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  • #16
    Re: Mahindra Centuro Launch - Live Updates!

    xBhp will be coming up with the ride report of the Mahindra Centuro soon.

    But initial reactions are that the bike is good. Very good. Better than what the competition offers. It is also extremely smooth. Not Honda smooth ofcourse, but much smoother than other Indian manufacturers. Also, to be noted is that this bike has been designed in house within a very short time span.

    Anand Mahindra was present at the unveiling, and with a man like that leading the way, surely the company is going to grow in leaps and bounds. His statements showed clarity of thought and direction. Whether you consider the 5 year warranty or the announcement of 10 launches in the next two and a half years. The Mojo is also going to be launched within this fiscal. He also admitted to having made mistakes in the past and having learnt from those mistakes. That was in reference to the Stallio. On the ground, the response has been towards Mahindra Motorcycles as a whole has been quite satisfactory.

    In this day and age there is no guarantee which motorcycle will flop or be a hit. But the direction that Mahindra is taking is extremely promising. If a prospective buyer takes back to back test rides on the Centuro and its competitors, chances are very high that he might select the Centuro, barring brand loyalty.

    The intentions of the company are clear, they want to launch a bevy of motorcycles in a variety of segments, to make a mark for themselves.

    Anoop Mathur, President of Mahindra 2 wheelers said that the Centuro is customer inspired and the idea is not to sell a fixed number of units, but to create a stickiness in the mind of the customer/ market. There will be new offerings at regular intervals he added. Significant investment has been made in hardware and software in the R&D for this motorcycle.

    The bike has been built with complete in house R&D. The factory has been upgraded to world class fascilities from earlier, which was very basic. Organisation front end has been redesigned to better understand customers needs and to service their requirements. 10 new products in the next 2.5 years across the range. Mahindra Rise signifies an alternative thinking and accepting change.

    Anand Mahindra said that the Centuro is a product confluence of customer feedback, innovation and engineering. This is an entrepreneurial journey for Mahindra. People are skeptical of Mahindra entering the two wheeler market. But the company is unconventional and therefore it will succeed. Hunger and ambition is the real DNA of Mahindra. Launch in Rajasthan because the state is very good for Mahindra. All successful business models don't come from Harvard. Indian still have a colonised mindset where we do not have faith in ourselves. This needs to be changed. Mahndra leads that change.

    Anoop Mathur - Mojo is being worked upon very hard. It will be launched in this fiscal. Women's scooter being planned as well. Rodeo is being sold in good numbers to women. 100 panteros being sold daily. All by word of mouth. Offroaders will be launched sometime in the distant future. Only one variant of Centuro.
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    • #17
      Re: Mahindra Centuro Launch - Live Updates!

      still one of the better looking commuters,specially from the rear quarter.The metal ribs design will probably exist for all mahindra bikes..but does it have any utility?

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      • #18
        Re: Mahindra Centuro Launch - Live Updates!

        Suddenly all of the 110cc commuters become expensive after this launch with loads of features. Looking forward to XBHP ride report.

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        • #19
          re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

          Originally posted by Rakesh Rok View Post
          Guys what is this, a design or something else. . ?

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          That's just a show off tube, nothing functional. BTW, the tacho is calibrated till 12k RPM. OMG!
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          • #20
            re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

            (1) The Paint Quality looks bad.
            (2) Poor Design from aesthetic point of view. the design should ideally be smooth flowing kind of.
            (3) Unneccessary design elements added at lot of places.
            (4) they could have saved the money by not providing a tachometer which hardly has any use in a commuter bike, and utilized the money somewhere else or reduced the price of bike.
            (5) the engine looks like a reverse engineered splendour engine.
            (6) the bike has too many rough edges and does not look well built.

            All the best to mahindra.... did they drop any hints of mojo.
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            • #21
              re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

              Never seen a single mahindra bike till date here in chennai... May be people don't want to go for a bike other than the trusted hero or bajaj... I highly doubt this would sell and make profit for mahindra though it looks pretty cool and comes with lot of features

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              • #22
                re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                thanks mahindra. more variety... as if there aren't enough commuters in the market already. LED tail lamps on low end commuters is so silly btw.

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                • #23
                  re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                  My question to sunilg - If they are selling 100 Panteros a day, where do they go; I do not see them on the streets (Boast alert: I have a keen sense of observation) or is it city/region specific?

                  Rest assured, considering the Indian market, this looks promising. I hope their after-sales service is intact.
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                  • #24
                    re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                    Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post
                    That's just a show off tube, nothing functional. BTW, the tacho is calibrated till 12k RPM. OMG!
                    ya showoff but looks cool and different. . .

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                    • #25
                      re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                      Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
                      (1) The Paint Quality looks bad.
                      (2) Poor Design from aesthetic point of view. the design should ideally be smooth flowing kind of.
                      (3) Unneccessary design elements added at lot of places.
                      (4) they could have saved the money by not providing a tachometer which hardly has any use in a commuter bike, and utilized the money somewhere else or reduced the price of bike.
                      (5) the engine looks like a reverse engineered splendour engine.
                      (6) the bike has too many rough edges and does not look well built.

                      All the best to mahindra.... did they drop any hints of mojo.
                      1, 2, 6 Have you seen the bike in person????

                      3, Subjective

                      4, Bajaj has realised that saving money and making the cheapest bike will not garner sales, so they launched the 100T, a differentiated product. Yet you want Mahindra to make a photocopy of the Hero bikes and expect them to sell. Contradictory?

                      5, WOW

                      If you read the updates on the thread, you will see the 'hints' about the Mojo!
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                      • #26
                        re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                        i personally think this bike will work. coz of it price and mileage.....looks seems ok for me...if u compare with other bikes in same segment the looks are more or less same. but the extra features which it offers is definitely a bonus for the buyer over other bikes....... village areas and small towns me it should be a hit

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                        • #27
                          re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                          One Question: Are they sourcing turn indicator lights from Bajaj???
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                          • #28
                            re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                            Now,,Where was that review promised by SunilG??
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                            • #29
                              re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                              This is Mahindra Bolero.. Where is the Scorpio? Are you also planning an XUV500 act sometime?

                              If these bikes really sell, the market would be flooded with options like 200NS from Bajaj. Any business model first starts with a small investment.. once they know what they are doing it for; Investments pour in!! Wishing Mahindra all the best for this venture.

                              The bikes looked better than the initial pics we saw some months back.

                              Also missed some models, actors at the launch image on the first page of this thread. Some experienced chaps who didnt appear to be riding any bike at this age were showcasing the bikes.

                              Mahindra(as a company) looks confident to take it through without cheap advertising! Lets hope they give us some more options in the near future.

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                              • #30
                                re: Mahindra Centuro Launched at Rs 44000: xBhp News

                                those were my personal views based on photos posted by xbhp mods, your opinion may be different than mine, but both are opinions.

                                Originally posted by The Monk View Post
                                1, 2, 6 Have you seen the bike in person???? (do i have the chance to see it ... in person, ofcourse it is based on pics)


                                3, Subjective (ofcourse, the way some find mojo good looking while others disagree..... looks are always subjective)


                                4, Bajaj has realised that saving money and making the cheapest bike will not garner sales, so they launched the 100T, a differentiated product. Yet you want Mahindra to make a photocopy of the Hero bikes and expect them to sell. Contradictory? (if cheaper bikes do not sell, why to give 1000 rupees discount on initial batch ... and more importantly... if cheaper bikes do not garner sales then why to launch a product in a category, which itself is ....errr..cheap....think.....think. moreover nobody uses tachometer in actual sense on a commuter bike)


                                5, WOW (hmmnn....i also wow'ed)


                                If you read the updates on the thread, you will see the 'hints' about the Mojo!
                                although i read all the updates on relevant thread about mojo, i asked that may be during the launch, some more information was shared, officially or unofficially.
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