Hero Pleasure Plus

Hero MotoCorp has launched a new sporty variant to the Pleasure Plus range, called the Hero Pleasure Plus Xtec Sports. Hero also announced a price hike for select bikes and scooters from April 1. If you want to know how the Hero Pleasure Plus fares against its rivals, on paper, check out our comparison here.

Hero Pleasure Plus is the manufacturer’s premium 110cc scooter offering. It packs a youthful design, clearly meant to appeal to a younger audience. Prices of the Pleasure Plus start from Rs 70,838 and go up to Rs 82,738 (ex-showroom Delhi).

Hero Pleasure Plus Key Highlights

Price: The Pleasure Plus is available in six variants: LX (Rs 70,838), VX (Rs 74,288), Xtec ZX (Rs 78,138), Xtec ZX Jubilant Yellow (Rs 79,738), Xtec Sports (Rs 79,738) and Xtec Connected (Rs 82,738), all prices ex-showroom Delhi. The Xtec variant gets an LED projector headlight, a bright yellow shade and smartphone connectivity.

Features: The Pleasure Plus Xtec is draped in chrome garnish, like the headlight cover, mirrors and small highlights throughout, which gives a premium feel to the scooter. It also has a semi-digital instrument console with Bluetooth connectivity. An app called Hero Connect, provides a range of alerts like tow away, topple, speed, geo fencing and vehicle start. Riders can also locate their scooter in a parking lot via this app. The LX and VX variants however miss out on Bluetooth connectivity, chrome mirrors, backrest and i3S technology. It gets an analogue console with a small digital insert, along with a halogen headlamp.

Engine: The Hero Pleasure Plus is powered by a 110.9cc air-cooled single-cylinder engine producing 8.1PS at 7000rpm and 8.7Nm at 5500rpm.

Suspension, Brakes & Other Details: Hero has equipped the Pleasure Plus with 130mm drum brakes at both ends. Suspension equipment includes a bottom link spring-loaded suspension at the front and a swingarm-mounted single shock at the rear. The Hero Pleasure Plus rides on 10-inch wheels at both ends, wrapped in a 90-section front and 100-section rear tyre.

Rivals: The Hero Pleasure Plus competes against the Honda Activa 6G, Hero Xoom 110 and TVS Scooty Zest 110. In the same price range, you can also opt for the TVS Sport, Suzuki Access 125 or Bajaj CT 110X.

Variants: The Pleasure Plus is available in six variants: LX (Rs 70,838), VX (Rs 74,288), Xtec ZX (Rs 78,138), Xtec ZX Jubilant Yellow (Rs 79,738), Xtec Sports (Rs 79,738) and Xtec Connected (Rs 82,738), ex-showroom Delhi. The Xtec ZX Jubilant Yellow variant gets a bright yellow shade and the Xtec Sports variant gets a funky Abrax Orange Blue paint scheme. Both get LED projector headlights and connectivity features from the Xtec variant.