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May 2012
product that is proudly indigenous.
This heavier Super Stallion platform
builds on the heritage of the Stal-
lion, of which more than 65,000 ve-
hicles are deployed by the Indian
Army.” said Mr. Nitin Seth, Ex-
ecutive Director - Defence Busi-
ness, Ashok Leyland.
“This experience, as well as
experience in some of our new
export markets has allowed us to
factor customer feedback to
achieve the significant im-
provements to the product,”
he added.
The Super Stallion HMV 8x8
is propelled by a state-of-the-art
powerful 360 hp
(265 kW) Nep-
tune engine that
can crank up a torque of
1400 Nm. Hub reduction axles en-
sure better ground clearance and
grip for its 8 wheels in sand, and
the Central Tyre Inflation System
(CITS) enables inflating or deflating
tyres even when on the move.
The Stallion 6x6 is significantly
upgraded in form and function com-
pared to its earlier version. It has a
more powerful 165 kW Common
Rail Diesel engine that is capable of
800 Nm of torque to operate in de-
manding, mountainous terrain. Ease
of use is addressed by the automatic
transmission that is matched to the
new engine. It is also equipped with a
modern, face-lifted cabin that is ergo-
nomic, air-conditioned with bucket
seats and fitted with a driver-friendly
information display cluster panel.
The Stallion 6x6 can be used as
troop carrier, water and fuel bows-
er, LRV and as the base vehicle to
mount communication equipment
and command control posts. It is
already performing with the Royal
Thai Army and is also operational in
Honduras and South Africa.
Fleet management system
Both the platforms are support-
ed by a fleet management system
(FMS) to ensure increased opera-
tional efficiency and fleet uptime.
Fleet managers can track fleet usage,
fuel usage and service complaints
and plan scheduled preventive as
well as corrective maintenance, in
addition to being informed about
availability status of vehicles in the
fleet. The simple and easy-to-use in-
terface helps fleet managers, drivers
and maintenance crews to log in ve-
hicle data and generate relevant re-
ports. Driver and mechanic training
programmes can also be monitored
through these dashboards. The en-
tire FMS system can also be offered
in a fully operational turnkey basis.
A comprehensive range of cus-
tomer services is also on offer that
include service camps, mobile and
driver trainings. Model rooms have
been set up across the country for
regular technical seminars, field
service campaigns and the mam-
moth task of ‘training the trainers’
for operation/maintenance of the In-
dian Army’s Stallion fleet. A mobile
parts store, positioned in the Eastern
Command, ensures easy availability
of genuine spares that not only helps
in getting the vehicle back on the
road faster but keeps it going longer.
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“Stallions form the veritable back-
bone of the Indian Army’s logistics
operations, and we cherish our role
as their largest supplier of logistics
vehicles.”
- Mr. Nitin Seth