Ashok Leyland 4220-10x2 STLA

February 15, 2022: Ashok Leyland is offering AVTR based 4220 five-axle trucks for all your interstate transportation, cargo, logistics, market load needs in the 14-tyre haulage category. 

Ashok Leyland 4220 Price: This giant 14-tyre truck is priced in the range of ₹ 38.22 - ₹ 38.67 lakh, ex-showroom. 

Ashok Leyland 4220 GVW: This is a 42,000 kg GVW truck and you can carry up to 

Ashok Leyland 4220 Mileage: Mileage is subject to terrain, cargo load and driving pattern, and here the average range of mileage you can get is between 2.8 to 3.7 kmpl.

Why Ashok Leyland 4220? Ashok Leyland 4220 is a 42T GVW multi-axle truck that comes with a 10x2 axle configuration. This 14-tyre truck is one of the best selling trucks of this category in the industry, mostly preferred by large fleet operators to carry rated payload over long-haul trips. Available in multiple cabin options along with a cowl, the 4220 is a powerful truck that can boost your fleet strength with its reliable performance.

Ashok Leyland 4220 Engine: This rigid truck comes with the H series 6 cylinder, CRS with iGen-6 technology BS6 engine, 200HP of power, and 700 Nm of torque sufficient for carrying full-load cargo. 

Ashok Leyland 4220 Applications: The key applications suitable for the truck are cement, coal, tanker, construction material, and market loads.

Ashok Leyland 4220 Suspension: The front suspension is semi-elliptic multi-leaf, the parabolic spring is an option. The rear suspension is a non-reactive suspension with an option of slipper ended suspension.

Ashok Leyland 4220 Axle & Brakes: The rear axle is fully floating single speed with an option of unitized wheel bearings. The front axle is forged I section with reverse Elliot type with an option of unitized wheel bearings and anti-roll bar.

Ashok Leyland 4220 Tyre & Fuel Tank: All 14-tyres are 295/90R20 – 16 PR size. The fuel tank is a rectangular shaped cross-linked polymer with multiple fuel capacities such as 220 / 300 / 375 L on the LH side or 220L on the RH side for POL variant only.

Ashok Leyland 4220 Cabin and Chassis: This rigid truck is offered with multiple cabin options in cowl & chassis, cabin and chassis, fixed side deck and high side deck. 

Ashok Leyland 4220 Dimensions: The cargo body options are 28, 30, and 32 ft with a wheelbase of 6600 mm; overall width is 2570 mm, and lengths are 10960, 11560, 11960 mm. The truck combinations include cabin & chassis, cowl & chassis, full and high side deck with both premium, value, and economy cabins options to choose from. 

Ashok Leyland 4220 Competitors: The key rivals of the Ashok Leyland 4220 rigid truck is the Tata LPT 4225 Cowl, Tata Signa 4225.T Eicher Pro 6042.

Overview

To continue lead the charge in the high value and profitable long-haul haulage segment, Ashok Leyland brings the 4220 is a rigid truck that is targeted at bulk heavy long-haul transportation. This 5 axle, 14-tyre truck come from the newly introduced modular AVTR platform-first of its kind in India. This is a giant 42,000 kg gross weight truck that now promises to help you maximize your revenue and earn a greater profit every single trip. 

Ashok Leyland recognizes the fast-evolving medium and heavy truck market in India. As more and more technologies, changing regulations have transformed this once homespun industry, to become highly modern & fiercely competitive. The customers are super demanding, the awareness has increased a lot, and this has propelled OEMs to bring is a most advanced truck at Indian prices and suitable for Indian operating conditions. So, can the 4220 haulage truck take on its exquisite rivals in the segment? We get into the details of this truck to find just that. 

Exterior

The 4220 as you would know is used for long-haul transportation to carry almost full load-sensitive and high-value cargo. To deliver such shipments on time, reliability is the key element that a truck owner looks at. Hence, Ashok Leyland has built this truck for greater productivity and performance that make you run it most profitably on every single trip and route. The 4220 comes in multiple options like an economy cowl, economy cabin, value cabin and premium, in a configuration such as a cowl & chassis, cabin & chassis, full-side deck and high side deck cargo bodies. 

The 4220 is available in multiple cargo body options that you can select based on your business needs. The high strength steel material chassis comes in dimensions of 275x75x7/8 mm in bolted construction type that makes it highly durable. What you also see is the 295/90R20 – 16 PR tyre and rectangular - cross-linked polymer fuel tank of capacities of 220 / 300 / 375 L on the LH side. Some of the dimensions of this truck that define the exterior of  are the wheelbase of 6600 mm, the lengths are between 10,960 mm to 11960 mm. The width is standard across all variants of 2570 mm. 

Interior

To make this truck enjoyable to drive that would enhance the productivity of the driver, the 4220 comes with AC as an option on all variants, whilst the HVAC is available on the value and premium cabins. Inside the cabin, you get reclining driver seats, enough space to store, and a sizable glove box to store your valuable items. 

Then to help operate the truck effortlessly & optimally, there is a new digital driver-assist mounted on the dashboard with all the vital vehicle information to the driver during the trip and even at stationary. This dashboard helps in running the truck better that would maximize the potential by achieving higher mileage that directly helps in better revenues. Other key features you would notice are a gear shift advisory system, instant fuel economy display, an indicator for distance to empty, present gear display, DEF gauge, engine hours, air pressure gauge, etc.

Performance

To make the 4220 stands out against key rivals, Ashok Leyland is offering some unique performance characteristics. First comes the iGen6 series engine to suit your load – road requirements. Then the well-established iEGR technology carried forward. Also, the H series engine provides you 200hp of high power and a massive 700Nm of flat torque curve for maximum mileage. The robust driveline of 4220 is designed to suit application-load-road requirements. Likewise, the new improved track rod levers for superior steering geometry and different track rod levers based on wheelbases. As part of the modularity, you have the option to choose the type of suspension that you need. 

To help you save time and cost on maintenance, Ashok Leyland ensures you don’t spend much on the running of this truck. Like for example, the 4220 has longer service intervals, and you don’t need to change the lubricant that often, then the Unilever clutch isn’t required to grease. The unitized wheel bearings are grease packed for life. Similarly, there isn’t any need for periodical greasing or adjustment for slipper ended suspension. Also overall the number of the truck of greasing points have been brought down from 20 to 2. certainly, quite an achievement. Moreover, the advanced digital driver assists feature helps in superior guidance and navigation features for trip optimisation.  

Safety

The 4220 haulage truck get all the safety features that you would expect from this segment. Like, to protect the driver from frontal impact the front facia is all-metal. Then there is  double head-lamp and LED tail-lamp for better visibility in all weather conditions, and even during night driving. The truck also comes with another safety feature, which is an anti-roll bar to improve safety at high speed and tall loads. The truck is also fitted with reverse parking assistance with accident hazard audio warning. In order to help control the truck effectively, especially when it is carrying full-load, the braking is improved substantially making it a safer truck. 

Verdict

In a closer look, the 4220 appears as a strong truck that gets everything you need for your long-haul transport business needs. Ashok Leyland has revamped the new HCV range of trucks with the stringent BS6 emissions and increased axles loads norms. So, this 42T GVW multi-axle truck is among the top trucks in its category that you should consider before making a decision. The new AVTR based modular truck has proved to ideal in a short period as customers are using them across India’s length and breadth. If you’re in the market for a might 14-tyre truck, Ashok Leyland 4220 is among the top contenders you shouldn’t be ignoring. Visit the company’s dealership to check this truck, a test drive and explore in details which is likely to help you make-up your mind.