Double-Decker Bus

The Double-Decker Bus is a standard vehicle in Midtown Madness 2. It is unlocked by default. It is based on the real-life AEC Routemaster. In HQTM Team's Classic Madness mod, it is replaced by the AEC Regent RT 191, the AEC Routemaster's predecessor.

In-Game Description

 * -|Midtown Madness 2=Double-Decker Bus Lots of durability, but don't expect it to corner like a Mini Cooper!

History


The AEC Routmaster has been the typical London double-decker bus since it was introduced in 1956 by London Transport to replace the Leyland Titan and the AEC Regent RT 191. Although they were only produced between 1959 and 1968, the Routemaster remained in public service until 2005, when they were restricted to tourist routes and replaced by more modern buses. This is due to the Routemaster's innovative design, which long outlasted other busses produced during its service. A new Routemaster hit London streets in 2012.

Races As An Opponent
There are no default races in Midtown Madness 2 that feature the Double-Decker Bus as a computer-generated opponent.

Stats

 * Top Speed: 100 mph
 * Horsepower: 150 bhp
 * Mass: 16,464 lbs
 * Durability: Very High

Double-Decker Bus Color Mod
This mod made by BUGATTIMAN253MPH removes the white stripe off the first three colors of the Double-Decker Bus, and It also changes the wheels from body color to steel wheels.

MM1 Mod Version
This is the Double-Decker Bus converted from MM2 to MM1. It includes the original dashboard and sounds, appropriate tuning, MM1-style headlights (compatible with MM1 Revisited V3 mod), and all 4 colors from MM2.

Quotes
All in-game commentary provided for the Double-Decker Bus:
 * -|San Francisco (MM2)= All San Francisco quotes that apply to the Double-Decker Bus, provided by various announcers:


 * -|London (MM2)= All London quotes that apply to the Double-Decker Bus, provided by various announcers:

Trivia

 * The picture on the Vehicle Showcase screen shows the Double-Decker Bus model from the game rendered onto a real life background. This also applies to the City Bus, the Light Tactical Vehicle and the London Cab since they are fictional vehicles.
 * The Double-Decker Bus was just known as the "London Bus" in early beta versions of the game, and originally had the words "London Transport" written on the sides of the bus.
 * In the alpha version of Midtown Madness 2, this bus temporarily reused sound effects from the Panoz GTR-1 as it didn't have its own sound effects yet. This has been noticed in the game's trailer. This also applies to the London Cab
 * The license plate of the front and rear of this bus, namely "WLT 963", correspond to an actual bus that served the Aldenham bus route in the United Kingdom that went in service from September 1961 to July 1987. It was later exported to the United States on August 1988 and went on sale on eBay on April 2011.