Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) launched the all-new ‘NX500' adventure tourer at Rs 5,90,000 (ex-showroom New Delhi). The new model will make its way to the Indian market through the CBU route.
Inheriting popular traits, it features new styling and a host of upgrades. Meaning ‘New X-over', the NX500 is crafted to offer a delightful experience across a spectrum of terrains, on everything from a winding road to a gravel trail to long-distance adventures. Bookings for the All-New NX500 are now open, and it will be sold via BigWing dealerships across India.
Tsutsumu Otani, Managing Director, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said, "Today marks a significant milestone as we proudly unveil the highly anticipated NX500 in India. This modern street adventure motorcycle is a testament to our unwavering commitment to innovation and offers pure riding thrills. With its daily crossover design, premium technology, and lively twin-cylinder engine, the NX500 is set to redefine the riding experience of customers and celebrate the spirit of adventure on two wheels."
Yogesh Mathur, Director, Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said, "We are pleased to introduce the all-new NX500 in the Indian market within three months of its global debut at EICMA 2023. As we embark on this exciting journey, we are confident that the NX500 will surely excite ADV buyers in India. The bookings for the NX500 are now open at our premium BigWing dealerships, and its deliveries will begin from next month onwards."
Styling and equipment:
Directed by the design theme of ‘Daily Crossover', wherever it goes—city block, winding road, highway, or gravel trail—the NX500 looks the part, wearing a new style that has an amalgamation of compact adventure-style usability with an imposing silhouette. The motorcycle's new all-LED headlight and tail lamp are compactly designed to contribute to its imposing yet nimble impression.
Honda's latest adventure touring bike boasts premium technology in the form of a new 5-inch full-color TFT screen that uses optical bonding to improve visibility in bright sunlight. It is also customisable, and the rider can select a display style between Bar, circle, and simple, along with a background colour of white, black, or auto.
The NX500 offers the IOS/Android smartphone connectivity of Honda RoadSync along with a backlit 4-way toggle switch on the left handlebar that allows on-screen turn-by-turn navigation as well as the option for the rider to make calls or listen to music (via a Bluetooth headset). It also gets an emergency stop signal feature that communicates sudden braking to the vehicles behind by flashing turn signals at high speed.
Engine and Performance:
Powering the all-new Honda NX500 is a 471cc, liquid-cooled, 4-stroke DOHC engine with a parallel twin-cylinder layout that offers a well-proportioned balance of enjoyable performance with an energetic, high-revving character and zappy top end. This motor churns out 35 kW of power at 8,600 rpm and 43 Nm of peak torque at 6,500 rpm, paired with a slick-changing 6-speed gearbox.
The NX500's powerful characteristic in the low to mid-RPM ranges facilitates high manoeuvrability and a strong feel of acceleration on city roads. There is also an assist/slipper clutch, which eases upshifts and eliminates rear wheel hopping under hard braking and downshifting scenarios. It gets a switchable HSTC (Honda Selectable Torque Control) system as well to manage rear wheel traction for increased peace of mind while riding on slippery terrain.
Suspension, brakes, and tyres:
Ensuring an optimal balance between lightweight body and structural rigidity, the NX500 carries forward the steel diamond-tube mainframe. This adventure touring motorcycle gets 19-inch front and 17-inch rear trail-pattern radial tyres, which are sized 110/80-R19 and 160/60-R17. Its alloy wheels, however, are completely new cast aluminium Y-shaped 5-spoke units.
To ensure superior comfort on-the-road as well as on off-road trails, this ADV is equipped with Showa 41mm SFF-BP upside-down (USD) front forks and a Pro-Link mono-suspension at the rear with a 5-stage preload adjuster. Braking duties are performed by dual 296mm front discs with two-piston callipers at the front and a 240mm disc with a 1-piston calliper at the rear, with dual-channel ABS as standard.
Colours, Price, and Availability:
The all-new Honda NX500 has been attractively priced at Rs 5,90,000. It will be available in three colour schemes that complement its adventure persona. They are: Grand Prix Red, Matte Gunpowder Black Metallic, and Pearl Horizon White. Bookings are now open at HMSI's premium BigWing dealerships across India. Deliveries will begin from February 2024 onward.
