Otokar Kent 290LF — Turkish IETT ESHOT Low-Floor Bus Mod

Otokar Kent 290LF — Turkish Low-Floor City Bus Mod for Proton Bus Simulator

The Otokar Kent 290LF is the low-floor city bus from Otokar, the Turkish commercial-vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey. Widely deployed across Turkish municipal transit fleets, the Kent platform anchors urban service in Istanbul (under IETT), Izmir (under ESHOT), Kayseri, and other Turkish cities. This Proton Bus Simulator mod brings the Kent 290LF into PBSU with a multi-operator livery pack including IETT, ESHOT, Kayseri, and Belen variants, plus animated handbrake, functional indicator lever, working headlights, and Proton Bus Mods optimization that reduced the file size by 138 MB.

Highlights and Features

• Drive the Otokar Kent 290LF low-floor city bus from Turkey's leading commercial-vehicle manufacturer Otokar.
• Operate with the multi-livery operator pack including IETT (Istanbul), ESHOT (Izmir), Kayseri, and Belen Turkish municipal transit liveries.
• Experience animated handbrake, functional indicator lever, and fully working headlights and indicators reflecting authentic cabin operation.
• Benefit from Proton Bus Mods optimization that reduced the file size by approximately 138 MB while preserving cabin and exterior detail.

Compatibility and Technical Details

About Otokar and the Kent Family

Otokar is one of Turkey's leading commercial-vehicle manufacturers, headquartered in Istanbul with its main bus assembly plant in Sakarya, where the company produces the Kent family of urban-bus platforms and a wider range of defense and commercial vehicles. The Otokar Kent platform is the company's flagship urban low-floor bus, widely deployed across Turkish municipal transit operators including IETT (Istanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri, the Istanbul transit authority), ESHOT (Izmir's municipal transit operator), and the transit authorities of Kayseri, Belen, and other Turkish cities. The Kent family entered production in 2010 as part of Otokar's expansion into the European-style low-floor city-bus segment, with the 290LF variant representing the standard low-floor configuration sized for Turkish urban transit corridors. Beyond Turkey, the Kent platform is exported across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and other emerging-market transit networks where Otokar's competitive procurement positioning meets municipal-fleet renewal cycles.

Credits

3D model: Murat Soykan. Conversion: Salih, p4ris, and Umbrella Corp. Sounds: Kurata and Radius amigo. Proton Bus Mods optimization pass: unused-texture removal, mirror alignment and reflection fixes, headlight and indicator restoration, and approximately 138 MB file-size reduction.