Team-BHP scoops cut-price Mahindra 110cc commuter motorcycle

Team-BHP has scooped Mahindra's next commuter motorcycle for the Indian market, a 110cc cut-price version of the Pantero. The motorcycle was caught testing outside Mahindra Two Wheelers's Research and Development facility at Chinchwad, off Pune. The main change on the new 110cc commuter motorcycle from Mahindra is that the Pantero's bikini faired headlamp is replaced by a round, unfaired headlamp. 

Apart from this change, the cut-price motorcycle retains the Pantero's tank and other plastic bits on its flanks. Alloy wheels and the electric starter are the other omissions on the cut price commuter. The new Mahindra motorcycle will also retain the Pantero's 106cc four stroke engine and the 4 speed manual gearbox. The cut-price version of the Pantero will take on the likes of the Hero HF Dawn and the TVS Star City.

The Mahindra motorcycle is expected to be priced a couple of thousand rupees lower than the Pantero. Therefore, the new motorcycle will be Mahindra Two Wheelers's latest entry level model. Mahindra Two Wheelers has plans of launching new products in the next year or so, and these plans include a new 150cc motorcycle and the Mojo 300. While the 150cc motorcycle is yet to make an appearance on the testing circuit, the Mojo 300 is a regular sight on roads in and around Pune.

In the face of new competition, the Mojo 300 motorcycle is said to get a major stylistic revamp, ahead of its launch in 2014. Mahindra Two Wheelers is also testing a new automatic scooter, spy shots of which should be available on Team-BHP in the next few weeks. After acquiring Kinetic Engineering's two wheeler business in 2008, Mahindra Two Wheelers has been operating in the automatic scooter and commuter motorcycle segments.