Mahindra Centuro 110cc commuter motorcycle launched in India

Mahindra Two Wheelers has launched its second offering in the motorcycle space, in the form of the Centuro 110cc commuter motorcycle. The Centuro 110 is priced at 45,000 rupees, ex-showroom Delhi. As an introductory offer, the first 10,000 bookings for the Centuro 110 are eligible for an additional 1,000 rupees off.

The motorcycle is available in only one variant (fully loaded) given the fact that the Pantero 110 straddles other price points with no less than 4 variants. Notably, the Mahindra Pantero starts at 39,650 rupees, with its top end variant selling for 43,150 rupees. So, the Centuro sits right above the Pantero in terms of positioning. 

The motorcycle was first showcased earlier this year, alongside the Pantero 110, during the former's launch event. The Centuro 110 uses the same 110cc, MCi-5 four stroke engine as its sibling, the Pantero. This (micro chip ignited-5 curve) engine outputs 8.5 Bhp-8.5 Nm and delivers a better fuel economy rating than the Pantero, at an ARAI rated 85.4 Kmpl(The Pantero manages 79.4 Kmpl).

The Centuro also comes with the same wheelbase (1,265 mm) as its sibling whereas ground clearance (173 mm as opposed to the Pantero's 165 mm) is higher. A new intake and ignition system could be the reasons for the higher fuel economy on the Centuro 110, a motorcycle that retains the 4 speed manual gearbox of the Pantero.

The Centuro, by virtue of its positioning at the top of Mahindra Two Wheelers's range, gets a host of equipment, hitherto unseen in the motorcycle segment. Here's a round up:

• Follow-me-home feature on the headlamps
• Distance-to-empty read out on the digital instrumentation console
• Remote flip key with LED key light
• Anti-theft alarm
• Find-me lamps (indicators flash when remote key is pressed)

Alloy wheels and MRF Zapper tyres are standard on the Centuro 110.  The motorcycle gets a host of styling elements to distinguish itself from the Pantero such as a new headlamp fairing, twin tubes under the fuel tank and new body panels. A 5 year warranty and a maintenance free battery are standard on the bike, which has been developed entirely by Mahindra Two Wheelers's R&D facility at Chinchwad, Pune. 

A few key pointers from the launch event

Mahindra Two Wheelers plan to launch no less than 10 new products over the span of the next 24-30 months

• Products that will appeal to women are being worked out
• An off road motorcycle could be in the offing 
• The Mojo is slated to arrive before March 2014 (yet another delay in the works?)
• Mahindra Two Wheelers is betting big on the two wheeler sector in India
• The company wants to make its two wheelers business a success and prove its detractors wrong (as averred by Mr Anand Mahindra)