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The '''[[Gillig]] Low Floor''' (nicknamed the Advantage) is available in 29', 35', and 40' lengths and 102" width. It can be adapted for transit, shuttle, airport, and suburban use. The buses uses a corrosion resistant stainless steel chassis and an aluminum body.  

The Gillig Low Floor was developed with major input from Hertz, a car rental company who wanted a low floor bus to use as shuttles. The bus developed was called the H2000LF. It would later be made available to other companies and agencies, and it has since gained popularity among many transit agencies in the United States. The bus became popularly known as the Advantage, and still may be refered to as such.

Hertz's "H2000LF" lacked a front door and had just a centre door, but for other operators a front or rear door is available. The rear door is available in three widths. Earlier Gillig Low Floors, including the H2000LF, feature a smaller front windshield with a more pronounced destination sign cap. The front end was revised in 2002 with an enlarged windshield. In 2008 the [[Gillig BRT]] front was made available as an option. This debuted with an order for [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] of Minnesota. Also for 2008, door windows with squared off edges replaced the original rounded edges.

In 2004, a diesel-electric hybrid option was made available. This adds a rooftop battery unit to the rear. The [[Allison]] parallel hybrid system was the initial option, but the [[Voith]] parallel [[Voith DIWAhybrid|DIWAhybrid]] began being offered in 2008. [[Central Contra Costa Transit Authority|Central Contra Costa County]] became the first customer of the Voith option. The BAE Systems series system became an option in 2011.<ref>[http://www.baesystems.com/article/BAES_027589/bae-systems-hybridrive-series-green-propulsion-system-orders-surpass-3500?_afrLoop=392588175825000 BAE Systems HybriDrive® Series Green Propulsion System Orders Surpass 3,500] (Press release). 23 May 2011. Retrieved on 28 May 2011,</ref> Gillig partnered with Enviromech Industries in March 2010 to supply CNG systems for use in Gillig buses.<ref>[http://www.ngvglobal.com/emi-natural-gas-fuel-systems-for-gillig-buses-0327 EMI Natural Gas Fuel Systems for Gillig Buses]. 27 March 2010. ''NGV Global News''. Retrieved on 28 May 2011</ref> Gillig was able to bid on low floor CNG contracts and won their first CNG order for the Seattle Tacoma Airport car rental shuttle.