series 40
- 244 in (6.20 m) - 40'
- 497 in (12.62 m) - 62' (Front-Mid 244 in (6.20 m), Mid-Rear 253 in (6.43 m))
40 ft (12.19 m)
62 ft (18.90 m)
102 in (2.59 m)
124 in (3.15 m) - Diesel
128 in (3.25 m) - Hybrid
Rapid Transit Series (after 2003)
Classic (transit bus)
Driver's position of a 2012 Nova Bus LFS
MTA 40' 3rd Gen LFS
4th generation TTC LFS 40' buses
A 3rd generation LFS 60' articulated with the rear cooling system at the top and no rear window owned by the TTC.
MTA 3rd and 4th Gen LFS buses, followed by a LFS Artic, in Flushing, Queens, NYC.
A 2021 LFS HEV, property of the NYMTA MaBSTOA, conducts a run on the M10 on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, NYC.
