Suzuki recently overhauled the Burgman Street maxi-styled family scooter with numerous mechanical, visual and feature-related changes. We were able to spend some quality seat time aboard the latest Burgman and put it through our instrumented tests. Here’s how much fuel efficiency the 2026 Burgman street returned.
2026 Suzuki Burgman Street real-world fuel efficiency
As per tradition, we first conducted the highway fuel efficiency run on the Burgman. We ran the scooter for a little over 60km, after which topping up the fuel tank needed 1.10 litres. Thus, the Burgman returned 56.6kpl on the highway.
We then proceeded to the concrete jungle of South Mumbai, where we ran the scooter for just a hair over 50km, after which it needed exactly 1 litre of fuel to brim the tank once more again, thus giving us a mileage figure of 50.1kpl.
2026 Suzuki Burgman Street fuel efficiency analysis
Suzuki’s 125cc scooters have a propensity to be rather fuel efficient when ridden with a sensible throttle hand, something the Burgman proved to us when we tested it. The engine prioritizes low and mid range grunt over outright peak power where output is delivered relatively early in the rev range which means you don’t need to wring the accelerator to the stop to make quick progress. Both inside the city and out on the highway, this engine is relaxed and never feels strained thereby achieving these very respectable results.
It is worth mentioning that our tests were conducted in the peak of Indian summer with ambient temperatures hovering between 35-40 degrees Celsius, which could have some effect on the engine’s efficiency.
Autocar India’s fuel-efficiency testing
Our fuel-efficiency testing routine starts by first brimming the tank and ensuring the scooter is running the manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressures. The scooter is then ridden on fixed city and highway routes, where we maintain pre-decided average speeds that best mimic real-world scenarios as well as keeping speed limits in mind. The payload on the scooters is kept constant by balancing rider weights and ballast, ensuring consistency across different vehicles and riders. At the end of the test cycle, the fuel tank is once again filled to the brim, giving us an accurate figure of how much fuel has been consumed against the trip meter reading.
Vishal Venugopal
Ved Janve
