Force Shaktiman 400

Force Shaktiman 400 Truck Features

Force Shaktiman 400 Detailed Overview

• Engine and Performance

  The only powertrain with which the Force Shaktiman 400 is offered in the market right now is a Mercedes-sourced 2.6-litre four-cylinder diesel engine, which powers a few other offerings from Force Motors. This engine is paired to a 5-speed manual gearbox and produces 90 bhp of maximum power and 250 Nm of maximum torque.

  Summary

  The previous-gen Mercedes-sourced 2.6-litre diesel engine of the Force Shaktiman 400 produces 90 bhp of power and 250 Nm of torque.

• Suspension and Brakes

  The suspension combination of the rugged-looking Force Shaktiman 400 includes a semi-elliptical leaf spring with hydraulic shock absorbers at both ends, with the front setup also getting an anti-roll bar in addition. While the Force Shaktiman 400 is offered with mechanical steering as standard, the mini-truck can also be configured with hydraulic power steering as an optional add-on. The turning radius of Force Shaktiman 400 is 6.2m with mechanical steering and 6.0m with power steering.

  Summary

  The Force Shaktiman 400 gets a semi-elliptical leaf spring with hydraulic shock absorbers at both ends, with the front unit also getting an anti-roll bar.

• Payload

  The Force Shaktiman 400 measures 5,170mm long, 2,030mm wide and 2,930mm tall, and has a wheelbase of 2,130mm. While the front overhang of the Force Shaktiman 400 measures 870mm, the rear overhang of the mini-truck is 1,200mm long. The cargo loading area of the Force Shaktiman 400 has a length of 2,970mm, a width of 1,930mm and a height of 1,200mm, and gets a loading capacity of 3,500 kg. The other crucial information about the Force Shaktiman 400 is that it has a ground clearance of 227mm and a gross weight of 6,100 kg. 

  Summary

  The 5,170mm long Force Shaktiman 400 has a loading capacity of 3.5 tons.

• Exterior

  The design of the Force Shaktiman 400 is heavily derived from the very popular Force Traveller people mover, with the rear seats and cabin replaced by a large cargo loading bay. The front profile of the Force Shaktiman 400 has a tapered design for the bonnet, below which the 2.6-litre engine of the mini-truck sits. The tapered front bonnet ends up at a vertically-aligned front grille, which has two horizontal slats with the Force logo in the middle of them. The outer corners of this wide-looking front fascia have rounded headlamps with horizontal strips of turn indicators above them. The front bumper looks basic and simple with its all-black and no-frills design.

  Summary

  The tapered bonnet and rounded headlamps of the Force Shaktiman 400 give it a familiar face, which we have been seeing in the Force Traveller people mover.

• Interior

  The Force Shaktiman 400 looks very basic and outdated from the inside. While the cabin of the Shaktiman 400, which is retained from that of the Force Traveller, looks frills-free and old-school, the cabin is ergonomically well-designed with all the controls in the right places. The layouts for the instrument console, centre console, AC vents and co-passenger side of the dashboard look clean and uncluttered with flat design for all of them.

  Summary

  The cabin of the Force Shaktiman 400 looks outdated, but is highly practical and ergonomically well-designed.

• Features

  The Force Shaktiman 400 is one of the oldest mini-trucks in terms of feel and equipment. It only gets bare-basic things like optional power steering, manual AC and tilt-adjustable steering. 

  Summary

  There are not many features to talk about in the Force Shaktiman 400, as it looks and feels very basic with only power steering (optional) and manual AC as its main features.