One of the successful gearless scooters which give the Honda Activa a clear competition has to be the Jupiter from TVS Motor Company. And now TVS has brought in a new base variant of the Jupiter and its price starts from Rs 63,497 making it cheaper by Rs 3,302 from the base variant of the Honda Activa.
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Priced at Rs 63,497, ex-showroom, Delhi, this new sheet metal white variant is the most affordable from the TVS line-up as of now. To make this as the most affordable variant in the line-up, TVS has ditched the alloy wheels which come in the higher variants.
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This new Sheet Metal White variant now comes in two colour options - Metallic Silver and Metallic Titanium Grey. Powering this 110cc gearless scooter is the same BS6 compliant single-cylinder air-cooled engine which generates 7.4 bhp at 7500 RPM with a peak torque of 8.4 Nm at 5500 RPM and is paired with a CVT gearbox.
Braking duties of the scooter is handled by drum brakes as standard on both the wheels and an optional disc brake. A telescopic hydraulic suspension handles the front while the rear gets a three-step adjustable type coil spring with adjustable dampers.
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Just recently, TVS Motor Company announced their sales for this month out of which 1,76,912 units were sold in Dec'20 giving the two-wheeler manufacturer a growth of 13 percent when compared with last year. This is a remarkable figure even in the time of a pandemic.
Out of the above figures, 1,19,051 unit were reserved for the motorcycles and the rest 77,705 units for the two-wheelers. Jupiter is one of the most successful gearless scooters from the brand right now and has often marked its presence in the top 10 two-wheelers in the country.