LPT 3518 Highlights

December 27, 2019: Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer was the first company to launch its new range products of the updated Increased Axle Load norms. Among the new models is the Tata LPT 3518. The Tata LPT 3518 is a sub 35 Ton haulage truck and is India's most efficient 4-axle rigid truck, as claimed by Tata Motors. The truck also benefits from the innovative lift axle technology that Tata Motors pioneered in India through its LPT M&HCV trucks. This means that the Tata LPT 3518 is indeed the most profitable asset for its customers in the sub 35 Ton market.

The Tata LPT 3518 offers a maximum permissible GVW of 35000kg and a maximum permissible FAW of 7000kg (Front) + 7000kg (Lift) while the maximum permissible RAW is set at 21000kg. These numbers translate into a truck that delivers best-in-segment loading capability. To deal with IAL norms, the Tata LPT 3518 gets a beefed-up axle configuration where you get a Forged I Beam, Reverse Elliot Type with lift axle front and at the rear is a Tata     RA 110 RR axle with Single-speed hypoid gear. The Tata LPT 3518 is available in a choice of three vehicle configurations - Face Cowl & Chassis, Cabin & Chassis and Cabin with load body options while you also get a further choice of four load body options - Fixed Side Deck, High Side Deck, Bulker and Reefer, respectively. That’s not all, you also get to choose from four different load span lengths - 22 ft, 24 ft, 28 ft, and 32 ft while there are as many as five different wheelbase lengths on offer as well - 5205 mm, 5505 mm, 5905 mm, 6255 mm and 6750 mm, respectively.

Powering the Tata LPT 3518 is the company’s established BSIV 6 cylinder 5883cc Tata Cummins ISBe 5.9 diesel engine. This engine produces a maximum power output of 177bhp made at 2500rpm while the peak torque of 700Nm arrives in the low 1300-1800rpm range.