Rumour: Hero to launch non-Honda powered models in 2015

Hero MotoCorp, India's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers, is gearing up to launch atleast four new products in 2015. What is significant about these new products is that none of them will be powered by Honda-developed engines. This will be the first occasion on which Hero will not use engines from its former collaborator in its products.

Here is a look at some of the new two-wheelers from Hero that we are likely to see:

Dash - The Dash is a scooter with a 110 cc engine developed in-house by Hero MotoCorp. It is rumoured to be the most powerful and at the same time the more fuel efficient scooter in its segment. The scooter was unveiled in January this year and was expected to be on sale in the second half of the year. However, the company seems to have delayed its launch to next year as it is still testing the product.

New 150 cc motorcycle - This motorcycle will be an all new product and Hero's rival for the Yamaha FZ V2, Suzuki Gixxer and others. It is rumoured to have class-leading output figures and fuel-efficiency.

Dare - The Dare is a 125 cc scooter, which was displayed at the Auto Expo in February this year. It will compete against the Activa 125 and others in the premium scooter segment 

New 110 cc motorcycle - The final product from Hero will be a new commuter motorcycle with a 110 cc engine, which is likely to be borrowed from the Dash scooter. The bike could be called Splendor. Hero is not likely to discontinue any products from its current Splendor line-up. So the new bike will be sold alongside the old range.

The launch of the 250 cc HX250R sports bike is also speculated to be in the second half of 2015, while 150 cc scooters will not come before 2016. There is no news on the production version of the Hastur concept motorcycle that was displayed at the 2014 Auto Expo.

Source: Motorbeam