Sightseeing vehicles
8 Seater Sightseeing Buggy
8 seat electric sightseeing vehicle with a hard roof
This is the eight seat sightseeing vehicle: 3.7 m long, carrying a stated 1000 kg, with four wheel hydraulic brakes and an 87 km range.
- Seats
- 8
- Carries
- 1000
- Range
- 87
- Top speed
- 28
kg
km, about 54 miles
km/h, about 17 mph
Price
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The battery, the wheels and the options change the figure enough that a headline price would be wrong for most buyers, so we price the vehicle you actually want, delivery included.
Get a price for this buggyCall 020 3036 2621Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures for this model. Range and climbing figures are measured in level, unladen conditions, so treat them as the ceiling rather than the number to plan a hilly site around.
About the 8 Seater Sightseeing Buggy
Eight seats, the same 87 km range as the four seater, and double the load rating at 1000 kg. The motor steps up from 4 kW to 5 kW and the steering changes to recirculating ball, which is the arrangement used on heavier vehicles.
At 3.7 m on a 2.6 m wheelbase it turns in 6 m. That is the figure that decides it: this is a vehicle for drives, service roads and wide garden paths rather than anywhere it has to thread.
Where eight sightseeing seats earn their keep
- Attractions and estates running scheduled tours for a full party
- Holiday parks moving guests between reception and accommodation
- Gardens and heritage sites where the tour is the product
- Sites replacing two trips in a smaller vehicle with one
What it will not do
- It turns in 6 m and is 3.7 m long. Walk the route before ordering: this is where the sightseeing line stops fitting through gaps.
- The 1000 kg loading figure is the vehicle's rating, not a luggage allowance. Eight adults is roughly two thirds of it.
- Ground clearance is 150 mm on road tyres, so made surfaces only.
- Open sided under a hard roof, with no heating, like the rest of the line.
8 Seater Sightseeing Buggy specification
The full figures for this model, as published by the manufacturer. Where a figure is not published we leave the row out rather than estimate it.
Performance
- Top speed
- 28 km/habout 17 mph
- Range, loaded
- 87 kmabout 54 miles, as stated by the manufacturer
- Climbing capacity, loaded
- 20%
- Braking distance
- 6 m
- Turning radius
- 6 m
Weights
- Maximum loading weight
- 1000 kg
- Net weight
- 820 kg
Motor and chassis
- Motor
- AC 48V, 5 kW
- Controller
- 48V, 400A
- Battery
- 8 x 6V
- Charger
- Onboard
- Steering
- Recirculating ball
- Braking system
- Four wheel hydraulic
- Suspension
- MacPherson strut front
- Chassis
- Steel
Dimensions
- Length, width, height
- 3700 x 1450 x 2000 mm3.7 m long
- Wheelbase
- 2600 mm
- Ground clearance
- 150 mm
Wheels
- Tyres
- 145/70 R12 on aluminium rims
Options
Fitted to order. Tell us which you want and they are priced in the quote.
- Weather curtains
- Alternative battery set
- Public address system
Questions about the 8 Seater Sightseeing Buggy
- How far will it go on a charge?
- 87 km loaded, about 54 miles, which is the same figure the four seater carries despite the extra weight. It runs the same battery set on a larger motor.
- Is it big enough to need a special licence?
- Not on private land, which is where it belongs: it is not road legal. Sites usually set their own rule about who may drive, and with eight passengers aboard that is worth writing down.
- How tight will it turn?
- 6 m, on a 3.7 m body. That is the figure to measure your route against, because it is the first thing that stops this vehicle working somewhere.
- How much does it cost?
- We price to specification rather than publish a figure. Tell us the route and the party size and we will quote the vehicle, the delivery and the lead time together.
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Not sure whether to buy or hire
As a rule, buying wins if you would use it more than a few weeks a year or need it available without arranging anything. Below that, hiring usually costs less and takes the maintenance off you. The calculator works it through on your own numbers rather than ours.