City Bus

The City Bus is a playable transportation coach first featured in Midtown Madness and returns in its sequel, Midtown Madness 2.

In MM1, this vehicle can be earned by winning any two races. In Professional, players must win by placing 1st, In Amateur, players must win by finishing either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.

In-Game Description
"Take the wheel of the massive bus - make your own rules for public transportation!" "All aboard! This bus is fun to drive, but winning in it is tough. Great for multiplayer blocking."
 * -|Midtown Madness=City Bus
 * -|Midtown Madness 2=City Bus

Midtown Madness
The City Bus is a Midtown Madness-exclusive transportation coach that is unlocked easily through winning any two races in Blitz, Checkpoint, and Circuit race modes. Its large mass and makes it incredibly slow but can be useful for stepping over traffic and other racing vehicles.

Midtown Madness 2
The City Bus is a standard vehicle unlocked from the very first time you play Midtown Madness 2. This bus is based on a TMC RTS bus with the front texture from a Flxible Metro bus. This bus has the standard white Chicago Transit Authority livery (as the first paint job) since it was brought over from the original Midtown Madness. It is by far the heaviest and slowest vehicle in the game and its predecessor, Midtown Madness 1. In HQTM Team's Classic Madness mod, it is replaced by the Polish Jelcz MEX 272.

History
The Rapid Transit Series (RTS) bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by General Motors (the last generation of that company's long bus heritage) and is currently produced by Millennium Transit Services as the RTS Legend. GMC sold the RTS design and patent rights to Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) of Roswell, New Mexico, in May 1987 though the two companies did a joint order for the New York City Transit Authority to prepare TMC for the production. TMC would sell the design and patents to NovaBus in September 1994 in the midst of an order for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Production under NovaBus would continue until 2002 when NovaBus left the U.S. market. The production was revived, however, by Millennium Transit Services, who tried to manufacture the bus in both high- and low-floor configurations. However, after poor sales and failure to secure awarded deals, Millennium ceased production on the RTS and went out of business in 2009. In September 2011, MTS re-entered the market and announced they would showcase their latest RTS product at the 2011 APTA Expo in New Orleans. It also announced plans to introduce a 42.5-foot (12.95 m) version of the standard floor RTS, which would go into production in the near future.

Races As An Opponent
This vehicle does not appear in any races as a computer-generated opponent, possibly due to its speed and large size.

Stats

 * Top Speed: 105 mph
 * Horsepower: 300 bhp
 * Mass: 21,825 lbs
 * Durability: Very High

Colors
These are the colors offered in game. As you change the color, the numbers etched on the bus and the advertisement on the sides and rear change as well.

Trivia

 * Along with the color, the bus number and the advertisement change as well.
 * Along with reversing, the bus makes a beeping sound like it does in real life.
 * In the original Midtown Madness 1, whenever this bus came to a complete stop, an air brake hiss sound effect was heard. In the second game, it was silent when it completely stopped since the brake sound effect was cut, but it can still be found in the .ar file for the game's core files, though it can't be installed due to MM2's new vehicle audio system. This also applies to the Freightliner Century.
 * In the original Midtown Madness 1, this bus had to be unlocked in two races of any one of the game's race modes: Blitz, Checkpoint, or Circuit.
 * This was one of the only three player-driven vehicles to be featured in the trial version of Midtown Madness 1, along with the Panoz Roadster and the Ford Mustang GT.
 * Most of the paint jobs promote other old Microsoft products, like the MSN Gaming Zone (both MM1 and MM2 cannot be played on there anymore as of 2006 though), Monster Truck Madness 2, Motocross Madness, and the SideWinder Steering Wheel. The red paint job has the Angel Studios logo as it was the developer of MM1 and MM2.

Quotes
All in-game commentary pertaining to the City Bus.
 * -|Chicago (MM1)= All Chicago quotes that apply to the City Bus, provided by the Announcer:


 * -|San Francisco (MM2)= All San Francisco quotes that apply to the City Bus, provided by various announcers:

{{#tag:tabber| {{!}}-{{!}}Race Openings= {{{!}} border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" padding="1" style="width:700px;" class="wiki-table" {{!}}- ! Quote ! Spoken By ! Heard When ! Audio File {{!}}- {{!}}The tourists on board that bus are going to get a rather different view of London, then most of our out-of-town visitors! {{!}} UK Sportscaster (London) {{!}} London race openings with the City Bus {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''You'll be slower in that bus! But you'll have a much better chance of survival on these roads!'' {{!}} Scottsman (London) {{!}} London race openings with the City Bus {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''What are you doing? Driving a bus? Me old man used to drive a bus! You can't win in that thing!'' {{!}} Mister (London) {{!}} London race openings with the City Bus {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''Now, I love this city very much! Do be careful where you point that...bus!'' {{!}} Woman (London) {{!}} London race openings with the City Bus {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''It'll be good fun watching you maneuver that big thing around these streets! I'm staying out of the way, that's for sure!'' {{!}} Punk Girl (London) {{!}} London race openings with the City Bus {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}} {{!}}-{{!}}Winning= {{{!}} border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" padding="1" style="width:700px;" class="wiki-table" {{!}}- ! Quote ! Spoken By ! Heard When ! Audio File {{!}}- {{!}}''I do not believe it! Against all odds, the slow city bus has persevered and won this race! (Gasps) Wow!'' {{!}} UK Sportscaster (London) {{!}} Winning San Francisco races in first place {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''Now that is some incredible Wagner! Winning a race, driving one of them big things!'' {{!}} Scottsman (London) {{!}} Winning San Francisco races in first place {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''It's great how you won and all! But there's a magistrate who would like to have a word with you about what you've done with that bus!'' {{!}} Mister (London) {{!}} Winning San Francisco races in first place {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}} {{!}}-{{!}}Losing= {{{!}} border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" padding="1" style="width:700px;" class="wiki-table" {{!}}- ! Quote ! Spoken By ! Heard When ! Audio File {{!}}- {{!}}''That's a good performance for the City Bus driver! I didn't think it had a chance to beat anyone in this race!'' {{!}} UK Sportscaster (London) {{!}} Losing London races in second place or later {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''Good better driving in that big thing! I think you're ready for the bus driver's union!'' {{!}} Scottsman (London) {{!}} Losing London races in second place or later {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''Not unexpectedly, the City Bus came in late in this race! It's by far, the slowest vehicle on the course!'' {{!}} UK Sportscaster (London) {{!}} Losing London races in second place or later {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''Bringing up the rear again! (sigh) What? Did you stop to pick up passengers along the way?'' {{!}} Scottsman (London) {{!}} Losing London races in second place or later {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}''Amazing that you finished in that big bus! I was certain we'd be calling your breakdown van on you!'' {{!}} Mister (London) {{!}} Losing London races in second place or later {{!}} {{!}}- {{!}}}
 * -|London (MM2)=All London quotes that apply to the City Bus, provided by various announcers:

{{!}}-{{!}}Unlocking (beta)= {{{!}} border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" padding="1" style="width:700px;" class="wiki-table" {{!}}- ! Quote ! Spoken By ! Heard When ! Audio File {{!}}- {{!}}I say, you just unlocked...THE City Bus! {{!}} Shakespeare (London) {{!}} For when the City Bus was originally meant to be unlocked in London {{!}} {{!}}- }}

Gallery

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