Hero Honda Passion Review

Hero Honda Passion Review

The giant two wheeler manufacturer Hero Honda has launched its new stylish motorcycle named as Passion in Indian market. The new passion is available in two variants and it comes in various attractive ranges of colors in order to impress the youths. The Hero Honda Passion price ranges between Rs.44,050-Rs.46,300 which is quite moderate and even the middle class people are able to purchase the bike. Overall, the new Passion comes with an advanced and latest technology along with good mileage.

Hero Honda Passion Models

The Hero Honda comes in two variants namely

1) Hero Honda Passion Plus – Rs.44,050
2) Hero Honda Passion Pro – Rs.46,300

Hero Honda Passion Colors

The Hero Honda Passion is available in various attractive color options which would definitely impress the bike enthusiasts. One of the variant named Hero Honda Passion Plus comes in different colors including

1) Black With Orange Stripes
2) Moon Yellow
3) Black With Magna Red Stripes
4) Amranth Maroon
5) Candy Blazing Red
6) Cloud Silver
7) Tornado Grey
8) Tahitian Blue
9) Turquoise Blue
10)Black With Purple Stripes
11)Tasmanian Green

Similarly, the another variants Hero Honda Passion Pro comes in variety of color options including

1) Force Silver
2) Vibrant Blue
3) Black Sports Red
4) Leaf Green Metallic
5) Black With Frost Blue

The front mud-guard, hood’s side panels, fuel tank and its shrouds, side panels and rear panels are painted in body color looks very impressive.

Hero Honda Passion Dimensions

The dimensions of Hero Honda Passion Plus in terms of its length, width and height are mentioned below.

1) Length – 1980 mm
2) Width – 720 mm
3) Height – 1060 mm
4) Ground Clearance – 160 mm
5) Kerb Weight – 116 kg

Likewise, the dimensions of Hero Honda Passion Pro are represented below.

1) Length – 1980 mm
2) Width – 1075 mm
3) Height – 725 mm
4) Ground Clearance – 165 mm
5) Kerb Weight – 116 kg for Kick, 119 kg for Self

Along with that, both Passion Plus and Passion Pro offers the wheelbase of about 1235 mm.

Style and Engineering

The Hero Honda Passion is a stylish commuter bike which targets both the rural and urban markets. The front appearance of the bike looks very trendy with the multi reflector halogen bulb head light helps in better view ability to the rider while riding at night time or even in bad weather conditions. The front also possesses an attractive visor. It has a superb rear view mirror for updating the rear happenings of the road. The bike is fitted with a digital-analog combo meter console which consists of speedometer, odometer, trip meter, fuel gauge indicator etc. This instrument makes the rider to know about the information of the bike in just a glance. The Passion Pro comes with a wide and large fuel tank with the minimum capacity of 12.8 litres and 1 litre usable reserve. The stylish graphic decals fixed at the fuel tank are very impressive along with the bike name sticker on the fuel tank. The seating arrangement of the Passion Pro is really comfortable and it is of cushion type which is suited for long rides. It has large space separating the seat between the pillion and rider. The side panels of the bike are also impressive with the long heat shield muffler which is really good. The rear part of the bike ends with a grab rail for additional support for the pillion. It has a radical twin bulb tail lamp and turn signal lamp of multi reflector clear lens helps to indicate turnings on every nook and corner of the roads. The braking and suspension mechanism of the Hero Honda Passion is really appreciable which adds much safety and it is easy to handle the bike.

Hero Honda Passion Engine

The Hero Honda Passion has been designed with a powerful and dynamic engine which ensures better power and torque output. The Hero Honda Passion Plus and Hero Honda Passion Pro is housed with a 4 Stroke, Air Cooled OHC, Single Cylinder OHC engine which provides the displacement very close to 97.2 cc. The engine of Passion Plus produces the maximum power output of 7.5 BHP @ 8000 RPM in combination with the maximum torque output of 7.55 NM @ 6000 RPM. On the other hand, the engine of Passion Pro churns out the maximum power of 7.8 PS @ 7500 RPM in combination with the maximum torque of 8.04 NM @ 4500 RPM. The bore and stroke of both bike is measured as 50 mm and 49.5 mm along with the compression ratio of 8.8:1. Both engines are mated with a four speed wet multiplate clutch for smoother and quicker gear shifts.

Hero Honda Passion Performance

The Hero Honda Passion provides the decent acceleration and pick up. The Passion can accelerate from 0-60 kmph in just 12.2 seconds and it can reach from 0-400 m in just a short span of 26.1 seconds. The maximum speed achieved by the Passion Plus is approximately 82.1 where as the top speed of Passion Pro is 85 kmph. The side draft, variable venturi type with TCIS carburetor helps in better performance of the Hero Honda Passion Pro.

Hero Honda Passion Mileage

Not only is the performance, the mileage also excellent with the dynamic engine of the Hero Honda Passion. The Passion Plus and Passion Pro is considered to be fuel efficient bikes with the fuel tank capacity of 12.8 litre with 1 litre usable reserve. The Passion Plus can generate the mileage of around 50-55 kmpl in city traffic roads and 60-65 kmpl on highways. The company claims that the bike would offer 70 kmpl in an average. Similarly, the Passion Pro can generate the healthy mileage of 50 kmpl in city traffic roads and 61 kmpl on highway roads. It gives an average mileage of around 69 kmpl which is quite outstanding.

Brakes and Suspensions

The Passion Plus and Passion Pro has been designed with a tubular, double cradle frame body type with excellent brakes. The Passion Plus is fitted with an internal expanding shoe type of 130 mm at both front and rear. Likewise, the front of Passion Pro is fitted with a drum and disc brake of diameter 240 mm and rear drum brakes of 130 mm diameter along with an internal expanding shoe type. The front suspension is of telescopic hydraulic type while the rear suspension is of swing arm adjustable hydraulic shock absorber for both Passion Plus and Passion Pro.

Safety Features

Both Passion Plus and Passion Pro is packed with lot of safety features includes head light and tail lamp for better vision at night time. The comfortable seats ensures safe ride for long hours and it is easy to handle the bike. The Passion Plus and Passion Pro has a front tire of size 2.75 x 18 – 42 P/4 PR and rear tire size of 3.00 x 18 – 52 P/6 PR with spoke or cast wheel adding more safety and security. These entire features ensure much safety and security to both rider and pillion as well as for the bike.