All-New 110cc Metal Body Scooter ‘Hero Duet’ Launched at Rs. 51,500 Onwards in KolKata

India’s largest two-wheeler giant, Hero MotoCorp, has launched its new 110cc metal body scooter named as “Hero Duet” in KolKata on 15 February 2016. Hero Duet will be available in two variants namely LX and VX. The Hero Duet LX is priced at Rs. 51,500/- (Ex-Showroom Kolkata) while the Duet VX is priced at Rs. 52,500/- (Ex-showroom Kolkata).  The all-new 110cc metal body scooter Duet is the first scooter which has been manufactured completely on a new platform by the company’s own in-house R&D team.

At the event, Mr. Ashok Bhasin, Head – Sales, Marketing and Customer Care, Hero MotoCorp, said, “Being the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, we are well attuned to the needs and preferences of our customers. And the exceptional response these products have received in other markets is a testament of the superior quality and performance of the scooters and faith of our customers in our brand. Since the initial launch of these scooters, our market share has gone above 20% in the scooter segment and now with launch of Duet here, we are confident of gaining further share in this segment. The Maestro Edge has been very popular since its launch here and we are confident that the Duet will also appeal to the customers.”

Hero Duet is powered by an 110cc, 4-stroke, air-cooled, single cylinder, OHC engine that develops an 8.31bhp of power at 8000 rpm along with a peak torque of 8.3Nm at 6500 rpm. It offers a decent amount of mileage of 63.8kmpl.

Speaking about the product attributes, Mr. Harish Arora, Head of Scooters Project at Hero MotoCorp’s R&D, said, “We have developed these scooters keeping in mind the needs and expectations of our millions of customers. The all-new attractive 110cc Duet comes with metal body, making it sturdy and durable. Designed for a wide spectrum of customers, with its array of features like External Fuel Filling, Mobile Charging Port, Telescopic Front Suspension, Boot Light, Digital Analog Meter Console and many more, the scooter provides the rider with convenience like never before for a great riding experience.”

All-new 110cc metal body scooter is offered with many amazing features such as Remote Seat Opening, Service Due Indicator, Remote Fuel-lid Opening, Pass Switch, Twin Parking Lamps, Side Stand Indicator, and Tubeless Tyres. Besides this, it has also been loaded with some extra but important characteristics like External Fuel Filling and Boot-light in the glove box. The scooter comes in six color – Candy Blazing Red, Pearl Silver White, Grace Grey, Nature Green, Panther Black and Vernier Grey (Non-metallic). Apart from this, Duet has an Integrated Braking System (a two-wheeler technology developed and patented by HMCL ).