W175 will likely get alloy wheels, tubeless tyres and new colours.
Kawasaki India has released a teaser on its social media handle that it will be showcasing a new motorcycle on December 8 at India Bike Week. The teaser image shows a motorcycle that’s fully covered with just the front alloy wheel partially visible. We can now exclusively report that this bike will be the updated version of Kawasaki’s most affordable model, the W175.
- Likely to stay mechanically the same
- Select models get a discount for December
Updates to the W175 are likely to be restricted only to the cosmetic side of things with things like new colours and rim stripes. The only mechanical difference of note is the inclusion of tubeless tyres owing to the presence of alloy wheels.
The W175 is currently priced between Rs 1.47 lakh – Rs 1.49 lakh (ex-showroom, India) and Kawasaki is unlikely to take it much higher given that sales have been a bit of a struggle for the company’s first locally manufactured product.
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Kawasaki has also rolled out discounts on select models for the month of December. The Versys 650 (Rs 7.77 lakh) has a Rs 20,000 discount available while its sportier sibling, the Ninja 650 (Rs 7.16 lakh) gets Rs 30,000 off. The Ninja 400 (Rs 5.24 lakh) has Rs 35,000 off currently and the Vulcan S (Rs 7.10 lakh) gets the biggest discount at Rs 60,000. These discounts are valid till stocks last and are applicable only for the month of December.
All prices ex-showroom, India.
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