Hero MotoCorp, world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer has a variety of products in their portfolio. Indian two wheeler manufacturer has lately started manufacturing more and more premium products and now Hero has launched their naked street motorcycle Xtreme 160R in the market. It is the latest addition to Hero’s X-series motorcycle that consist of Xpulse and Xtreme 200-cc motorcycles. Prices for the all-new Xtreme 160R motorcycle start from Rs 99,950, ex-showroom, Delhi.
The Xtreme 160R has a very unique design language when compared with other Hero motorcycles. It gets an aggressive styling, dual tone body colour, telescopic fork at front and mono shock for rear and cool looking alloy wheels. The headlights and tail lights are also all LED including the turn indicators. It is equipped with some segment first features like hazard lights switch, all LED package and side stand engine cut off system. It gets an LCD instrument cluster as well. The Xtreme 160R motorcycle has been completely developed and designed in-house at Hero’s R&D hub- the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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Malo Le Masson, Head of Global Product Planning, Hero MotoCorp, said
The Hero Xtreme 160R is a real Head-turner, cat like agility with power to weight ratio of a street racer, and tech-loaded with segment first features like the all LED package. This modern street fighter is targeting to win the urban race. With this latest model, we are now offering a compelling and competitive line-up of premium motorcycles, from Street Naked to Sport with the Xtreme 200S, from Adventure with XPulse 200 to casual Touring with the XPulse 200T.
Hero Xtreme 160R is based on 1.R concept that was showcased at EICMA 2019. Currently Hero has launched Hero Xtreme 160R in two variants – Single disc variant at Rs 99,950, ex-showroom and double disc variant at Rs 1,03,500, ex-showroom. Both variants get single channel ABS as standard.
Coming to the engine department, Xtreme 160R is powered by a 160-cc, single cylinder, air-cooled, fuel injected, engine that generates 15 Bhp of maximum power. It has class leading acceleration of 0-60 kmph in just 4.7 seconds. The diamond frame set up offers exceptional handling in the streets. The 160R also boasts of having one of the best power to weight ratio as it has a kerb weight of 138.5 kg only. It will compete with motorcycles like Gixxer 150, TVS Apache 160, Bajaj Pulsar NS160 in the segment.
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