Popular two-wheeler maker Bajaj has quietly launched the new updated Pulsar range in India. The new Pulsar range includes Pulsar 135LS, Pulsar 150, Pulsar 180 and Pulsar 220F.
The new range has already started reaching the showrooms of the company and Bajaj is likely to continue the sales of the current models until stock lasts. While the updated Pulsar range includes several visual modifications, the major change is the BS-IV compliant engine. Bajaj has upgraded all models, except the Pulsar 150 to the B-IV norms.
New Bajaj Pulsar 135LS
Priced at Rs 60,178 ( ex-showroom Delhi), the new Pulsar 135LS continues to be powered by a 135 cc 4-valve DTS-i engine, which can churn out a power output of 12bhp at 9000rpm and a peak torque of 11.4Nm at 7500 rpm. This engine comes mated to five-speed transmission. It employs a 240mm front disc and 130mm rear drum and telescopic forks up-front and a twin nitrox charged coil spring shocks at the rear. It now gets reworked headlight cluster, new body decals, black finished engine and exhaust and black matte finish on the handle bar.
New Bajaj Pulsar 150
The updated Pulsar 150 now gets new body decals and red rims, and sports matte-finish headlamp bezel and clip-on handlebar. Other features include tubeless tyres and twin-LED strip taillamps. The company also seems to have worked on other elements of the model, such as the seat and clutch. The Pulsar 150 will also be powered by the same 149cc single cylinder, DTS-i engine, which can churn out 15bhp at 9,000rpm and 12.5Nm of torque at 6,500rpm mated to five-speed gearbox. The new Pular 150 has been priced at Rs 73,513.
New Bajaj Pulsar 180
The new Pulsar 180 now has BS-IV complaint engine and comes with 230mm rear disc. The instrument cluster of the Pulsar 180 has also been tweaked a bit and now features blue black lit, replacing the previous orange and gets matte finish clip-on handlebars, instead of the glossy finish in the older version. Bajaj seems to have also worked on the seats of the Pulsar 180. It continues to draw power from the same 178.6cc air-cooled DTS-i engine, which can pump in 16bhp along with 14.22Nm of torque with five-speed gearbox. The updated Pulsar 180 gets a price tag of Rs 79,545.
New Bajaj Pulsar 220F
In its new avatar, the Pulsar 220F is powered by the same 4-stroke, DTS-i, oil cooled, single cylinder 220cc unit that generates 20bhp of power and 19.12Nm of torque. Coming to the other updates in the bike, the new Pulsar 220F now gets new body graphics, rim decals, new matte-grey finish exhaust with chrome highlighting and blue backlit instrument console light. Other features include softer seats and clip-on handlebars with matte finish. It comes with a price tag of Rs 91,201.