BREAKING: The Honda Dio 125 Finally Enters The Smartphone Era, But At What Cost?

  • Published April 16, 2025
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It now costs a whole Rs 8,798 more than before

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Quick Highlights: 

  • The 2025 Honda Dio 125 has been launched in India

  • Is now OBD-2B compliant and gets a 4.2-inch TFT display with smartphone connectivity

  • Gets more expensive by almost Rs 9,000 

Honda has launched the OBD-2B compliant Dio 125 in India. The 2025 Dio 125 is now available in two variants, DLX (earlier called Std) and H-Smart (formerly Smart), which are priced at Rs 96,749 and Rs 1,02,144 (ex-showroom, Pune), respectively. 

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In terms of updates, the scooter makes slightly more power and torque than before (0.02 PS and 0.1Nm). It also gets a 4.2-inch TFT display which supports smartphone connectivity, which we have previously seen on the Dio 110, Activa 110 and the Activa 125. The scooter also gets updated colour schemes and is now available in 6 colourways: Mat Marvel Blue Metallic, Pearl Deep Ground Gray, Pearl Sports Yellow, Pearl Igneous Black, and Imperial Red. 

Due to the updates, the Dio 125 has also become much more expensive than before. The base variant now costs Rs 8,798 more whereas the top variant commands Rs 7,294 extra.  All prices ex-showroom, Pune. At these prices, the Dio 125 feels a little too expensive for what it offers.

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Dio’s Legacy

The Honda Dio was the scooter which kick-started the whole affordable sporty scooter segment in India. Back when the Dio was first launched, there was no other scooter which looked quite the way it did. This made it an instant hit among the younger audience who wanted a scooter which looked sporty yet was frugal. 

Years later the Dio 125 was introduced to tackle the dominance of the TVS NTorq 125. Sure, the Honda Grazia 125 was there earlier, but it failed to make an impact. But even with the introduction of the Dio 125, the NTorq 125 had the upper hand in terms of features (got connectivity with turn-by-turn navigation in the first-generation model itself, & segment-first riding modes), performance (1.9PS more) and even value-for-money (similar pricing).

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The Dio 125’s slowly fading relevance is evident as it is the last scooter to receive the 2025 update in Honda’s stable. What we feel Honda could’ve done is just continue with an LCD console but offer turn-by-turn navigation and other connected features. That way, Honda would be able to keep the price hike in check. It would’ve also served the same purpose as the TFT console, just that the display type would’ve been different.

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City On Road Price
Delhi Rs. 1,02,135
Kolkata Rs. 1,08,350
Bangalore Rs. 1,11,798
Hyderabad Rs. 1,12,133
Mumbai Rs. 1,09,539
Ahmedabad Rs. 1,08,706
Pune Rs. 1,09,539
Chennai Rs. 1,11,481
Patna Rs. 1,11,033
Jaipur Rs. 1,12,033
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