Aug 30, 2019: The Ashok Leyland Dost range of mini trucks was the company's answer to the rapidly growing demand in the segment. Having won multiple awards since it went on sale early in this decade, the Ashok Leyland Dost range has established itself among the key players in the Mini-Truck market. Continuing with the ‘Dost’ philosophy, the new-er Ashok Leyland Dost+ offers more of everything in the same known platform.

The Ashok Leyland Dost+ offers best-in-class mileage, excellent pickup, higher capacity of payload, extra space, bigger tyres and more warranty over the Dost. This translates into a mini truck that promises to offer incredible value from each trip. It is powered by a 1478cc Turbo Charged Diesel Common Rail (TDCR) engine which is BS4 complaint. It makes a maximum power output of 60bhp coming in at 3300rpm while the peak torque rating of 170Nm arrives in the 1600-2400rpm range. Transmission duties are taken care by a 5-speed manual gearbox with a 240 mm diameter diaphragm, Single Dry Plate clutch assembly.

The Ashok Leyland Dost+ has a gross vehicle weight of 2750kg and a payload capacity of 1475kg offering a larger-than-rivals load body size of 8.7 ft x 5.3 ft x 1.2 ft. The suspension duties for the Ashok Leyland Dost+ are taken care by a Rigid Suspension with Parabolic Leaf Spring with Double Acting Shock Absorber (3 Nos) setup at the front. The rear suspension setup, on the other hand is a - Semi Elliptical Leaf Spring Suspension with Double Acting Shock Absorber (6 Nos). As per the company, the Ashok Leyland Dost + offers best in class mileage along with superior load carrying capacity.