VDL Futura

The Futura are coaches made from 1982 to the present day, They are made by VDL Bus & Coach at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands.

Bova Futura
From 1982 to 2003, Bova made a coach called the Bova Futura.

By 1986, exports were two thirds of production.

Bus Australia ordered over 40 Bova Futuras.Victorian Buses in the Eighties Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/6 February 1991 page 6 Some were imported and made by JW Bolton in Perth.Bova coaches for Australia Truck & Bus Transportation March 1986 page 122Bus Australia launches Sleeper Coaches Truck & Bus Transportation January 1989 page 75 Four were imported and the bodies were made by BHB Engineering.Australian built Bovas Australasian Bus & Coach May 1989 page 9First deliveries from Bova Australia Truck & Bus Transportation July 1990 pages 192/193First Aussie Bovas delivered Truck & Bus Transportation January 1991 page 101

In 2003, Bova was purchased by the VDL Groep and the coach was called the VDL Bova Futura. 

Improvements
The Bova Futura has had improvements over the years, the years and improvements were:

 1982 - large circular headlamps at the bottom corners of the coach front, the indicators were on the side of the coach above the headlamps
 1988 - small rectangular headlamps in higher up the coach front, with similar fog lamps in the corners underneath the headlamps, the indicators were on the front of the coach above the headlamps, the indicators had orange plastic to the side of the indicators to give the impression the indicator went further than it did
 1999 - small transparent circular headlights with smaller circular transparent indicators/turn signals next to the headlights, the lights were spaced out and were higher up.  Small circular fog lamps in lower corners.
 2007 - small circular headlights with smaller circular indicators/turn signals next to the headlights, the lights were closer together.  Small circular fog lamps in lower corners.

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Bova Magiq 
From 1999 to 2010, Bova made a coach called the Bova Magiq.  

In 2007, the Magiq was improved, It had new headlamps.

In 2010, the Magiq was replaced by the VDL Futura 2.

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VDL Futura 2
From 2010 to the present day, VDL make a coach called the VDL Futura (often called the Futura 2).

The Futura 2 was named International Coach of the Year 2012 on 29 August 2011.

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 VDL Futura FDD2 
From 2015 to the present day, VDL make a double decker bus called the Futura FDD2. 

It is made in two lengths, 13m (FDD2-130) and 14.1m (FDD2-141).

In 2015, the Futura FDD2 replaced the VDL Synergy double decker bus.

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References

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