2022 Hero XPulse 200 4V Rally Edition Shown For The First Time
Modified On Jul 11, 2022 11:35 AM By Nishaad Joshi for Hero XPulse 200 4V
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While it gets the same motor, it’ll be bigger and more capable than its sibling
Hero Motocorp has finally showcased the Rally Edition of the XPulse 200 4V at an owner’s off-roading event in Coimbatore. While the bike is based on the newest XPulse 200 4V iteration, there are some distinct upgrades to the bike.
Starting with the design, it looks more or less like the current XPulse itself but has ditched the high heels for stilettos. The graphics also are more in tune with Hero’s rally team colours. What is a bit surprising but should bode well for amateur off-roaders is the absence of the tall flat rally seat. This unit in particular increases the seat height by a solid 35-40mm, which would be quite daunting for inexperienced riders.
A type-approval document that was leaked last month, revealed that the Rally Edition is mechanically unchanged, still making 19.1PS from its 199.6cc single-cylinder, four-valve air-and-coil cooled motor. While the torque figures haven’t been revealed, more likely than not, it’ll make the same 17.35 Nm as the standard bike.
It also showed that the Rally Edition will be a much bigger bike with a 1,427mm wheelbase and a length of 2,255mm. To give you context, the XPulse 200 4V has a wheelbase of 1410mm and is 2222mm long.
This is likely to take place as the bike gets more suspension travel, which would seem to account for the increased wheelbase.
While we don’t have any details about its launch yet, we expect the variant to be launched sometime later this year. The XPulse 200 4V retails at Rs 1,35,978 (ex-showroom Delhi), with the Rally Kit costing an additional Rs 46,000. So we expect that this Rally Edition will carry a small premium over the cost of the XPulse 4V with the Rally Kit installed, around Rs 1.80 lakh.