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The Leyland 4-tonne truck is conventional in layout and design, is based on a standard C-section chassis and some key components used are shared with the commercial 45 Series light truck. The truck uses the sleeper cab version of the C44 forward control cab, [1] this having room for the driver, two passengers, and stowage for their full kit. As ...
It is powered by Ashok Leyland's in-house developed 8-litre Neptune series engine that gives 360 hp (270 kW) of power and 1,400 Nm of torque at 1,300 rpm. This is mated to an 8-speed manual transmission (2-speed transfer case). The truck runs on full-time 6-wheel drive system with all axles having differential lock.
Leyland tractors was a tractor manufacturer in the United Kingdom. It was created after the merger of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) with Leyland Motors to form British Leyland in 1968. Nuffield Tractors had been started after World War II by Lord Nuffield owner of Morris Motors Limited which had become part of BMC in 1951. Leyland 270 tractor
Ashok Leyland Corporate Building in Chennai, India. The Leyland name and logo continues as a recognised and respected marque across India, the wider subcontinent and parts of Africa in the form of Ashok Leyland. Part of the giant Hinduja Group, Ashok Leyland manufactures buses, trucks, defence vehicles and engines. The company is a leader in ...
Leyland Titan PD2/40 Massey of Birkenhead Transport. In 1962 Leyland de-listed the narrow PD2 versions, although 12 (described as special PD2/40) were completed for Warrington in 1965. In contrast during 1963 Ribble took its last Titans with MCW bodies to the newly authorised width of 8 ft (2.4 m) 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in. Two vacuum-braked Titans ...
1978 – Leyland Vehicles Limited becomes the new name for the division. 1979 – Production starts during September at the all-new Leyland Assembly Plant, the first build being a Leyland Leopard bus chassis. 1981 – LVL splits into three companies: Leyland Trucks, Leyland Bus and Leyland Parts. 1982 – Leyland ceases production of Guy lorries.
Two were produced by Leyland and two by Cummins, with each range including a less powerful naturally aspirated engine and a more powerful equipped with a turbocharger. The least powerful was a Leyland L12 rated at 158 kilowatts (212 bhp) at 2200 rpm. [9] The engine was an adaptation of the larger TL12, which had been previously used in the ...
Mechanically, independent front suspension and a drop-centre rear axle were used, with air suspension and power hydraulic brakes as standard. The prototype engine was a turbocharged version of the Leyland 500 series, although this was changed to Gardner 6LXB for production, as a result of customer preference and concerns over fuel economy and ...