Mahindra Jeeto

Jeeto Highlights

June 25, 2020: Mahindra’s popular mini-truck, the Jeeto in the diesel BS6 powertrain, get the single-cylinder direct-injection water-cooled, 16hp, 670 CC, engine which produces 42 Nm of torque, tuned to a 4-speed gearbox. Jeeto plus take on the likes of Tata Ace, and Maruti Suzuki Super Carry has been highly optimized to carry 715 kg of payload comfortably without any engine drag, mileage, or performance anxiety. Mahindra promises 32 km of mileage on this little truck, which is available in the day cabin with deck body option.

The Jeeto Plus CNG variant gets 625 CC, single-cylinder, four Stroke, positive Ignition, CNG engine producing 20 HP of power at a maximum torque of 44 Nm. This new engine is tuned to the 4-speed synchromseh manual gearbox, the clutch is dry single-plate type. The Jeeto plus CNG now offers company claim 37 km of mileage and a range of 278 kilometers.

Jeeto is a 1495 kg gross vehicle weight vehicle; the dimensions including a wheelbase of 2500 mm, height 1750 mm, length 3876 mm, a width of 1498 mm. The front suspensions are the independent type, and the rear ones are semi-trailing arms, the brakes are drum type. For effortless load carrying capabilities, the rear and front tyre are R12 sizes. To make this truck easy to drive, Jeeto Plus is fitted with manual steering, gets a parking brake for better stability, and a standard driver seat belt too. Jeeto plus fuel tank is 10.5-liter capacities ensuring longer trips. A comfortable day cabin with a driver information system, standard driver+1 seats.

Jeeto also comes in S6 16 variant with the slightly scaled-down specification, targeted at customers looking for lower payload variant at affordable price. The S6 variant is a 1345 kg of gross vehicle weight truck offering a rated payload of 600 kg. 

Mahindra Jeeto Mini Truck- Expert Review

Overview

Ever since the Jeeto minitruck launch way back in 2015, this truck has become most favourite among the customers within a short period. Jeeto was launched after extensive market research and customer feedback, looking into the needs of the last-mile cargo transports business. As a result, this truck addresses almost every cargo need, applications, size, and load type. It attracted customers who wanted to migrate from a three-wheeler to a four-wheeler cargo truck, or even first-time buyer/entrepreneur who aspires to buy this tiny little truck for his individual business, instead of a three-wheeler. 

Like the rest of the truck range, the Jeeto now comes in the BS6 powertrain, and guess what? This truck gets more power, better pickup, and superior aggregates along with the stringent emission norms. We deep dive into this all-new Jeeto diesel, Jeeto Plus S6, slightly scaled-down version, and Jeeto Plus CNG variant that is not only higher emission compliant but also several notches above in almost every element possible.

Exterior

The Jeeto is available in several variants with engine, payload, and cost points to cater to the wide range of applications and customer needs. The Jeeto Plus CNG BS6 variant gets the same exterior look and similar dimensions, the inner load body lengths is increased to 2140 mm, 1440 mm width, and 300 mm height (7.2ft). The payload of Jeeto Plus CNG is 650 kg, the Jeeto diesel carries 715 kg and S6 variants 600kg of payload respectively, these are the most common cargo payload requirements in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas. As the engine size has increased and other aggregates become better, the gross weight of Jeeto has gone up to 1450 kgs for both the CNG and Jeeto Plus variant, while the S6 variant GVW is 1345kg.  

The Jeeto diesel variant vehicle dimensions are length 3876 mm, width 1498 mm, height 1750 mm, the wheelbase of 2500 mm. The cargo body (L-W-H) is 2140, 1440, 300 mm. The scaled-down Jeeto S6-16 variant lengths is 3281 mm, 1498 mm width, and height 1750 mm, and the wheelbase is 2250 mm. The cargo body on this variant comes in (L-W-H) 1630 mm, 1440 mm, 300 mm.    

The chassis frame across all the variants is highly rugged for this compact truck and optimized to carry heavy cargo comfortably, almost zero breakdown chance, or the feeling of under power. The CNG tank capacity is 45 liters for longer trips without a need of a break for refueling. The diesel tanks come in 10.5-liter capacities.

Interior

Like its predecessor, the Jeeto continues with the comfortable and roomy day cabin equipped with all the necessary driver requirements. Mahindra has successfully attempted to make this truck easy to operate, navigate, and perform better in almost every terrain. Thus, helping the truck owner load and unload the cargo quickly and deliver faster shipments to earn more revenue every day. Mahindra reckons the fact that the truck is an earning source for the driver, and helping them use the vehicle most productively is what matters the most.  

Performance

The Jeeto diesel variants get a single-cylinder direct-injection water-cooled BS6 engine, producing 16hp of power, 670 cc of displacement, and 42 Nm of torque. The S6 variant shares the same diesel engine, and yet it is lower specs with 38Nm of torque. The CNG variant of Jeeto gets 625 CC, single-cylinder, four Stroke, positive Ignition, CNG engine producing 20 HP of power at a maximum torque of 44 Nm. This new engine is tuned to the 4-speed synchromseh manual gearbox, the clutch is dry single-plate type. For faster turn-around, the ground clearance is 165 mm, and also the front and rear tyre are 145R12LT8PR for quick pickup. The Jeeto plus CNG now offers company claim 37 km of mileage and a range of 278 kilometers. The Jeeto diesel mileage is claimed at 33 kmpl, S6 35 kmpl.  

Safety

The safety is becoming a vital requirement even in this last-mile truck segment. Customer awareness and demand for safety has been growing over the years, and they are willing to shell out more money for necessary safety features. Responding to the changing trends, OEMs started to incorporate all critical safety features in-built in the vehicles. Jeeto has a primarily owner-driver as a customer segment, and they look for a safer truck. 

To address this customer demands Jeeto get drum brakes, parking brakes for vehicle stability during loading and unloading, and also the truck is at idle. For the driver's safety, a seat belt comes a standard. The steering system is a manual rack pinion type. The driver gets all the necessary truck information through a modern standard driver information display is fitted inside the cabin. The suspension largely determines the quality of the driving and easy carrying cargo capabilities, thus, Jeeto gets independent front suspension, and the rear is semi-trailing arm. This is supplemented with higher quality tyre to maintain the vehicle in the right shape even during heavy cargo load, ensuring the truck is safe. 

Verdict

When the Jeeto was introduced five years ago to take on the market leader Tata Ace- the challenge wasn't easy given the Ace's dominant position in the market. Yet, Jeeto gradually grabbed the second spot in India's minitruck category, by successfully established in the market. This compact truck has undoubtedly proven to the customers the reliability, performance, and Mahindra DNA of high quality. The Jeeto, with its formidable range, value for money attributes, and most suitable last-mile truck, is likely to be the customer's choice even in the BS6 avatar. Anyone looking for a minitruck, Jeeto certainly fits the bill overwhelmingly!