The Yutong coach range in the UK will gain a tri-axle GT14 diesel model in 2025, importer Pelican Bus and Coach has announced.
Confirmation of the GT14 follows strong customer feedback that such a coach would be welcome within the UK market, Pelican says. It has ordered a batch of 10 of the coaches and orders have been taken already, with two of those already sold.
Deliveries will begin in September 2025 and maximum seating capacity will be 61 and the newcomer shares the dimensions of the battery-electric GTe14 including its 14m length. Pelican UK Coach Sales Manager Simon Collins says that the GT14 will build on the success of the two-axle GT12.
Power will come from the DAF MX-13 engine developing 483bhp driving through a ZF EcoLife automatic gearbox. Underfloor luggage capacity will be a claimed 11 cubic metres and lift fitment for PSVAR compliance will be above the rear axles.
Pelican anticipates that in the long-term, the Yutong GT14 will be held in stock. It is currently in talks with Yutong to ensure that the model is “as easy as possible to customise,” adds Mr Collins.
A camera monitoring system in lieu of rear-view mirrors will be standard and the GT14 will come with a sunken gangway. Mr Collins notes that with the GT12 having become a mature product within the UK market, both the dealership and the manufacturer believe the time is right to expand that coach’s approach to a larger vehicle.
Says Head of Yutong UK Ian Downie: “An additional diesel option in the coach market that some other parties have left demonstrates Yutong’s commitment to the UK.”
Adds Pelican Bus and Coach Managing Director Richard Crump: “We have been successful with two-axle coaches and the market has steered Yutong to this three-axle offering. Now is the perfect time to develop [the GT14] to fill a space left by others.”
