Indian army's monster truck

The monster truck of Indian army.

VfJ Jonga was a Nissan designed vehicle.

used bytheIndian Army.
Jonga was an acronym forJabalpurOrdnance aNd Guncarriage Assembly.

Production1965 - 1999.

technical specifications

Jonga was powered by a #six-cylinder 3956cc in-line petrol engine.

developing 110 bhp at 3200rpm. Maximum torque was 26.9kgm at 1200rpm. It had a three-speed gearbox with two-speed shift-on-the-fly 4wd transfer case & a power take off. Some reconnaissance Jongas were equipped with PTO Winches.

Jonga went on toacquire an iconic status within the Indian Army with its high ground clearance and powerful engine.

vehicle was modified to suit several military requirements i.e. ambulance, signal vehicle/rovers and recovery vehicles.

In 1996 the VFJ introduced the new 4.0LHinodiesel engine.A total of 100 Diesel Jongas were sold to civilians.

In 1999 the production of the JONGA stopped. The Army auctioned and scrapped many of them and they were replaced by 4x4's manufactured byMahindravehicles.

In 1999
Jonga P60 technical specificationsJonga was powered by a six-cylinder 3956cc in-line petrol engine developing 110 bhp at 3200rpm. Maximum torque was 26.9kgm at 1200rpm. It had a three-speed gearbox with two-speed shift-on-the-fly 4wd transfer case & a power take off. Some reconnaissance Jongas were equipped with PTO Winches.

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