Hino SH2PEUA

The overall cabin of the Hino SH2PEUA is by no means a modern place to be in. The overall layout of the cabin of the truck feels dated and cluttered, however, it is supremely practical with every control and bit in an easy reach of the driver.

The combination of a two-spoke steering wheel and a boring but comprehensive instrument console for the driver’s cockpit makes up for a functional place to be in. The centre console of the dashboard of the Hino SH2PEUA looks fairly large and a bit cluttered, with several empty spaces acting as small storage bins. While there is no infotainment system available as standard fitment, there is a provision for one to install an aftermarket unit.

The Hino SH2PEUA might be the smallest truck in the 700 series of heavy-duty trucks from Hino. However, its tall-looking front profile makes sure that it commands road presence and respect equal to the rest of the offerings in the heavy-duty trucks. The overall design looks quite familiar with the other trucks from Hino’s heavy-duty lineup. 

The entire front profile of the Hino SH2PEUA has been divided into two halves, the upper one of which has been covered with a large windshield that has a rounded edge at the bottom. This windshield has a triple wiper setup and comes with a grab handle at the bottom of it in the middle.

Like all the trucks from Hino Motors, the star attraction of the Hino SH2PEUA has to be its massive-looking front grille, adorned with horizontally laid slats. There are three thick-looking slats in total – two of them placed on the front apron and the lowest of them on the front bumper, all of which are finished in chrome.

The lower edges of the front apron of the Hino SH2PEUA come fitted with triangular-shaped amber turn indicators. The headlamps are placed quite lower on the front bumper, with fog lamps placed just below them. 

The side body panels of the Hino SH2PEUA come with inverted L-shaped flowing character lines emerging from the edge of the turn indicators at the front. The side window panels of the Hino SH2PEUA look quite small for the overall size of the truck, with its lower shoulder line having the traditional sloped layout. 

Sharing its mechanical set up under the skin with the rest of the 700 series of trucks from Hino, the Hino SH2PEUA gets a suspension setup of semi-elliptical leaf springs with shock absorbers and stabilizer at the front and semi-elliptical leaf springs.

For the purpose of braking, the Hino SH2PEUA comes fitted with leading and trailing shoes for front and rear wheels with auto brake shoe adjuster and full air dual circuit ‘S’ cam-type service brakes. The Hino SH2PEUA also gets a spring brake acting on the front and rear frontward wheels.

The Hino SH2PEUA gets a large and torquey 10.5-liter inline six-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine, which has got the essential inclusions of overhead camshafts and intercooler. The engine of the Hino SH2PEUA is married to a 12-speed manual gearbox and can breathe out 345 PS of maximum power output and 1483 Nm of maximum torque output.

The presence of ABS serves as a grace-saving action in the otherwise negligible list of safety features in the Hino SH2PEUA.

The Hino SH2PEUA might be the smallest one in the 700 series of heavy-duty trucks from the Japanese commercial vehicle major. However, it delivers more than what it promises, with its torquey engine, practically laid out cabin, and trustworthy underpinnings.