2025 Yamaha Fascino S 125 Hybrid Vs Suzuki Access 125: Image Comparison

Yamaha launched the 2025 Fascino S 125 Fi Hybrid at Rs 1,02,790. It is the top variant under the Fascino lineup, and comes with a TFT screen with turn-by-turn navigation and an exclusive paint scheme over the other variants. It goes head-to-head with the top variant of India’s best-selling 125cc scooter, the Suzuki Access 125. It is priced at Rs 1,01,900 (both ex-showroom Delhi), and here’s how the Yamaha and Suzuki 125cc scooters fare in images: 

Design

The Yamaha Fascino S 125 Fi Hybrid has a neo-retro design with a curvy headlamp, six-spoke alloy wheels, smooth design lines on almost all of its body panels, and a downward swooping tail section. The scooter is available only in a single colour scheme: Matte Light Grey Metallic. While the scooter looks pretty fashionable, Yamaha should’ve offered this particular variant with more colours as the grey scheme doesn’t really do justice to the scooter’s funky design.

In comparison, the Suzuki Access 125 has a slightly subdued design, which is as not in-your-face as the Fascino. The boxy headlamp and creased body panels give the scooter a sharp look while being family-friendly. The scooter is available in five colour schemes: Pearl Matt Aqua Silver, Solid Ice Green, Metallic Matt Stellar Blue, Pearl Grace White and Metallic Matt Black No.2. We really love the Solid Ice Green as it goes really well with the beige interior panels, and makes the scooter look properly retro.

Engine

The Yamaha Fascino is powered by a 125cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder mild-hybrid engine. It produces 8.2PS at 6,500rpm and 10.3Nm at 5,000rpm. The scooter comes equipped with a SMG (Smart Motor Generator) that doubles as an electric starter. It gives the scooter a small boost in acceleration, making it slightly quicker in the city traffic. It also comes with a start-stop system that switches off the engine when idle or at a standstill and switches it on at the twist of a throttle. This improves mileage, especially while riding on roads with heavy stop-and-go traffic.

While the Access 125 is also powered by a 125cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder motor, it lacks the hybrid system. But, it has slightly more performance, producing 8.4PS at 6,500rpm and 10.2Nm at 5,000. The Suzuki does not get a hybrid system, but it makes up for it with peppy performance. Like the Fascino S 125, the Access 125 too gets a stop-start system.

Underpinnings

The Yamaha Fascino S 125 Fi Hybrid gets a telescopic fork and a preload-adjustable shock absorber. It rolls on a 12-inch front and a 10-inch rear alloy wheel setup, wrapped in a 90-section front and a 110-section rear tubeless tyres. This particular variant also comes with gold finish on the alloys, and they look a lot more stylish than the ones on the Access. 

For braking, it gets a 190mm front disc brake and a 130mm rear drum brake with a combined braking system. The scooter weighs 99kg (kerb), has a seat height of 780mm, and a ground clearance of 145mm. It has a 5.2-litre fuel tank and a 21-litre underseat storage. It is the lightest 125cc scooter in India, and its underseat storage is pretty decent too.

The Suzuki Access 125 also comes with the same suspension, brakes and wheel size as the Fascino. That said, the rear wheel is wrapped with a slimmer 90-section tyre. The alloy wheel design is relatively simpler, finished in grey. The scooter weighs 105kg, and has a ground clearance of 160mm (15mm more than the Fascino), making the scooter more usable in Indian road conditions. It’s also a bit more practical than the Fascino thanks to the larger 24.4-litre underseat storage. 

Features

The Yamaha Fascino S 125 Fi Hybrid is equally feature-loaded as the Suzuki Access 125 RideConnect TFT Edition. The Fascino S 125 comes with a 5-inch TFT instrument console, while the Access has a slightly smaller 4.2-inch unit.

The Fascino’s instrument cluster is equipped with turn-by-turn navigation, call and SMS alerts and music controls. The scooter also gets an answerback function, when activated remotely, starts blinking its indicators along with its buzzer, helping the rider locate the scooter in crowded areas. It also gets an all-LED lighting setup, along with a utility hook on the apron.

The Suzuki scooter also has similar features including a turn-by-turn navigation, an all-LED lighting setup, call and SMS alerts. It also lets users access (see what we did there?) the last parked location information, along with other features including speeding and weather alerts. There are a few more goodies that make the Access even more practical than the Fascino - apron-mounted cubby holes with a USB charging port, and an external fuel filler.

All in all, while the Fascino looks a bit more youthful than the Access, the Access makes it up with its practicality and performance. If you want a no-nonsense scooter that’s peppy, can do grocery runs flawlessly, the Access seems to be a good choice. If you’re looking for a very light 125cc scooter that looks cool while also being reasonably practical, then the Fascino makes a lot of sense.