Monday, September 29, 2014

IAB Report – Mahindra Gusto launched at INR 43,000

Rivals the hugely popular Honda Activa 110.


Mahindra today launched the Gusto automatic scooter in two variants, at introductory prices mentioned below.


Mahindra Gusto launch

The Gusto is available in Dx and Vx variants.


Mahindra Gusto Prices:


  1. Mahindra Gusto Dx – INR 43,000

  2. Mahindra Gusto Vx – INR 47,000

[Note: Prices are ex-Showroom, Delhi.]


The Gusto is powered by a 109.6 cc four-stroke air-cooled engine capable of producing 8 bhp at 7,500 rpm and 9 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. It is mated to a CVT gearbox. The scooter sits on an underbone steel type tubular frame and gets a telescopic suspension at the front and a single-sided long stroke coil spring suspension at the rear.


Stopping power comes from 130 mm drum brakes at the front and rear. In terms of dimensions, the Gusto measures 1,825 mm in length, 697 mm in width and 1,188 mm in height with a wheelbase of 1,275 mm. The Gusto has a fuel tank capacity of 6 liters and a ground clearance of 165 mm.


Mahindra Gusto review front three quarter

The Mahindra Gusto boasts of first-in-class height adjustable seat.


The top-end Vx trim gets features like a height-adjustable seat, a remote flip key, guide-me and find-me lights. Features seen on both variants include 12-inch tubeless wheels and a storage console below the instrument cluster for keeping items like sunglasses, mobile phone, etc.


Made at Mahindra Two Wheelers’ Pithampur plant in Madhya Pradesh, the Gusto was developed at an investment of INR 65 crore by 55 engineers over a course of 25 months.


Competitors: Honda Activa 110, Suzuki Let’s, Yamaha Ray, TVS Wego, TVS Jupiter


Stay tuned for our review of the Mahindra Gusto.




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