Ashok Leyland DOST CNG

DOST CNG Highlights

November 5, 2020: Ashok Leyland Dost platform has emerged as one of the top-selling last-mile trucks. Apart from this compact truck's diesel variants, the CNG variant is also widely preferred by urban customers. Ashok Leyland hasn’t yet announced the BS6 update of its CNG engine due to the pandemic related disruption. But we expect the same engine will continue with new and stringent emissions. Perhaps the power figure may change. We'll update you on the change once the new CNG variants are commercially launched.  

Ashok Leyland Dost CNG USPs: Dost CNG follows the platform's pedigree- reliability, durability, and performance- to cater to various applications. Strong, rugged, and capable of taking on any terrain with all kinds of cargo load effortlessly in city, semi-urban, or rural transportation/logistics needs.  

Ashok Leyland Dost CNG Cargo Body: Offered in a cabin with a fixed side deck body option, the load body dimensions are 8.2 ft x 5.3 ft x 1.25 ft. It has a wheelbase of 2350mm and a ground clearance of 177mm.

Ashok Leyland Dost CNG Payload: Dost CNG is a 2545kg gross vehicle weight truck with payload capacities of 1215kg. Dost CNG has a top speed limited to 80kmph, and the Ashok Leyland Dost CNG offers a gradeability of 29%. It has a fuel tank capacity of 120 liters.

Ashok Leyland Dost CNG Engine: Powering the Ashok Leyland Dost CNG is the company's BS-IV compliant 3-cylinder 1478cc Ashok Leyland CNG engine. This engine produces a maximum power output of 45bhp made at 3300rpm while the peak torque rating of 105Nm arrives in the 1600-2400rpm range. A 5-Speed manual gearbox takes the transmission duties to care with an overdrive gear mated to a 240mm single plate dry-type clutch. 

Ashok Leyland Dost CNG Features: Ashok Leyland Dost CNG offers power steering as optional, while air conditioning is available as standard on the LX variant. The driver seat is 4-way adjustable. Braking is taken care of by a hydraulic vacuum assisted booster with LSPV.

Ashok Leyland Dost CNG Rivals: The rivals for Dost CNG is the Mahindra Bolero Maxi Truck CNG and Mahindra Bolero Pikup CNG. You can also explore the higher GVW Eicher Pro 2049 CNG.