A real test done by the OD team to imitate the so-called *ideal conditions* saw them Hero and Honda returning near 100 kmpl, and the Platina ES a whopping 132 kmpl

http://overdrive.in/features/hypermi...rt-dream-neo2/

132kmpl is insane...!!! My 2005 splendour use to give 60-62 in city and 75-76 on highways with speed below 60kmph.

PS: Overdrive could have extracted 10-12kmpl more from splendour i-smart considering the fact that its rider was the heaviest of the lot at whopping 118 kilograms where as platina's rider was much lighter which helped it to extract such an insane figure from a litre of petrol.

The claim is not entirely false. Honda is just getting harsh on its erst while partner.

Coming to claim, then before splendor i-smart i have got more mileage.

My Joy i have got 106 kpl on two occasions. And for all of your information, i was not alone. I was ridding and my pillion was my friend. I weighed at around 72 kg, then and my friend weighed 75 kg.

So a combined weight of 147 kg.

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The claim is not entirely false. Honda is just getting harsh on its erst while partner.

Coming to claim, then before splendor i-smart i have got more mileage.

My Joy i have got 106 kpl on two occasions. And for all of your information, i was not alone. I was ridding and my pillion was my friend. I weighed at around 72 kg, then and my friend weighed 75 kg.

So a combined weight of 147 kg.

We tested with speeds hovering between 40-50 kph.

We were on highway and also through city. We had no aim of testing. But my friend who was pillion usually traveled with me to college. He was amazed by my bikes mileage of 80+ kpl. So that day class was suspended and he asked me to test the mileage on testing mode.

We rode and rode and after 90 km we got bored, still excitement was building and when we crossed 100 kpl we were amazed. Then at 106 kpl it finally got over.

My friend and me were both amazed. Then after 15 days we decided to test once again to verify it and once again we hit 106 kpl.

So it is no surprise that Hero claims same for splendor i-smart is no wonder.


My Joy even at almost 4 lacs kilometers returns 80+ kpl with my kind of ripping with frequently touching 90-95 kph with two-up.

If hero comes to prove me then i am ready to show 100+ kpl even today.

Sometimes it becomes so funny that words do fail me to describe the series of events [emoji23] [emoji23] if people get 106kpl in Indian riding conditions then why people bash the guys who claim 5bhp increase after putting a free flow air filter or claim beating a 250cc bike with their 150cc after putting a dalda dabba exhaust...

I think your calculation has gone totally wrong somewhere. Even test riding conditions wouldn't be able to gives that mileage and your claim borders on incredulous...

What's the credibility of these guys : Overdrive : Hypermiling 100s: Platina 100 ES, Splendor iSmart, Dream Neo?

What's the credibility of these guys : Overdrive : Hypermiling 100s: Platina 100 ES, Splendor iSmart, Dream Neo?

What's the credibility of these guys : Overdrive : Hypermiling 100s: Platina 100 ES, Splendor iSmart, Dream Neo?

See, read the title. They were hypermiling! At dangerously slow speeds. UNLIKE any practical day to day riding. OD guys are credible and if you read the last para of the article, you'd know that they completely discourage such actions, making me wonder what on earth were they smoking when they hatched this plan in the first place!

Exactly, what's time consuming, mundane, boring to most people may not be so for a handful few. People with enough resources and time on their hand will be always impractical. Climbing Mt. Everest got easier these days compared to efforts it took fifty years ago or so; old techniques are outdated and impractical now!!!

Thanks to Overdrive for coming out with this official test; now we know(officially) how to save fuel in extreme cases and stretch the distance.
However, long-term side effects of such riding are open for speculation.

Where do you even get these comparisons?? Climbing mount everest and riding a 100cc bike... Seriously??

... So putting stuff like 100 kmpl on a brochoure when the actual mileage is 2/3rds of that is kind of misleadong...