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I don’t think it matters very much....At the risk of engaging in a “Which is best...Apple or Orange Debate”...here are my thoughts.  Let’s start with what a crash looks like in a bus.

Bus test crash video

Prevost or Newell...no one is gonna enjoy that ride.

In the words of the owner / President of Newell Coach.....talking about Bus conversions....


The Newell chassis and body structure is stronger below the floor line, allowing more and larger-sized slide-outs to be cut into the body above the floor without creating structural issues. The floor height and roof height of the Newell are optimized for interior headroom, plus we have the interior height to include flat-floor mechanisms within the fixed floor. A bus shell has significantly less interior headroom, headroom that is further compromised if aftermarket flat floor slides are installed. (No commercial bus shell is yet offered with factory-built flat-floor slide-outs.)  - Karl Blade 

So, in my opinion (and for what its worth).  Buying a coach strictly on the basis of crash safety is missing the point.  If you have a bad crash....it won’t matter what you drive.

The Newell is optimized for a coach that you live in and travel in....it is not built to carry 40 people from point A to point B.

Bill