Piaggio India is on a roll. The Piaggio Group owns two leading Italian two-wheeler manufacturers - Aprilia and Vespa. These Italian companies have been launching multiple new products in the Indian market in 2020. Just a few weeks ago, the facelifted Vespa scooters and the Aprilia Storm 125 BS6 were launched. Also very recently, the Vespa Racing Sixties BS6 was launched in the country. Now, the Italian two-wheeler maker is gearing up to launch a maxi-scooter. The upcoming Aprilia SXR 160 has been officially teased hinting its imminent launch. Here are some more details about it.
The Aprilia SXR 160 was first showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo. It is a maxi scooter. Also, it is worth mentioning is that once it gets launched, it will be the second maxi-scooter on sale in the Indian market, the first being the BS6 Suzuki Burgman Street 125. The upcoming Aprilia SXR 160 is an extremely good-looking scooter. We saw it in flesh at the show floor of the 2020 Auto Expo and it feels very premium and sporty. At the front, it gets big twin LED headlamps with LED DRLs. Being a maxi scooter, it has a bulky appeal. It has a long footboard, a long and comfy single-piece seat, unique LED tail lamps and more.
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The new Aprilia SXR 160 will most likely draw its power from the same mill which also does its duty in the Aprilia SR 160 ABS. This means that the SXR 160 will be powered by a BS6-compliant 160cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled, three-valve, fuel-injected engine. The motor will churn out around 11.01 PS of maximum power at 7600 RPM and 11.6 Nm of peak torque at 6000 RPM. The engine will come mated to a CVT gearbox. These power and torque figures are of the SR 160 ABS and we believe Aprilia might tune the SXR 160 to deliver even better power and torque figures. None the less, with these figures too, it will be the most powerful scooter in the Indian market.
Talking about some other features of the Aprilia SXR 160, so it will get all-LED headlamps, LED taillamps and even LED turn indicators. The new maxi scooter will also get a new all-digital instrument cluster with a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone connectivity feature. The SXR 160 will get telescopic forks at the front and spring-loaded dual shock absorbers at the rear. It will get disc brakes at either end with a single-channel ABS for added safety. During the online launch event of the Vespa Racing Sixties, the company said that the SXR 160 will be launched around November 2020. But this latest teaser image hints that the Aprilia SXR 160 might come even sooner.
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The upcoming Aprilia SXR 160 will be priced around Rs. 1.20 lakhs - Rs. 1.30 lakhs, Ex-showroom Delhi. It will have no direct rivals in the Indian market. We really wish Aprilia price it aggressively. The company was also about to launch the SXR 125 together with the SXR 160 but now the SXR 125 will be launched at a later point of time. What are your thoughts on the upcoming Aprilia SXR 160? Do share with us in the comments below. You can also join our 91Wheels Two-wheelers group (click via mobile to join) curated exclusively for the fans, enthusiasts and the owners. Also, subscribe to our YouTube channel for more such amazing motoring updates.
