Honda Dio 125: Variants Explained
The Rs 5,000 premium between the two Dio variants gets you these add-ons
The Honda Dio 125 is one of India's most popular commuter scooters. If you use your scooter to get to work, college, or run errands around the city, Honda’s Dio 125 fits that job well. It's sold in two variants: STD and H-SMART. Both variants might look almost the same on the surface, but there are some real differences worth understanding before you buy.
What's Different Between The Two
|
Feature |
STD |
H-SMART |
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Price (ex-showroom, Delhi) |
Rs 88,509 |
Rs 93,459 |
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Starting method |
Self/Kick |
Self only |
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Key type |
Regular key |
Remote (smart) key |
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Bluetooth & navigation |
No |
Yes |
|
Weight |
105 kg |
104 kg |
The key is the biggest change. The STD uses a regular key you insert to start the scooter. The H-SMART comes with a remote key instead, so you can unlock and start the scooter without taking it out of your pocket. Read our detailed frame-by-frame explanation for better understanding.
On the technical front, the top variant connects to your phone via Bluetooth and shows navigation on the scooter's screen instead of your phone mounted on the handlebar. We’ve explained every feature for the Honda Dio 125 in detail here. If you ride through unfamiliar areas often, having the route visible on the dash is a genuine advantage.
What Doesn't Change
The engine is the same on both: a 123.92 cc unit making 6.11 kW and 10.5 Nm. Brakes are identical too: 190 mm front disc and 130 mm rear drum. Same tyres, same suspension, same fuel tank. So the way the scooter rides and feels is identical on either variant. Visually, the brand kept the design identical for both variants, and the paint schemes are also the same in both top and base trims.
Which One Should You Pick
If you're fine with a regular key and don't need navigation on the dash, the STD does everything the H-SMART does, for less money. But if you'd rather not dig for keys every time, or want your route visible while riding, the H-SMART's extras are worth the Rs 5,000 premium for most people. It just depends on whether those features matter to your daily rides.
Honda Dio 125 User Reviews
Easy to ride and stylish look , perfect colour and good milleage, the comfort of this bike is very nice. And the safety for the all the riders especially for the women, they can easily handle the bike we easily turn and move the bike through the ride. Mileage is nice. The cost of maintenance is standard to maintain. The stylish wise it's looks nice and in front the spacious for luggage. And seat is really comfort while ride the bike, it's really good and back person sitting and everything is very comfortable, larger seat in this bike. Yeah sure, because it's very comfortable and affordable price and minimum maintenance cost, suitable for all kinds of people family man, women and men every one can easily handle, speed of the bike is really nice. Read More
Mujhe apne daily college jaane aur city ke kaam ke liye ek stylish aur powerful scooter chahiye tha. Market me bahut saare options the par unka look simple tha. Mujhe ek aisa scooter chahiye tha jiska design sporty ho. Honda Dio 125 ka look mujhe pahli nazar me pasand aa gaya. Iska look aur Honda ka bharosa, dono mil raha tha isiliye maine isko chuna. Is scooter ko chalane ka mera experience bahut badhiya raha hai. Iska 125cc ka engine bahut smooth hai aur traffic me pickup bhi zabardast milta hai. Long ride par seat bahut comfortable hai aur mujhe patna ke local traffic me isse lagbhag forty five se forty eight ka mileage aaram se mil jata hai. Main is scooter ko sabhi young logon aur college students ko lene ki salah dunga. Agar aapka budget ek premium scooter ka hai aur aap stylish look ke sath achha mileage aur majboot engine chahte hain to aapko bina soche is gadi ko kharidna chahiye, ye sach me ek paisa vasool scooter hai.Read More
It is smooth to ride we can enjoy while riding it. It is comfortable to sit and it gives good mileage compering other and it look is also good and performance is also amazing comparing other scooters we can use for office use and students can also use daily use to travel or doing other work. I hope it is best for daily use and travel outside also.Read More
Choosing a scooter is a matter of trust, and for me, that trust lies with the Honda brand. I ultimately choose the Dio 125 specifically because it had a good engine comparing to other rivals and the maintenance is also cheap . Because it's japanese company it is pretty reliable and can consider for long rides . I am owner of a all generation of the honda dio series this is my 4th honda dio .. so far this is the best dio so far because they have given the honda grazia engine to it by doing some calibrations . I had two choices which was this and tvs ntorq the ntorq Laks in refinement , reliability and good service that' the reason I have moved to a japanese brand and iam very much satisfied comfort is excellent. The seat is wide and supportive, making daily commutes very easy on the back.Both the rider and the pillion get wide, well-padded seats, contributing to excellent overall comfort on longer commutes.i even travel kerala to Chennai on a single day with this with multiple stops ... It's still holds no problem If you are a daily commuter but you want to have a sporty plus reliable scooter go for this and cheap in maintenance too , you don't have to think about the the engine because it's honda and you can trust this scooter. It even has all the features like tft display disk brakes at the front and a good cvt gearbox. The only cons would be the headlights it's completely useless on places other than city.Read More
It's superb experience of this vehicle I'm glad to write this review because the mileage is superb and the top variant model of this vehicle gives an superb feel to drive and I suggest all members to take or purchase top variant of this vehicle I'm so happy to have such an amazing vehicle like this Read More