Hero Impulse 200/250
Reports of the Hero Impulse’s re-launch
has been doing the rounds for over two years now. In a latest report from
MotorOctane, the off-road motorcycle is reported to come with a 200 cc or a 250
cc engine.
The report puts a timeline to the
Impulse 250’s launch towards this year-end, while the Impulse 200 is expected
sometime next year. Further, the larger 250 cc variant of the Impulse is
reported to get an option of two driving modes (City and Sport).
The engine will be a fuel-injected unit
with a power output in the whereabouts of 31 bhp. It is likely to be the same
unit that will be seen on the Hero HX250. Given the power on tap, Hero will be
equipping this variant with its C-ABS (Combi ABS) system.
Aside from the domestic market, the new
Hero Impulse would also target the brand’s export markets in South and Latin
America and Africa. Hero is currently exporting to around 30 countries, but
plans on increasing this to 50 by 2020.
Production of the Hero Impulse was
suspended in 2012 owing to its poor sales performance. It was powered by a
149.2 cc single-cylinder, air-cooled unit developing 13.2 PS.
