Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4

Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 Key Features

Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 Variants

The Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 is offered in 3 variants - the base model of Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 is 779000 and the top variant is 799000 which come with Diesel, 80 HP, 3 cylinders, 1478 cc and 50 L.

Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 Detailed Review

• Engine and Performance

  While the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 is an advancement over the Bada Dost i3, it retains its powertrain from the latter. The engine on duty here is a 1.5-litre three-cylinder diesel engine, which is coupled to a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard. Ashok Leyland claims 80 PS of maximum power output and 190 Nm of maximum torque output of this engine. 

  Summary

  The Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 retains the 1.5-liter three-cylinder 80 PS diesel engine from the Bada Dost i3.

• Suspension and Brakes

  Apart from the engine, the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 also retains its suspension setup from the Bada Dost i3. It gets a leaf spring setup at both the front and rear for the suspension, with parabolic leaf springs with three leaves at the front and two-stage semi-elliptical leaf springs with a three plus three leaf setup at the rear. Compared to the 215/75 R15 tubeless tyres in the Bada Dost i3, the Bada Dost i4 gets 7.00 R15 tube-type tyres. For braking, the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 has ventilated discs at the front and drum brakes at the rear.

  Summary

  The Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 gets parabolic leaf springs at both ends for its suspension unit.

• Payload

  Compared to the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i3, the Bada Dost i4 is longer, with a length of 5,025mm in length. It is also taller with a height of 2,061mm. However, the width of 1,842mm and wheelbase of 2,590mm are shared with the Bada Dost i3. The bigger dimensions also mean that the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 has a bigger loading deck, which measures 2,951mm long and 490mm tall while having the same width of 1,750mm. With these enhanced dimensions, the payload capacity of Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 stands at 1,860 kg.

  Summary

  The longer and taller loading bay of the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 gives it a higher payload capacity with more space over the Bada Dost i3.

• Exterior

  Apart from its longer deck lid, there is no visual difference between the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 and the Bada Dost i3, with the former also getting the latest design language in the Dost lineup. The Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 gets angular trapezoidal headlamps which are tapered from the inside. The main grille of the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 is located on its front bumper, which has hexagonal mesh and housings for fog lamps.

  Summary

  The Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 looks sharp and modern over other iterations of Dost, thanks to its angular headlamps.

• Interior

  The overall cabin of the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 has been retained from the Bada Dost i3, with an all-grey theme carried out in the entire cabin. The interior of the Bada Dost i4 feels spacious and practical, with an ergonomically placed gear lever on the lower centre console of the dashboard. The Bada Dost I4 also gets a 1+2 seating layout, while the dashboard looks wide with a large centre console and rounded AC vents flanking it. 

  Summary

  The cabin of the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 feels spacious, thanks to the 1+2 seating layout and dashboard-mounted gear lever.

• Features

  The cabin of the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 feels decently equipped with usable features like a closed glovebox, manual air conditioner, 1-DIN audio system, a fully-digital instrument console and contrast red stitching for the seats. There is an additional glove box on the lower co-passenger side and a small cubbyhole beside the gear lever. 

  Summary

  There are two glove boxes on the co-passenger side of the dashboard, which make the cabin of the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 feel practical.

Ashok Leyland Bada Dost i4 User Review

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• S

  Shibupal

  Mar 15, 2023

  3.0
  Best beauty full
• AN

  Anonymous

  Nov 19, 2021

  4.6
  This is a 4 wheel commercial vehicle and available in 6 different variants. It has 40L fuel capacity and good pickup.
• MAS

  M A Salim

  Nov 16, 2021

  4.6
  Nice and high-quality truck for delivering packages or other items.Small but very efficient. It has a 40-liter fuel capacity.
• SA

  Sagar

  Nov 13, 2021

  3.4
  this truck is really good and helped me in my business. It is as a dost to my business. very nice truck!
• Mp

  Manish punjabi

  Nov 07, 2021

  4.6
  If you want a truck that is both attractive and efficient, the Ashok Leyland Bada Dost is the truck for you.

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