Isuzu Erga


The Isuzu Erga is a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by Isuzu through the J-Bus joint venture. It is primarily available as a public bus in either a complete bus or a bus chassis. It is built by J-Bus from Japan either as a step-entrance bus or a low-floor bus.

First generation (2000-2015)

The styling is completely different from the Cubic. The Isuzu Erga has a deep double-curvature windscreen and a rounded roof dome with a separately mounted destination display. Its Hino-rebadged version is the Hino Blue Ribbon II.
;Non-step, One-step and Two-step
  • KL-LV280L1/N1/Q1 - 8PE1 engine
  • KK/KL-LT233J2 - 6HH1 engine
  • PJ-LV234L1/N1/Q1 - 6HK1 engine
  • PKG/PDG-LV234L2/N2/Q2 - 6HK1 engine
  • LKG/LDG-LV234L3/N3/Q3 - 6HK1 engine
  • QPG/QKG/QDG-LV234L3/N3/Q3 - 6HK1 engine
  • QQG-LV234L3/N3 - 6HK1 engine with Eaton's parallel hybrid system and automatic/manual transmission
  • QSG-LV234L3/N3 - 6HK1 engine with Eaton's parallel hybrid system and AMT transmission
;Non-step

Second generation (2015–present)

;Non-step
  • 2TG/2PG/2KG/2DG-LV290-2 - 4HK1 engine
  • 2SG-HL2ANBD/SBD - A05C engine with Hino's parallel hybrid system and AMT transmission
  • 2TG/2PG/2KG/2DG-LV290-3 - 4HK1 engine
  • 2SG-HL2ANBD/SBD - A05C engine with Hino's parallel hybrid system and AMT transmission
  • 2TG/2PG/2KG/2DG-LV290-4 - 4HK1 engine

Isuzu Erga Duo

ERGA DUO, the first mass-produced articulated bus made in Japan, debuted on May 27, 2019, along with the Blue Ribbon Hybrid articulated bus. The hybrid mechanism is the same as the HL series Erga hybrid.
The model is called LX525Z1. It is the first bus in the world with EDSS. The bus uses A09C 6-cylinder engine, which creates 360 horsepower at 1800rpm, and Hino Motors 7AMT transmission as the GVW exceeds 20 tons.
Like the Hino blue ribbon hybrid articulated bus, the brakes are the only all-wheel disc brakes in Japanese large buses.
On August 2, 2022, along with the Erga Hybrid, shipments were suspended under the guidance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism due to the Hino Motors engine fraud problem.

Isuzu Erga-J

The Isuzu Erga-J is a rebadged Hino Rainbow HR. It has a rounded roof dome similar to the Erga with a deep double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination display.
  • KL-HR1JNEC
  • PK-HR7JPAC

Model lineup

  • One-Step
  • Two-Step
  • Non-Step Type-A
  • Non-Step Type-B