Ashok Leyland Dost+

Highlights

January 6, 2020: Ashok Leyland, the established medium and heavy-duty truck manufacturer has found a winner in the Dost range of small commercial vehicles. Being a late entrant in LCV segment, Dost has really helped the company to not just an entry into this important and growing segment but make a quite statement. Dost has widely accepted by the customer for a variety of applications in the urban, semi-urban and rural areas. Over the years to appeal and provide a suitable product to different kinds of transportation needs, Ashok Leyland expanded the Dost range with several new variants.

Dost + is promise everything more- mileage, pickup, payload space, superior aggregates, and more warranty.  Ashok Leyland says, Dost+ offers greater earning potential by enabling more number of trips, higher loading capacities and faster-turnaround time to the owner. Dost + comes with advanced and modern 1.5 TDCR, 3 cylinder engine with 60HP of power and 170Nm of torque for higher pickup, especially an efficient vehicle in congested cities.  While the focus is on higher loading capacities without comprising the mileage of the vehicle- which is at the heart of truck-owner.

Dost+ is bigger than the Tata Ace and M&M Jeeto and, comes with 1.47 Ton of payload and 8.7 ft long load body. Dost+ is easy to drive with standard Power Steering and comes with bigger tyres than the regular Dost. It has got durable rigid front leaf spring suspension with 3 front and 6 rear springs.  

Some of the safety features on Dost+ includes front impact absorption bar, load sensing proportioning valve with booster brakes, emergency locking retractor and tail lamp protector. Ashok Leyland has also looked at driver conveniences such as digital cluster, mobile holder and charger, lockable glove box and a bottle holder.