Beat The Street – Van Hool T918 Altano
Tour bus operated by Beat The Street seen at Praça Marquês de Pombal, Lisboa , in August 2012. This tour bus is based on a Van Hool T918 Altano registered in 2006. It has an overall length of 46.1 ft and offers two lounges, twelve bunks, washroom and a fully equipped kitchen. Based in Fritzens , Beat The Street ¹ operates "an extensive fleet of […] purpose-built sleeper coaches exclusive to the entertainment industry." Here, we see this eye-catching Van Hool T918 Altano bringing a musician or band to a gig in Lisboa ² . As a note of interest, the Van Hool T918 Altano designation denotes a touring coach ( T , T ouringcar ) of the 9-series ( 9 ), with a maximum of eighteen rows of seats ( 18 ). The name Altano is inspired on the Latin word altus , meaning "high", and highlights one of the features of this coach, the generous height of its luggage compartment. The Van Hool T918 Altano is proposed with two engine options – the 340 kW (462 hp) DAF MX 340 or the 353 ...