The latest bus, which will be manufactured by Wrightbus, will go into service in London in time for the 2012 Olympics.A life-size mock-up of the double-decker was unveiled at the London Transport Museum's depot at Acton on Thursday.
Wrightbus was awarded the tender in December.
The Mayor has been a long time champion of London's famous Routemaster bus which is the inspiration for the design.
"Standing on the rear platform of this delectable bus brings back a sense of nostalgia but conversely also demonstrates the quintessence of the newest technology and design, making this bus fit for 21st century London," he said.
"It is wonderful to see how those two-dimensional designs we unveiled in May have been forged into this amazing bus and I for one cannot wait to be launching the buses when they first enter traveler service in 2012."
The new bus will have an open platform similar to the old Routemaster buses and will see the return of the traditional hop-on-hop-off service.
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