Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), is readying itself to launch an all-new scooter this year. The company has christened it the Honda Grazia and the new scooter is expected to be a 125cc model. Earlier this week the company announced the name of the new scooter and a day later bookings for the new Grazia commenced across all Honda two-wheeler showrooms in India. Spy shots of the Honda Grazia have already leaked online, and while we would like to reserve our judgment until we actually see the scooter in flesh, it does look good in the images, probably call it a sportier version of the Honda Dio. While there is still a lot to be revealed about the upcoming Grazia, here's everything that we already know about the new scooter.
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- Honda had announced that it will be launching four new products in India in 2017. While the new Cliq, the Africa Twin and the CBR1000RR Fireblade series were the first three, the Grazia will be the fourth new product from the company this year.
- Honda is positioning the new Grazia as an 'Advanced Urban Scooter' for metropolitan cities and the company is targeting the young and urban buyers.
- To suit its target audience, the new Honda has made the Grazia look stylish and upmarket and it comes with several premium touches like - dual tone paint scheme, chrome highlights, premium quality plastic for switch gears and more.
- The Honda Grazia also comes with features like large twin headlamps and indicator lights integrated into the front apron, a small visor, a new instrument console with a digital display, a small storage space in the interior panel, and USB charging port in the under seat storage compartment among others.
- The scooter also comes with 12-inch black alloy wheels, front disc brake (possibly 110mm), Honda's combi breaking system (CBS), and telescopic front suspension. The Grazia will also get auto headlamp on (AHO) function.
- The new Honda Grazia scooter is expected to be powered by 124.9cc, air cooled, 4-stroke, SI engine that currently does duty in the Honda Activa 125 and comes equipped with Honda Eco Technology (HET). The engine develops about 8.52 bhp at 6500 rpm and a peak torque of 10.54 Nm @ 5000 rpm.
- The model will be competing against the Suzuki Access 125, Vespa VX 125 and the Mahindra Gusto 125. Also, Hero MotoCorp has announced its plan to launch a new 125 cc scooter in the last quarter of this year which will also go up against the upcoming Honda Grazia. There is a rumoured 125 cc version of the Aprilia SR150 also said to be in the making and will be targeted at a similar audience as the Grazia.
- With respect to pricing, the Honda Grazia is likely to be priced somewhere around Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 65,000 territory, a slightly more premium offering over the Activa 125.
