Originally published at: https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/forland-c-19-baby-among-forland-trucks-packs-punch/
The star of JW Forland’s C-Series cargo trucks, C19 is also the most popular of cargo trucks made by this Pak-China joint venture. C19 may be small yet it is powerful with a 1-ton capacity and what’s more, it's affordable as well. One of its kind, C19 is unique in its category since it comes with reverse parking sensors, power steering, disc brakes, and ventilation. These features alone put it head and shoulders above its competitors.
For those of you who don't know about JW Forland, on November 30, 2018, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan inaugurated the JW Forland Auto Park vehicle assembly plant. This joint venture is a 50% split between Pakistan’s JW SEZ Group and China’s Changsha Foton Vehicle Technology Co. It’s a $150 million joint venture and the company aims to roll out 30,000 units of special purpose vehicles including dump trucks and cargo trucks per year in Pakistan.
JW Forland has now launched a very compelling option in cargo truck category that is also affordable, making it the best option in its category. This new product is called C19 cargo truck and it's a decent sized loader powered by a 1800cc diesel engine, which produces a total of 97nm of torque. The highlights of this cargo truck include a 1-Ton payload capacity and a 9.2ft cargo deck, which is more than any other truck in this category. C 19’s fuel economy is Rs.7.5/km. It is worth reminding ourselves that most of these features aren't available in trucks double the price of C19, which in the case of C19 happens to be mere Rs.989,000.
The biggest selling feature of this truck is its 9.3 ft long and 4.75 ft wide deck. It may not sound big but once you put things in perspective, you start to appreciate C19 even more.
One of C 19’s many competitors is Suzuki Ravi. Ravi has a 6.3 feet cargo deck, which is 4.3 feet wide. Its max payload is only 600kg, while C 19’s is 1-ton. Furthermore, Ravi has a tiny 800cc engine. With no comfort features offered to the driver, Suzuki Ravi will also cost you more once you factor in its shortcomings.
Another main competitor of C 19 is Daehan Shehzore. In comparison, it too pales in front of C 19 when you factor in its price, which is Rs.2,199,000 (ex-factory). Given that it has an engine displacement of 2600cc, deck length of 10.1 feet, deck width of 5.2 feet and load carrying capacity of 1.5 ton, Shehzore is a much pricier option that C 19, which doesn’t offer you value for money.
To sum up, C19 offers value for money, especially when you compare it with Ravi, Shehzore, Changan M9, karvaan and DFSK. It's an excellent choice for small businesses, which require continuous loading and delivery of goods.