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Hero MotoCorp has launched a front disc brake variant of its commuter Passion+ in India, priced at ₹84,128 (ex-showroom Delhi). It also includes a digital meter, Bluetooth connectivity, an LED projector headlamp, and i3S technology.
A commuter's improvements look unglamorous, but they're actually the hardest to pull off. Packing in a disc brake, an LED projector, and i3S idling-stop while keeping cost down -- there's brilliant cost engineering leveraging mass-production scale. What did they fit into 84,128 rupees? This is a bike where reading the equipment list is genuinely fun.
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What is i3S technology exactly? Not an acronym I'm familiar with.
It's the idling-stop system, automatically shutting off the engine at traffic lights to save fuel.
Bugs me that the article doesn't give the actual horsepower or fuel economy figures.
In the same Indian commuter category, this could go head-on against Honda's Activa.
Even with Bluetooth included, honestly how much demand there is for it on a commuter bike is anyone's guess.
It's a good trend, but the price should've gone up along with it, so I'm curious if it's still affordable enough for everyday use.
The Passion Plus is one of Hero's long-running staple models.
A disc brake and Bluetooth on a commuter bike for 84,128 rupees, that's pretty aggressive for this price range.
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