Hero Xpulse

The Hero XPulse adventure bike will be launched in India later this year, Carandbike has learnt. The Hero XPulse was unveiled as an adventure concept at the 2017 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan in early November. According to sources, the production model of the XPulse concept will be launched sometime by June, or July 2018. The XPulse will be the new adventure model from Hero, which will be slightly bigger version of the now-discontinued 150 cc Hero Impulse. The XPulse however, will be an all-new motorcycle model and will be powered by a new, 200 cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine.

According to a source familiar with Hero's product development strategy, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer by volume has been working on the XPulse for some time now. While there was opinion within the company to make the XPulse a powerful motorcycle, Hero officials wanted to make it a mass market product, so performance has been somewhat sacrificed keeping mind fuel efficiency concerns. Hero MotoCorp product and marketing strategy dictates a solid business case for any new, and upcoming motorcycle model, and it was decided to make the XPulse a very competitive product, keeping mind Hero's volumes market.