Honda Dio (2020-2024)

Price: The Honda Dio comes in 3 variants, the standard, DLX and the H-Smart variant. The standard variant is priced at Rs 70,211, the DLX at Rs 74,212 and the H-Smart variant is priced at Rs 77,721. All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.

Design: The Honda Dio’s design language is quite similar to what we have seen before, a large apron-mounted headlight combined with sharply creased body panels along with a few minor changes. The scooter looks sharper and smarter than before and the new colour schemes work quite well giving the scooter a fresh look.

Features: Honda has added a lot of new features on the Dio. On the technological side, the new fully-digital instrument cluster, keyless ignition and silent starter like we saw on the Honda Activa 6G stand out. The digital instrument cluster now shows real-time and average mileage apart from the regular information. The Scooter also gets an external fuel filler cap along with other smaller bits like a side-stand engine cut off. The H-Smart Variant comes with additional features like a smart key just like the one on the Activa 6G H-Smart, giving the scooter keyless ignition.

Engine: The Honda Dio is powered by the same 109.51cc air-cooled engine we saw on the Honda Activa 6G. The engine outputs 7.6PS at 8000rpm and 9.03Nm at 5250rpm.

Suspension, Brakes & Other Details: The Dio features a standard telescopic front fork and a 3-step preload adjustable monoshock in the rear along with 12-inch front and 10-inch rear pressed steel wheels. Braking is handled by a 130mm drum setup with CBS. Alloy wheels come as standard in the top-end H-Smart variant.

Rivals: The Dio rivals offerings from Hero like the Xoom 110 and Pleasure Plus and others from TVS like the Scooty Zest and Scooty Pep+. At the same price one also has the option o get the Honda Activa 6G.