I recently drove both a brand new Tata 1512 and a just broken in LAL with the new Hino engine, and srsly, the LAL is leagues ahead now. No more double clutching, no more wrestling with the steering wheel, and no more bone jarring shifts into first (yey synchro gearbox!). I honestly believe its a proper driver's bus, it handles like it's on rails, although body roll could use a little more control (body pitches to around 45 degrees on tight 40km/h turns), but nothing a pair of sway bars cant fix. 0-100, I believe it comfortably beats the Tata, the Turbo versions taking just under a minute to reach the magic 3 digits on the speedo.