New Hero Achiever 150 with iSmart (official)
Hero Motocorp today launched its fourth all-new
product, the all-new Hero
Achiever 150 iSmart. Designed for 125 cc commuter upgraders, the all-new 2016
Hero Achiever 150 iSmart is referred to as a “sedan on two wheels”.
The 2016 Hero Achiever is priced at INR 61,800 for
the drum variant and INR 62,800 for the variant with a front disc brake. All
prices are ex-Showroom, New Delhi.
The 2016 Hero Achiever is powered by a
single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke 150 cc engine capable of 13.4 PS at
8,000 rpm and 12.8 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm, and is paired to a 5-speed
gearbox. The carbureted unit is BS-4 compliant, and gets Hero’s i3S automatic
start-stop system.
The 2016 Hero Achiever iSmart is based on a tubular
diamond type frame and is equipped with a telescopic hydraulic shock absorber
at the front and a swing arm with an adjustable shock absorber at the rear.
It gets 130 mm drum brakes at the front and rear,
though the disc brake variant is equipped with a 240 mm disc up-front. The
commuter measures 2,060 mm in length, 763 mm in width, 1,086 mm in height,
1,290 mm in wheelbase and 160 mm in ground clearance. It has a 139 kg kerb
weight, and comes with a 13 liter fuel tank.
Other features of the motorcycle include AHO
(Automatic Headlight On), tubeless tyres (80/100-18 at the front and rear),
side stand indicator, viscuous air cleaner element, maintenance free battery
and alloy wheels. The 2016 Hero Achiever will be available in 3 colors – Noble
Black, Fiery Red and Valor Grey. Additionally, a special edition Hero Achiever
was launched today.
The special edition Hero Achiever, which is painted
in White with the Indian tri-color, celebrates 70 million customers for Hero
Motocorp, and is limited to 70 units. Hero also announced that the new Achiever
will be exported to 13 countries. According to the company, the 150 cc commuter
segment represents 33 percent of the overall commuter segment in India.
