India's largest bike-maker Hero Motocorp has launched its all new Splendor iSmart for the Indian market. The bike is offered at an attractive price tag of Rs. 47,250 (Ex-showroom Delhi). The Splendor has been a huge brand name in the 100 cc bike segment for over a decade now. Anil Dua, Hero MotoCorp, Senior vice president for marketing and sales, said, “We have applied for a patent for this technology which may be later extended to several other models. We have been receiving encouraging customer queries on launch schedules of the various models. We plan to roll out four other models - the newer versions of Pleasure, Xtreme, Karizma and ZMR - later this month.”
The Splendor iSmart is powered by 100cc air-cooled single cylinder four-stroke engine that generates a peak power of about 7.8PS at 7,500rpm with a maximum torque output of 8.04 Nm at 4,500rpm. Technologically the bike is blessed with stop-and-start i3S technology that holds unique ability to shut down the engine when idling to prevent wastage of fuel. The engine springs back to life when the clutch is pressed. The technology is one of a kind and the Indian bike-maker intends on getting a patent right for the same. The new technology is expected to deliver impressive mileage and attain efficiency figures that have never been seen before.
The new Splendor iSmart from Hero Motocorp has received good cosmetic upgrades like – bigger panels, colorful paint schemes, attractive graphics, and a refreshed instrumentation cluster to make it look a cut above the rest. The bike is expected to compete against the likes of Honda Dream Yuga and Bajaj Discover 100M that have been performing well in the Indian market. The bike is available in interesting shades of Sports Red, , Excellent Blue, Leaf Green and Heavy Grey. New technology, attractive design and unmatched fuel efficiency from the Hero MotoCorp Splendor iSmart is surely taking it a long way up in the Indian market.
