KTM, Husqvarna Price Hiked

KTM and Husqvarna have increased the price of their product line-ups this month. In recent weeks, two-wheeler makers like TVS, Royal Enfield, Bajaj and Yamaha have also hiked the prices of their vehicles.

The Austrian manufacturer has hiked the prices of naked, adventure and supersport motorcycles on its roads. At ₹ 2.42 Lakh, KTM 250 Adventure now costs ₹ 6,304 more.

As far as its racetrack-oriented supersport motorcycles are concerned, the RC 125 is now costlier by ₹4,982 and starts at ₹1.87 lakh, while the larger-capacity RC 200 stands at ₹2.13 lakh, up ₹4,544.

However, it is the 390 Duke that sees the biggest jump at ₹ 6,419. Naked Road is now priced at ₹2.94 lakh. The Duke 250 is also more expensive by ₹ 6,272, taking its price up to ₹ 2.35 lakh. The smallest offerings in the Duke line-up, the 125 and 200, have also seen an increase of ₹ 5,312 and ₹ 4,544 respectively. The Duke 125 is now priced at Rs 1.76 lakh, while the Duke 200 costs Rs 1.90 lakh.

KTM recently launched the updated 390 Adventure for ₹ 3.35 lakh. The brand’s upcoming RC 390 was also shown on its website ahead of the official launch, but it was pulled down shortly after.

Meanwhile, Swedish manufacturer Husqvarna has also hiked prices across its range. The Husqvarna 250 twins, the Svartpilen 250 and Vitpilen 250, have both received a hike of ₹ 7,130, and are priced at ₹ 2.18 lakh and ₹ 2.17 lakh, respectively.

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TVS hikes prices of Apache RTR, NTorq 125

TVS has increased the prices of its motorcycles and scooters. The Raider sees the biggest jump with a hike of ₹ 1,620 for both drum and disc brake variants. The raider now comes to ₹ 84,573. For TVS Radeon, the price of all the variants except the base has been increased by Rs 950. Meanwhile, the prices of the Star City Plus Disc variant have been hiked by Rs 1,000. Similarly, the prices of TVS Sport have also been increased by ₹1,000 and ₹1,168 for the kick start and electric start variants respectively, with the bikes now starting at ₹60,130.

The prices of TVS’s Apache range of sporty motorcycles have also been hiked by up to Rs 2,100 this month. Prices of TVS Apache RTR 160 2V (from ₹ 1.11 lakh), RTR 160 4V (from ₹ 1.19 lakh), RTR 180 (₹ 1.18 lakh) and 200 4V (from ₹ 1.38 lakh) have been hiked by ₹ 2,100. The standard Apache RR 310 (Rs 2.60 lakh) has received a marginal price hike of Rs 90, while the RTR 165 RP price (Rs 1.45 lakh) has remained unchanged.

As far as the scooters are concerned, the drum brake variant of the Jupiter 125 has received the highest price hike of Rs 2,350 and its range now starts at Rs 78,175. The drum alloy and disc variants of the above scooter have also received a hike of Rs 2,300, while the Jupiter 110 has received a price hike of Rs 1,373 across all variants.

Meanwhile, all variants of the TVS NTorq 125, except the recently launched XT, cost ₹ 1,461 more, with a range now starting ₹ 77,106. The TVS Zest has also received a price hike of Rs 1,400 and is now priced at Rs 67,016. Similarly, Scooty Pep Plus has received an increase of ₹ 1,400 (starts at ₹ 60,334) across all gloss and matte paint shades, reduced by ₹ 300, across all gloss and matte paint shades, except Princess Pink Gloss. The prices of TVS’s i-Cube electric scooter, however, remained unchanged (₹ 1.01 lakh).

Other two-wheeler makers like Royal Enfield, Bajaj and Yamaha have also announced price hikes this month.