The Xtreme 160R 4V has been Hero’s answer since 2023 to the Bajaj Pulsar NS160 and the TVS Apache RTR 160, although it hasn’t been as popular. Late last year, the brand launched a higher variant of it called the Combat Edition with cruise control, ride-by-wire and an updated negative LCD screen from the GlamourX 125 and now it’s taking that further with a refined design and TFT display. The bigger Xtreme 250R also sees some big improvements alongside its younger brother.
- Retains the 164.32cc, oil-cooled engine; peak power has increased to 17.1hp
- Top Carbon variant gets a TFT display
- Standard costs Rs 1.27 lakh, Pro costs Rs 1.37 lakh and Carbon costs Rs 1.41 lakh
Hero Xtreme 160R 4V: What’s new?
Sharper design and a stronger feature set
Hero has started the updates with the design of the Xtreme 160R 4V. Compared to the previous Combat Edition, the entire silhouette has been sharpened and it’s most obvious in the fuel tank and the rear seat cowl. There are also new colours and variants on offer. The current base variant has been rechristened to Standard variant, the Combat Edition has become Pro, and a new top-variant called Carbon. Standard gets Firestorm Red and Pearl Black and Pro gets Pro Red and Pro Black. Carbon gets Carbon Red, Carbon Black, Carbon Grey and Abrax Orange.
Moving onto mechanical changes, all variants of the Xtreme 160R retain the 164.32cc, oil-cooled engine but peak power has marginally increased to 17.1hp (versus 16.9hp earlier) delivered 250rpm later in the rev range at 8,750rpm. Torque figures remain unchanged, 14.6Nm at 6,500rpm. However, Hero has separated the Standard variant from the other two quite significantly by way of features. It gets a telescopic front suspension and retains a mechanical throttle. While dual discs are also retained, it only has single-channel ABS and gets the LCD console from the Combat Edition, one of two things it shares with the Pro; the other being the design.
The Pro variant, except for the changes mentioned above, remains identical to the Combat Edition. Which means, ride-by-wire is standard with three ride modes (Rain, Road and Sports), as is cruise control. The front suspension on this one is a 37mm KYB USD fork and the rear is a monoshock that has adjustable preload. Dual-channel ABS is standard and the brake specifications remain the same too, 276mm front and 220mm rear. On the dimensions-front, seat height has gone up by a negligible 2mm to 805mm and the kerb weight by 1.5kg to 149kg.
The top Carbon variant is identical to Pro, except for its new TFT display. While the TFT display itself is shared with the Xpulse 210, Hero has changed the layout and design of it to better suit the Xtreme 160R’s sporty characteristics. There’s no difference in weight between the three variants.
With the updated design and additional features, the Hero Xtreme 160R 4V Standard comes in at Rs 1.27 lakh, Pro sits at Rs 1.37 lakh, a significant Rs 10,000 increase. Top Carbon costs Rs 1.41 lakh. Hero specifies all three variants’ prices as introductory. The current base variant costs Rs 1.35 lakh and the Combat Edition Rs 1.38 lakh; though we can’t compare the two base variants directly, the Combat edition has effectively become cheaper by Rs 1,000, with an updated design. The Haryana-based manufacturer says bookings are open today across all its showrooms in India and deliveries will begin from November, in time for the festive season.
All prices mentioned are ex-showroom.