International 3300

International 3300
IC CE-Series
Overview
Manufacturer	Navistar International
Production	2005–present
Body and chassis
Class	Type C
Layout	conventional 4x2
Body style(s)	Cowled chassis school bus commercial bus
Related	International DuraStar International 3200
Powertrain
Engine(s)	Navistar VT365 V8 Navistar MaxxForce 7 V8 Navistar DT466/MaxxForceDT I6 Cummins ISB6.7 I6 PSI 8.8L LPG V8
Chronology
Predecessor	International 3800

The International 3300 is a cowled (conventional-style) bus chassis manufactured by Navistar International since 2005 for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. While primarily used for yellow school buses, versions of the 3300 are bodied for other applications as well.

Design overview

Introduced as the replacement for the 3800 (based on the long-running International Harvester S-Series), the 3300 is derived from the International Durastar medium-duty truck line; the model shares its powertrain and forward body components with the Durastar (the cutaway-cab version of the Durastar is designated the International 3200).

Body manufacturers

Blue Bird SBCV

As a consequence of a number of acquisitions and agreements between chassis suppliers and school bus body manufacturers (the largest purchasers of cowled bus chassis), the International 3300 has not been as widely used among industry manufacturers as its 3800 predecessor. In 2005, the 3300 was bodied by two body manufacturers: IC Bus (subsidiary of Navistar) and Blue Bird Corporation, who offered the 3300 as an additional model line alongside its Blue Bird Vision conventional. Since 2008, in the United States and Canada, the 3300 has been bodied by IC Bus exclusively.

Body Manufacturer	Model Name	Years in Production	Notes
Blue Bird Corporation	SBCV	2005–2008	The final version of the Blue Bird Conventional, the SBCV replaced the GM-chassis CV200. Sold alongside the Vision, which replaced it after 2008.
IC Bus	BE-Series CE-Series	2005–present	IC BE uses a low-profile version of the 3300 chassis (flat-floor interior)

Powertrain

As of 2009, the 3300 has been sold with two different engines. These have both undergone the "MaxxForce" re-branding. As of 2015, MaxxForce 7 and DT have been discontinued in these buses.

• VT365 6.0L V8 /MaxxForce 7 6.4L V8
• DT466/MaxxForce DT 7.6L I-6

As of 2015, the 3300 is now sold with two different engines.

• Cummins ISB 6.7
• PSI 8.8L Propane

See also

• Navistar International - manufacturer
• IC Bus - primary body manufacturer
• Freightliner C2 - competing chassis
• List of buses

References