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Kässbohrer Setra S 140 ESK – German touring coach from 1980: six-cylinder engine with 11,334 cc displacement, 15,500 kg gross weight and 10,800 mm length
Kässbohrer was a German vehicle manufacturer from Ulm that built self-supporting buses under the Setra brand; the name Setra stands for the self-supporting construction without a separate chassis frame, which the brand adopted from 1951. The S 140 ESK belongs to the touring-coach range Kässbohrer offered during this period.
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For the S 140 ESK the register lists a six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 11,334 cc. Kerb weight is 13,200 kg, gross vehicle weight 15,500 kg. The vehicle is 10,800 mm long, 2,500 mm wide and has a wheelbase of 5,000 mm, carried on four wheels.
At 15,500 kg gross weight the S 140 ESK falls into EU vehicle class M3 for buses over 5 tonnes. The self-supporting body without a separate frame was a defining feature of Setra coaches at the time and gave, compared with frame-based rivals, a more favourable ratio of kerb weight to passenger space.
When buying a used coach of this age, check above all for rust in the self-supporting body, since here corrosion weakens the structure directly rather than a separate frame, plus the condition of the engine and gearbox after decades of long-haul service and the brake system on a vehicle of this weight. Drivetrain and chassis parts for a vehicle this age are sourced through specialist coach workshops. Door seals are worth a check too.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Kaessbohrer Setra S 140 ESK
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