The Honda Scoopy has been spied for the first time
in India, near Shimla. The scooter is finished in black and features an
optional top box as well. Earlier, it was reported that Honda had patented the
scooter in India and might be bound for this country. HMSI is taking the harder
route of developing India-specific products than copy-pasting models developed
for other markets. How the Scoopy fits into this strategy remains to be seen.
The Scoopy, present in the Indonesian market comes
with a 108.2 cc single cylinder engine with fuel injection. It generates 9.1 PS
at 7500 rpm and 9.4 Nm of torque at 6000 rpm. It gets an Idling Stop system as
well.
Honda could engineer the scooter to employ the
Activa 4G’s 109.19 cc engine. The BSIV compliant engine with a variomatic
transmission puts out 7.96 PS of maximum power at 7,500 rpm and 9 Nm of peak
torque at 5,500 rpm.
The neo-retro scooter features telescopic fork at
the front and a single shock absorber at the rear. Brakes include a disc at the
front and a drum unit at the rear, both linked to Combi Brake System. The
scooter gets 12-inch alloy wheels that are shod with 100-section front and
110-section rear tubeless tyres.
Notable features of this scooter include anti-theft
alarm with Answer Back System to find the scooter in dark surroundings. The
headlight is an LED projector unit, and there’s a USB charging port in the
apron-mounted box. The instrument console is an analogue-digital combo cluster
with Eco indicator. The Honda Scoopy costs IDR 17,800,000, on-road Jakarta.
If launched in India, the Scoopy will become the
flagship product of HMSI, especially if it comes with the features present in
the International market.
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