Here Are The Best Tyres For Ashok Leyland Dost+

With the Dost+, Ashok Leyland is making small entry-level commercial vehicles more desirable and value-for-money. Check out the tyre and technical details about the Ashok Leyland Dost+:

• The Ashok Leyland Dost+ is a slightly more modern avatar of the first-gen Dost, which is now sold as Dost Lite.
• There are three variants of Dost+ - LE, LS and LX, all of which come with 195 R15 tube-type tyres as standard over 15-inch rim tyres.
• The exterior changes introduced with the Dost+ include a black garnish panel between the all-halogen headlamps and body-coloured front bumper. 
• The cabin of the Ashok Leyland Dost+ is equipped with decent features like a digital instrument console, mobile charger, closed glove box, etc. 
• All three variants of the Dost+ come standard with a 1.5-litre three-cylinder 70 hp diesel engine, paired to a 5-speed manual gearbox. 

With the Dost, Ashok Leyland made a successful entry and charted new scales of growth in the small and entry-level commercial vehicle market. In recent years, the Ashok Leyland Dost range has spawned into several derivatives, with the Dost+ being one of the most affordable of them all. Based on the first-generation Dost, the new Ashok Leyland Dost+ features a few cosmetic and mechanical enhancements over the former. 

Compared to the first-gen Dost, which is now sold as Dost Lite, the new Ashok Leyland Dost+ comes with the same front profile as the former, but with a large black garnished panel positioned between the large block-themed headlamps. This closed grille and headlamps are placed on a slanted front fascia, which is positioned below a sloping bonnet. 

The headlamp housings also come integrated with L-shaped turn indicators. While the front bumper of the Ashok Leyland Dost+ comes body-coloured, the door handles and rearview mirrors continue to have the basic blacked-out theme. There are two colour options in which the Dost+ is on sale – White and Irish Cream. 

The cabin of the Ashok Leyland Dost+ is quite decent for a small commercial vehicle of its size and price. The cabin of the Dost+ has a moulded roof with an integrated roof lamp, while the dashboard has an all-black theme with a digital instrument console. The other amenities provided in the Ashok Leyland Dost+ are a mobile holder and charger, a lockable glove box and a slidable and reclinable driver’s seat, with the option of an air conditioner at an extra cost. 

The Ashok Leyland Dost+ is on sale in three variants – LE, LS and LX, all of which come standard with the combination of a 1.5-litre three-cylinder diesel engine and a 5-speed manual gearbox. This three-cylinder oil burner claims a maximum power output of 70 bhp and a peak torque output of 170 Nm. 

Measuring 4630mm long, the Ashok Leyland Dost+ has a suspension combination of rigid suspension with parabolic leaf springs at the front and semi-elliptical leaf springs at the rear, both of which have double-acting shock absorbers.

Ashok Leyland Dost+ Tyres & Wheels 

All three variants of the Ashok Leyland Dost+ - LE, LS and LX – come equipped with 15-inch steel wheels, which are wrapped with 195 R15 tyres. The tyre construction is radial though, however, to maintain optimal rigidity its tyres feature the tube-type layout. These tyres are slightly larger than the initial Dost model from Ashok Leyland.

Tyre Options & Price

Small commercial vehicles come with 15-inch steel wheels as one of the largest wheels, and for them, the 195 R15 are the widest tyres available. There are a few prominent tyre brands which are currently making a range of tube-type and tubeless tyres for 195 R15 tyre size, with their options listed as follows:

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