Upcoming Bikes and Scooters in India - 2015

Upcoming Bikes and Scooters in India - 2015

Despite a slow start in 2014, the automobile industry grew 9.8 percent by volume year-on-year (YoY) between January and October 2014, all thanks to our two-wheeler makers. While other segments like passenger cars and commercial vehicles recorded negative growth, the two-wheeler registered around 13 percent growth in the period.

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment recorded the steepest fall with sales reducing to around 3.30 lakh units which is about 18.9 percent year-on-year fall over the same period last year. The passenger car, medium and heavy commercial vehicle segments dropped by 0.8 and 6.5 % respectively during the period. So in short, the two-wheeler has been the back-bone of the automobile industry this year; and is expected to grow even more in 2015.

Here's a list of manufacturer-wise upcoming bikes & scooters.

Hero's upcoming products

Hero HX250R

Engine -249cc, 4-stroke, single-cylinder

Power - 31bhp, 26Nm

Expected launch -Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 1.5 lakh - Rs. 2.0 lakh

Competitors - KTM RC390, Honda CBR300R

Hero Hastur

Engine - 620cc, four-stroke, liquid-cooled

Power - 78bhp, 72Nm

Expected launch - Late 2015

Expected price - Rs. 4 lakh - Rs. 5 lakh

Competitors - Kawasaki ER-6n, Honda CB500F, Triumph Street Triple

Hero ZIR 150cc Scooter

Engine - 157cc single-cylinder

Power - 13.8bhp, 12.7Nm

Expected launch - Q1, 2015

Expected price - Rs. 75, 000 - Rs. 90, 000

Hero Leap Hybrid Scooter

Engine - 124cc

Power - 10.7bhp, 60Nm

Expected launch - Early 2015

Expected price - Rs. 75, 000 - Rs. 1.10 lakh

Honda's upcoming vehicles

Honda CB300F

Engine - 286, single-cylinder

Power - 30bhp, 27Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 2.5 lakh

Competitor - Kawasaki Z250

Honda CB500F

Engine - 471cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin

Power - 47bhp, 43Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 5 lakh

Competitors - Kawasaki ER6N, Kawasaki Ninja 650R

Honda CB500X

Engine - 471cc, liquid-cooled parallel-twin

Power - 47bhp, 43Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 5.5 lakh - Rs. 6 lakh

Competitors - Kawasaki Ninja 650R

Honda CBR300R

Engine - 286cc, single-cylinder

Power - 30bhp, 27Nm

Expected launch - First Half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 2.5 - Rs. 2.8 lakh

Competitors - KTM RC 390, Kawasaki Ninja 300, Hyosung GT250, Bajaj Pulsar 400SS, Benelli BN300

Honda CBR500R

Engine - 500cc, twin-cylinder

Power - 46bhp, 43Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Around Rs. 5 lakh

Competitor - Kawasaki Ninja 650R

Honda CBR650F

Engine - 649cc, in-line four-cylinder

Power - 87bhp

Expected launch - 3rd or 4th quarter of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 6 lakh

Competitors - Kawasaki Ninja 650R, Benelli BN600, Kawasaki ER6N, Hyosung GT 650

Yamaha's upcoming products

Yamaha YZF-R25

Engine - 250cc, liquid-cooled, two-cylinder, 4-stroke

Power - 35bhp, 22.1Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 2 lakh - Rs. 2.5 lakh

Competitors - KTM RC390 Duke, Kawasaki Ninja 300, KTM 390 Duke

Yamaha YZF-R3

Engine - 321cc, two-cylinder, liquid-cooled,

Power - 41bhp, 29.6Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 3.0 lakh - Rs. 4.0 lakh (R3)

Competitors - Kawasaki Ninja 300, KTM RC390

Yamaha R15 V 3.0

Engine - 150cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 4-stroke

Power - 18bhp, 15Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 1 lakh - Rs. 1.2 lakh

Competitors - Bajaj Pulsar 200SS, Hero Karizma ZMR

2015 Yamaha YZF-R1

Engine - 998cc, forward-inclined parallel 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled

Power - 197bhp, 112.4Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 18 - 20 Lakh

Competitors - Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, BMW S1000RR

Bajaj's upcoming bikes

2015 Bajaj Platina

Engine - 99.27cc single-cylinder

Power - 8.2bhp, 8.05Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 41,000 - Rs. 44,000

Competitors- Hero Splendor, Mahindra Centuro, TVS Star City Plus

Baja Pulsar 150NS/160NS

Engine - 149cc, single-cylinder engine

Power - 16bhp, 12Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 70,000

Competitors - Yamaha FZ, TVS Apache 160, Suzuki Gixxer, Honda CB Unicorn 163cc

Bajaj Pulsar 180 NS

Engine - 178cc, single-cylinder

Power - 18bhp, 14Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 78,000 - Rs. 80,000

Competitor - TVS Apache RTR180

Baja Pulsar 200SS

Engine - 199.5cc, single-cylinder, liquid cooled

Power - 24.2bhp, 18.3Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 1.20 lakh

Competitors - KTM RC200 Duke, Yamaha R15

Bajaj Pulsar 400SS

Engine - 375cc, single-cylinder

Power - 41bhp

Expected launch - Mid 2014

Expected price - Rs. 1.70 - Rs. 1.80 lakh

Competitors - KTM RC390 Duke , Honda CBR300RTVS Motors

TVS Apache 200/250cc

Engine - Re-bore version of the 180cc (Apache 200) & 250cc, single-cylinder, liquid cooled (Apache 250cc)

Power - 38bhp, 23Nm (Apache 250)

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 90,000 Rs. (Apache 200) 1.25 lakh - Rs. 1.50 lakh (Apache 250)

Competitors - KTM 200 Duke, Bajaj Pulsar 200SS, Honda CBR 250R, Kawasaki Ninja 300

TVS Draken

Engine - 250cc, single-cylinder, liquid cooled

Power - 28bhp, 23Nm

Expected launch - By the end of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 2.50 lakh - Rs. 3 lakh

Competitors - KTM RC200 Duke, KTM 200 Duke, Honda CBR 250, Kawasaki Ninja 300

All New TVS Victor

Engine - 125cc, single-cylinder

Power - 10bhp, 11Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 50,000 - 60,000

Competitors - Bajaj Discover 125, Honda CB Shine, Hero Glamour etc

Mahindra's upcoming product

Mahindra Mojo 300

Engine - 295cc, single-cylinder, four stroke, liquid cooled

Power - 27bhp, 25Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 1.50 lakh - Rs. 1.80 lakh

Competitors - KTM 390 Duke, Honda CB300F

Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson Street 500

Engine - 484cc, liquid-cooled

Power - 34-35bhp, 40Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 3.5 lakh

Competitor - Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Kawasaki's upcoming bikes

Kawasaki Ninja H2

Engine - 998cc, four-cylinder supercharged

Power - 197bhp

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 30 lakh

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Engine - 636, four-cylinder

Power - 130bhp, 70.5Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 10 lakh

Kawasaki Versys 650

Engine - 649cc, parallel twin, liquid-cooled

Power - 68bhp, 64Nm

Expected launch - Early 2015

Expected price - Rs. 6-7 lakh

Vespa

Vespa 946

Engine - 150cc

Power - 13bhp, 12.6Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 8-9 lakh

Competitor - Upcoming Hero ZIR 150cc scooter

Piaggio

Piaggio Liberty

Engine - 125cc

Power - 10.2bhp, 10.4Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 60,000 - Rs. 65,000

Piaggio Fly 125

Engine - 125cc

Power - 10.5bhp, 10.7Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 60,000 - Rs. 70,000

Ducati's upcoming bikes

2015 Ducati 1299 Panigale

Engine - 1285cc, Superquadro V-twin

Power - 205bhp, 144.6Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 27 lakh

Competitors - BMW S1000RR, Honda CBR1000RR, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R etc

2015 Ducati Diavel

Engine - 1198cc, Testastretta 11-degree V-twin

Power - 162bhp, 130.5Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 25 lakh

Competitor - Yamaha V-Max

Ducati Hyperstrada

Engine - 821cc Testastretta, liquid-cooled L-Twin

Power - 110bhp, 89Nm

Expected launch - Second half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 20-23 lakh

Competitor - Suzuki V-Strom 1000

Ducati Monster 1200

Engine - 1198cc, 11-degree Testastretta dual spark engine

Power - 135bhp, 117Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 23-24 lakh

Competitors - BMW S1000R, Kawasaki Z1000

Ducati Monster 821

Engine - 821cc, Testastretta 11-degree

Power - 112bhp, 89Nm

Expected launch - First half of 2015

Expected price - Rs. 10 lakh - 12 lakh

Competitors - Kawasaki Z800, Triumph Street Triple

Ducati Multistrada 1200

Engine - 1198cc, Testastretta V-twin

Power - 160bhp, 136Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 23 lakh - Rs. 24 lakh

Competitor - Suzuki V-Strom 1000

Ducati Scrambler

Engine - 830cc, air-cooled, 90-degree L-Twin

Power - 75bhp, 68Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 8 lakh - Rs. 10 lakh

Competitor - Triumph Thruxton

Hyosung

Hyosung GD 250N

Engine - 249cc, liquid-cooled, single-cylinder

Power - 27bhp, 24Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 2.0 lakh - Rs. 2.50 lakh

Competitors - KTM 200 Duke, Bajaj Pulsar 400CS

BMW

2015 BMW S1000RR

Engine - 999cc, four-cylinder

Power - 199bhp, 113Nm

Expected launch - Mid 2015

Expected price - Rs. 27 lakh - 28 lakh

Competitors - Yamaha YZF-R1, Honda CBR1000RR, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R