Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja Group flagship company in India, has launched its next generation intermediate commercial vehicle ‘BOSS’. The product will be manufactured at the company’s plant in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand and will be available in LE and LX variants. The BOSS LE is fitted with a 120 HP H-series BS3 engine with an in-line fuel injection pump - an industry first - and a 6-speed overdrive gearbox that delivers superior mileage.
The BOSS LX has another industry-first - an Automated Manual Transmission - that eliminates the need for clutch operation and gear-shifting. Equipped with a powerful 130 HP common rail engine, the LX comes with factory-fitted air-conditioning. Moerover, the company will deliver the vehicles to its customers with ‘Zero’ Km reading through the truck-on-truck transportation mode to ensure quality.