MAN Lion's City A23 GL — 18m Articulated City Bus Mod

MAN Lion's City A23 GL — 18-Meter Articulated City Bus Mod for Proton Bus Simulator

The MAN Lion's City A23 GL is the 18-meter articulated variant of MAN's flagship urban bus family, built around two rigid sections joined by a flexible articulation joint. This Proton Bus Simulator mod captures the A23 GL with three-door BRT-style passenger boarding, the recognizable MAN dashboard, and the bending physics that defines real articulated transit on dedicated city corridors.

Highlights and Features

• Drive an authentic 18-meter articulated city bus with realistic bending behavior through tight corners and roundabouts.
• Operate three passenger doors for proper BRT-style boarding and alighting on dedicated urban corridors.
• Experience the MAN dashboard with semi-realistic physics, working gauges, and 13 cabin animations across the cockpit.
• Run smoothly on Android with a light 36 MB footprint and mobile-tuned textures that maintain visual quality.

Compatibility and Technical Details

About the Real MAN Lion's City A23 GL

The MAN Lion's City A23 GL is the 18-meter articulated configuration of MAN's Lion's City family, designed for European BRT corridors and high-frequency urban routes. Built at MAN's Salzgitter plant in Germany since 1996, the A23 GL combines two passenger sections joined by a turntable, delivering roughly 50% greater passenger capacity than a standard 12-meter bus while maintaining single-driver operation. Assembly under license also runs through Polish, Turkish, and Malaysian facilities to serve regional fleets. Operators including BVG Berlin, MZA Warsaw, and Istanbul's IETT have run the A23 GL through multiple generations of facelifts.

Credits

Original 3D model: V3D. Articulated conversion to Proton Bus Simulator: Bus Simulation Channel.