BharatBenz 1215R

February 23, 2022: BharatBenz 1215R is a 6-tyre haulage truck in the vital intermediate truck category. This versatile truck is suitable for multiple applications in both urban and rural transportation needs, small, medium or large businesses can use this truck to carry all types of cargo. The premium truck comes with BharatBenz’s performance and reliability promise.

BharatBenz 1215R Price: This truck is priced in the range of ₹ 19.92 - ₹ 20.37 Lakh, ex-showroom.

BharatBenz 1215R Payload and GVW: The GVW is 11990 kg and the payload is 7.5-8 Tonne.

BharatBenz 1215R Mileage: The mileage of 7-9 kmpl range depends on driving, cargo load and terrain.

BharatBenz 1215R Competitors: Check out some of the rivals in this highly contested ICV category that includes Ashok Leyland Ecomet 1215 HE, Mahindra Furio 12, Eicher Pro 2110, Ashok Leyland BOSS 1215 HB.

BharatBenz 1215R Engine: The 1215R is a 11990 kg of gross weight truck powered by BharatBenz’s 4D34i engine that produces 147hp of power and a maximum torque of 460 Nm. 

BharatBenz 1215R Suspensions: The 1215R gets Multi-Leaf spring suspension at the rear and front with an option of anti-roll bar at rear & front. 

BharatBenz 1215R Cabin: The 1215R comes with BharatBenz factory-fitted modern and safer day cabin. The steering is hydraulic power-assisted.

BharatBenz 1215R Brakes: The service brake is pneumatic, foot-operated with dual-line non-ABS. The parking brake is spring actuated with a hand brake valve at the cab.

BharatBenz 1215R Tyre: The tyres are in nylon in 8.25x20 size.

BharatBenz 1215R Dimensions: To take on the competition and appeal to the larger customer, the 1215R comes in three wheelbases 4250, 4800, and 5050 mm, and the cargo loading spans of 20, 22, and 24ft. The ground clearance of this MTD is 245mm, the take on the challenging road and climb faster the gradeability is 26.3% and 38.2% and turning radius is 15.7m, 17.6m, and 19.7.m for respective wheels.

Overview

BharatBenz 1215R is part of the medium-duty range with a gross weight of 12T. The 1215R is categorized into the fast-growing extensive intermediate trucks segment in India. The ICV segment has some of the top brands competing to take a lead as OEMs eyeing leadership in the over ICV piece of the industry truck volumes. 

BharatBenz’ 1215R is a promising ICV that claims a bright prospect among its key rivals with some of the distinguishing elements including appealing looks, superior built-quality, modern powertrain and greater reliability. The 1215R is part of the newly introduced profit plus technology of BharatBenz BS6 truck portfolio that aims to lead the truck market with a objective to offer competitive total cost of ownership of truck that lead to better fleet-utilisation and higher profit to customers. The 1215R is 12,000 kg GVW with a 4x2 axle configuration. Read to know more about this ICV in our in-depth review.

Exterior

Like any BharatBenz trucks in India- MDT, HDT or the tipper, the 1215R MDT comes with modern design cues, appealing looks and striking road presence. The 1215R is a 6-tyre two-axle haulage truck which comes with a day cabin. The overall cabin is designed with advanced aerodynamics that offers lowest air drag, thus helps in better fuel economy. Like the rest of the portfolio, the cabin of this truck is painted with high resistant paint with 800 hours of UV testing done for better cabin paint reliability. 

Likewise, the windshield comes coated with multiple layers of infrared absorbing material to reduce heat penetration and allow better cooling inside. To help you carry higher cargo, the cargo load body is wider and longer.

The chassis frame section is (D X W X T) 228 x 80 x 6 in mm, and the chassis is all-weather resistant with 500 hours of salt spray testing to endure moist and humid atmosphere and prevent rusting for longer life. The fuel tank is 215L capacity and Adblue tank of 43L for the longer filling interval for better uptime of the truck. The cargo load body is made out of high quality steel allowing you to carry higher cargo.

Interior

Step inside the cabin and you aren’t disappointed either, as BharatBenz 1215R comes with quite a spacious cabin along with high-quality material. Not only that but to enhance the performance, the truck is fitted with several features that help you fully utilize the trucks potential. 

The modern dashboard that is equipped with all the key truck indicators to effectively operate the truck to achieve greater turn-around time. There are a lot of utility spaces to store all important items that the driver find most useful. To further improve the driving experience, the wide windshield offers you clear visibility ensure safety and ease of driving. The 1215R gets a cabin that has a passenger car-like in-cabin experience with heating, ventilation and AC, music system, power windows, central locking, static steering and tilt and telescopic steering. 

Likewise, for greater safety, the 1215R get seatbelt reminder, demister to remove the fog, daytime running lamps to ensure vehicle visibility, reverse parking assistance for easy parking at tighter spots, and rear camera. BharatBenz has ensure the truck is comfortable, safe, easy to drive without any performance lag.

Performance

The powertrain is similar on this truck to the ones that come across the MDT portfolio of BharatBenz Trucks. The 1215R gets the proven 4D34i BharatBenz engine that produces 150hp of power at 460 Nm of torque. The engine is tuned to 6-speed manual gearbox to offer you driving comfort and superior mileage. 

To support the powertrain to optimize the truck's potential, the key aggregates comes with durability and performance. Like the single dry plate, hydraulic actuated clutch, multi-leap front and rear suspension, with optional anti-roll bar. The service brakes are the pneumatic type with foot-operated in dual-line while the parking brake is spring actuated with hand brake valve. 

The maximum gradeability of this truck is 37.7%, the turning circle radius is 15.7m, 17.6m, 19.7m, on respective wheelbases. Moreover, BharatBenz gets you globally proven SCR technology that ensures your truck runs at the maximum potential offering you fuel mileage and power benefits. To make your ownership experience superior, BharatBenz offers you all digital tools like TruckConnect App and also an overall customized service package along with all India support across the company’s network. 

Safety

The 1215R isn’t any different from BharatBenz other trucks. Thus, safety is an integral part of the BharatBenz trucks portfolio in India, and the company has adopted an unyielding approach when it comes to the safety of the truck, driver, and expensive cargo. This is the reason, and the company doesn't sell Cowl trucks in India-which are considered not fully safe, thus only offering factory-fitted, fully built trucks with its in-house cabin, which has undergone safety tests. Besides this, the truck is designed, developed, validated, and tested for Indian operating conditions to take on challenging cargo needs. 

Verdict

Among the top-contender in the 12T ICV segment in India, you have a formidable option in BharatBenz 1215R. The 1215R gets all you need to make your transport business continue to accelerate, along with all the key sales and after-sales support across India.  The 1215R is second to none to its rivals in what you get, the globally proven powertrain with SCR technology that BharatBenz has used worldwide, highly localise, tried & tested aggregates along with guaranteed performance, making this ICV one that you should definitely among your key choices. 

According to BharatBenz, the 1215R is a versatile truck can be deployed for a variety of ICV applications including wide-ranging ICV applications including poultry, white goods, Agri produces, the e-commerce, parcel and logistics. Some of the special applications such as tankers, reefer, container or auto parts. So head to the nearest BharatBenz dealership to explore this truck, before you take a look at its rivals!