Hino Rainbow

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.

RL (1970-1980)

 * RL100 (1970)
 * RL300/320 (1975)
 * K-RL301/321 (1980)

Rainbow RJ/RR (1980-2004)

 * First generation (1980-1988)
 * K-RJ/RR170/172/192 (1980)
 * P-RJ/RR170/172/192 (1984)
 * Second generation(1988-2004)
 * P-RJ/RR170/172/192 (1988)
 * U-RR2HGAA (1990)
 * U-RJ/RR3H (1990)
 * KC-RJ/RR1J (1995)
 * KK-RJ/RR1J (1999)

Rainbow AM (1976-1983)

 * AM100 (1976)
 * K-AM101 (1980)

Rainbow AC (1983-1988)

 * P-AC140 (1983)

Rainbow RB/AB (1985-1995)
The Rainbow RB (rear engine)/AB (front engine) was a minibus that was built as the tourist coach.
 * P-RB145/AB115 (1985)
 * U-RB1W/AB2W (1990)

Rainbow 7M(CH)/7W(RH) (1987-1998)

 * P-CH/RH160 (1987)
 * U-CH/RH3 (1990)
 * KC-CH/RH1 (1995)

Rainbow HR (1999-2010)
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.
 * KK-HR1J (1999) - 7m/9m
 * KL-HR1J (2000) - 10.5m
 * PB-HR7J (2004) - 9m
 * PK-HR7J (2004) - 10.5m
 * BDG-HR7J (2007) - 10.5m

Rainbow II (2004-2016)
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.
 * PA-KR234J1 (2004)
 * PDG-KR234J2 (2007)
 * SDG-KR290J1 (2011)
 * SKG-KR290J1 (2012)

Rainbow (2016-present)
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.
 * SKG-KR290J2 (2016)