Bajaj hints to launch CS 200 before the CS 400

Like the Super Sport Pulsar SS 200, Bajaj might launch 200cc Cruiser Sport (CS) Pulsar before the 400cc machine, which was showcased at the 2014 Indian Auto Expo. In a recent interview with Autocar Professional, Mr. Eric Vas, president of Bajaj Auto’s motorcycle business, hinted on the possibility of launching Pulsar CS 200 before the CS 400.

Mr. Vas said, “We showed two 400cc Pulsar bikes at the Expo last year – one of which was called as a cruiser sports (CS) bike. Yes, when we talk about creating new segments in the market, we think cruiser sports would be one such segment.

Cruiser is a very interesting segment to be in and certainly it is one area we are looking at. I don’t want to specify what form it will take, what cubic capacity it will take. That’s because of our assessment of the market.

Just like we showed a faired version of the 400cc Pulsar and we launched the 200cc variant. But yes, certainly we are looking at the cruiser sports (CS) segment and it is one way of growing the market.”

The new Pulsar CS 200 will look alike the CS 400, however, it will share the engineering with Pulsar SS 200. It will get the same 199.5cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, triple-spark DTS-i engine, which powers the current 200cc Pulsars. The bike is expected to come with a fuel injection system for the optimum performance like the SS 200. Power output of the bike will be upto 24.2bhp at 9,750rpm and it will deliver a peak torque of 18.6Nm at 8,000rpm. It will also get some amazing style features from the CS 400 concept, while most of the equipments will be carried forward from the SS 200.

The Bajaj Pulsar CS 200 is expected to be priced around Rs. 1.15 lakh and ABS feature will be optional with it.

Source: Autocar Professional