Hindustan Veer 0.8 Ton Mini Pick-Up launched at a price of INR 3.3 Lakhs

Hindustan Veer 0.8 Ton Pick Up

So, this is the 0.8 ton Mini Pick Up truck that Hindustan Motors has developed on the venerable Ambassador platform. In what is arguably one of the best looking mini pick up trucks in the country, Hindustan Motors, earlier today pulled the wraps off the Veer 0.8 ton Mini Pick Up Truck, which will take on the likes of the Tata Ace and the Mahindra Maxximo. The Hindustan Veer, in a way is a harkening back to the age old Porter Pick Up Truck and Station Wagon versions, that Hindustan Motors used to sell in the eighties as a load lugger and people carrier.

The Hindustan Veer is basically an Ambassador single cab which has a load carrying flatbed making for the rest of the automobile. The Veer Small Commercial Vehicle, as Hindustan Motors would like us to call it, is available with both a BS3 Diesel Engine that is the age old 1,489cc overhead valve 35 Bhp engine and a 1,800cc BS4 CNG engine good for 55 Bhp. The engines, while not being new are tried and tested packages with very affordable spare parts. So, cost effective running will be a major selling point of the Veer SCV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hindustan Porter Pick Up

The Veer’s front cabin will feature the traditional Ambassador seating layout of a bench seat, which can set three persons including the driver in a 2+1 layout. This is a significant step up from the cabins of the other Mini Pick Up Trucks in the market, in terms of spaciousness and utility. The Veer will be built at Hindustan Motors’ Uttarpara plant in Hooghly, West Bengal. While the Veer has been launched only in Kolkata for now, a phased nationwide will follow soon. Hindustan Motors’ Pick Up Truck will be available in two variants, Veer and Veer LX.
The main differentiating factor between the two variants is that, while the Veer’s load tray is a separate unit while the Veer LX’s load tray is integrated with the front cabin. The Veer can also be ordered as a single cab design without the load tray(Drive Away Chassis), which will allow the buyer to build up the rear for a multitude of applications. The pricing of the Veer however seems high-ish at INR 3.3 Lakhs, ex-showroom Kolkata. True, it is much more powerful than the Ace or the Maxximo, but with the Tata Ace and the Mahindra Maxximo selling at around INR 2.8 Lakhs each, Hindustan Motors may have a tough time justifying the higher “inaugural” price for the Veer SCV.