| Hino Rainbow | |
| Manufacturer: | J-Bus[1] |
| Production: | 1970-present |
| Predecessor: | Hino RL |
| Successor: | Hino Liesse Hino Melpha (Tourist coach) |
| Class: | Complete bus Bus chassis |
| Body Style: | Single-decker bus Single-decker coach |
| Doors: | 1 door or 2 doors |
| Floortype: | Step-entrance Low floor Low entry |
| Transmission: | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 3-speed automatic (7M/7W/RB/AB) 5-speed automatic (RJ/RR/HR/II) |
| Length: | 7.0 to 10.5 metres |
| Width: | 2.0 to 2.5 metres |
| Height: | 3.0 metres |
| Aka: | Isuzu Erga Mio |
| Related: | Isuzu Erga-J Isuzu Erga Mio Isuzu Gala Mio |
The Hino Rainbow (kana:日野・レインボー) is a medium-duty single-decker bus marketed by the Japanese manufacturer Hino since 1980. The range can be built as either a complete bus or a bus chassis. It was also available for the city bus for the midibus and the tourist coach for the minibus. Asia Motors (now Kia Motors) released as a badge engineered version called the Cosmos. It is built by J-Bus.[1]
The Rainbow RB (rear engine)/AB (front engine) was a minibus that was built as the tourist coach.
The Rainbow HR was a rebadged Isuzu Erga-J and a non-step (low-entry) city bus. The HR1J engine is J08C 220ps 6-cylinder 8-litre diesel engine. The HR7J engines J07E 225ps 5-cylinder 7-litre diesel engine with a turbocharger and intercooler.
The Rainbow II is a rebadged Isuzu Erga Mio. It is most common available in non-step (low-floor) city buses and they have a rounded roof dome (more rounded than the Rainbow HR) with a double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination blind.
The Rainbow is a rebadged Isuzu Erga Mio. It is completely similar to the Rainbow II, with a rounded roof dome (similar to the Rainbow II), a double-curvature windscreen with a separately mounted destination blind.