Hero MotoCorp has launched the new HF Deluxe in India with i3S technology. The Deluxe i3S has been listed on Hero's website without revealing the prices.
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The new HF Deluxe i3S gets the same engine as the HF Deluxe at the heart. It is powered by a 97.2 cc air-cooled, four-stroke single cylinder engine which is tuned to churn out 8.24hp of power at 8,000rpm and 8.05Nm of torque at 5,000rpm and comes mated to a four-speed transmission. It employs 130mm drum brake at the rear and front and gets telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers at the front and a swing arm with two-step adjustable hydraulic shock absorbers at the rear.
The Hero HF Deluxe i3S measures 1,965mm in length, 720mm in width, 1,045mm in height and has a wheelbase of 1,235mm. The motorcycle offers a ground clearance of 165mm and has a kerb weight of 107 kg for the kick-start version and 110kg for the self-start variant.
Available in three colours—Black and Red, Black and Blue and Black and Purple, the new HF Deluxe i3S features Always Headlamp On (AHO), new-body graphics with i3S badging and 18-inch wheels.
A report in Financial Express said the new HF Deluxe i3s will be available only in self-start variant — priced at Rs 46,630. The regular model of the Hero HF Deluxe is currently offered in five variants— kick-start drum-brake alloy wheel, kick-start drum-brake spoke wheel, self-start drum-brake alloy wheel, self-start drum-brake spoke wheel and self-start drum-brake alloy wheel.