New R&D Centre from Mahindra 2 Wheelers
In a bid to reach the top of the ladder in the competition among the two wheeler manufacturers, every company is taking some or the other step, be it launch or upgradation or...
In a bid to reach the top of the ladder in the competition among the two wheeler manufacturers, every company is taking some or the other step, be it launch or upgradation or anything else. Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India, TVS, etc. have been ramping the news recently. So how could have Mahindra two wheelers stayed behind. So here’s Mahindra opening up a new research and development centre in Pune. The inauguration was held yesterday with quite some show. This new R&D centre is the third largest of all two wheeler R&D facilities present in India. During the inauguration, Mahindra 2 Wheelers also talked of what it has in store for two wheelers along with announcing what developments would take place at this research and development centre.
The first model launch coming our way is Mahindra Rodeo RZ 125cc, a scooter, which will be first launched in south India in around next three weeks. Next to come are three new motorcycles from Mahindra, which probably will take them at least 12 months to launch. The first to come will be Mahindra Stallio; as per what the company has to say, Mahindra Stallio will be another smile factor this festive season. The company says, it will launch Stallio before festive season. Speculations are for Diwali! Mahindra Mojo will see light somewhere around the first quarter of next year, that is, January to March 2013. However, the third bike still remains a mystery.
The new R&D centre will have a centre for developing engines and then testing them, a design studio, Computer Aided Engineering/Computational Fluid Dynamics facilities. It has been quite long now that Mahindra 2 Wheelers has stayed out of the limelight; to stay in the competition, high time that Mahindra comes back to focus. And with these steps of new R&D centre and new launches coming up, seems Mahindra 2 Wheelers have a realization of this. It is not just new launches that the company is talking of, they are now gliding with new technologies that can build a better future for them. The Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra 2 Wheelers, who was present at the event, along with Anoop Mathur, said that the company’s aim is to reach a level of Rs. 20,000 revenue by the year 2020.
They already have recruited around 200 engineers, and have files around 12 patents. Mr. Anand reveals that the engines of 110 cc and 300 cc displacement are almost prepared, as per the leaked info, one of these could be the engine of Mahindra Mojo and the other of Mahindra Stallio. Out of the products, what is most awaited is Duro. The company is developing Duro micro-hybrid, a two wheeler which can claim the highest fuel efficiency, much more higher than the other scooters on Indian roads. Also, Duro micro-hybrid will be the first scooter with Micro Hybrid Technology. With already having invested Rs. 100 crore, the company is yet ready to and has fix plans to invest another Rs. 500 crore in the coming 5 years.
Mahindra Duro User Reviews
It's a great Scooter with tremendous power. I bought it 8 years back and still running smooth.
I use this from last 5 years. it gives me average of 45 kmpl . I have completed many long drives on it about 200 km in a day. And not fase more problems.. one time it become heated after only 75 km and ones it become over flow on highway after filling full tank.. these are two bad incidents when my scooter disappointed me... Till now I have traveled 35000kms and no any issues (cap of my petrol tank has Brocken aur mai aaj tak isko badal nahi paya kyuki mil hi nahi pa rahi, aur maine bahut prayaas bhi nahi kiya ).. it's good scooter for long drive... ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ????? ????? ?????
I bought this vehicle for my wife from Shri sai Automobile, babugarh Vikas nagar Dehradun. on 10 of july 2012, the scooter worked good for few days (approx 10 days) in chandigarh ,one day the scooter stoped starting ,we tried our level best bt it did nt start finally we took the vehicle to a mechanic, he said the battery is dead and some wiring problem , which he fixed after repairing now its hardly 8th day the vehicle is again nt starting.......today m taking it to the dealer in chandigarh lets see wt is next.... will post soon......
i hav buyed a duro dz and my cousin also planned to buy but i saved them frm going loss in add newspaper tv etc u hav given less price but in showroom they hav taken extra what d nonsense is this i hav buyed bike in sankey road banglore
IT IS ONE OF THE HOPELESS SCOOTER OF THE YEAR ! i am user of the scooter. since from the 2nd day itself the problem started i taken to the service , and other the front wheel was shaking and the handle as well. till now i facing the problems regularly.