Honda Hornet 2.0 Vs Rivals: Specifications Comparison

Honda's naked 200cc offering, Hornet 2.0 has been launched recently. Hornet 2.0 was the first Honda to be launched digitally and now that it is finally out, we thought of scripting out a comparison against its rivals, to get an idea of how well it fares with the current worthy offerings like TVS Apache 200 RTR and Bajaj Pulsar NS200.

Dimensions

• As the company has said the Hornet 2.0 is its attempt to fill the 180-200cc bracket, dimensions suggest the same. All the concerning dimensions are remarkably close to its direct competitors, the Apache 200 RTR and Pulsar NS200.
• One thing that stands out for the Hornet 2.0, when pitched against its competitor is the fact that it weighs almost 11 kilograms lesser than Apache and 14 kilograms lighter than Pulsar NS200. 

Engine Specifications

• Although Honda pitches Hornet 2.0R as a 200cc bike, the on-paper performance figures suggest that the updated Hornet does not really weigh up very well against its rivals.
• The peak torque figures still manage to paint a relatively positive picture for the Hornet 2.0R, the on-paper power figures feel significantly lesser than the competition. We will have a better idea about how well the Hornet 2.0 fares, once we get our hands on it.
• Honda has asserted that the bike comes equipped with PGM-FI (Honda eco-technology unit) which makes use of 8 on-board sensors to monitor and deliver good fuel efficiency.
• NS200 comes across as the best bet as far as performance figures are concerned, while Hornet’s figure seems no match for its Bajaj counterpart, NS200 easily manages to trump the Apache 200 as well.

Features

Thought tihe Hornet does not get a lot of advanced features, Honda has ensured that they pack it with all the basic features and hence the Hornet does just well. The digital instrumentation cluster will provide digital read-outs of all the important data with odometer, tachometer and trip meter

Its direct rival, Apache is a feature-loaded offering and gets the like of turn by turn navigation and dual-channel ABS over in addition to all the features offered by both Hornet and NS200.

Underpinnings

• The updated Honda Hornet gets a diamond type frame and golden coloured upside-down forks, that gives the bigger Hornet a character of its own.
• The suspension duties at the rear are handled by monoshock suspension unit for all the three bikes that are being compared.
• Hornet gets Extramaxx tyres that make use of special aramid fibre, these tyres are made with dual-compound technology which will not only reduce the rolling resistance but also improve stability and tyre life, to know more about these tyres, you can head over to this article.      

Price

When compared against its rivals, the Hornet 2.0R is priced remarkably close. The table suggests the same fact, as practically, there is almost no price difference between the bikes being compared.

Conclusion

Thanks to the aggressive elements like gold upside-down forks and dual-tone colour scheme, the design come across as the stand-out highlight for Hornet 2.0. The performance, however, seems to be a letdown, at least on paper and the fact that the 160 cc version of Hornet’s competitors (Pulsar NS160, Apache RTR 160) rake up similar performance figures does not help its cause either.

To give a more rounded opinion on Hornet 2.0, we will still wait till we actually get to check out the bike but based on all the information that we have Hornet 2.0 does come across as interesting.