After showcasing it at the Auto Expo 2014 for the first time (and later on at the 2016 AE as well), boasting about some segment-shattering figures like 31.4 PS of power, superfast top speed of 165 kmph etc, removing the suffix ‘R’ from the name. Hero has eventually had the Hero HX250R shelved – something which they never looked technically competent to build!
So, its like without entering a segment, and after almost four years of sitting on the project, Hero thinks that the market has moved on. Interestingly, they have not been able to even venture into the 200 cc space yet – a segment which they confirmed with the Xtreme 200S at the last Auto Expo. However, Markus confirmed that they are very close to introducing the motorcycle in India – which according to our consensus does not have many people excited!
