Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSCI) has recently filed design patents for two of its scooters that are available in the international market. This includes the off-road-focused maxi-scooter ADV350. The maxi-scooter is already on sale in the international markets, such as the European market. Except for the recently launched pair of Keeway scooters, India is void of affordable proper sub-300cc scooters. The segment is very popular in the European countries, where a lot of people prefer them because of their practicality.
The ADV 350 made its debut at the EICMA 2021. The scooter looks like a toned-down, smaller version of the X-ADV. The X-ADV uses a 750cc engine and comes with a 6-speed DCT gearbox. The ADV 350, on the other hand, uses the same engine as Honda’s Forza 350. It is a 330cc liquid-cooled unit with 28.8 BHP and 31.5 Nm of torque. Unlike the X-ADV, the ADV350 uses a CVT transmission. Honda has also equipped the scooter with 2-level torque control.
The scooter uses upside-down forks at the front and twin shocks at the rear. As for braking hardware, it uses a 256mm disc at the front and a 240mm disc at the rear. In addition to this, the ADV 350 also gets dual-channel ABS as standard. The ADV350 also gets wide tyres. They measure 120-section in the front and 140-section at the back. At the same time, the front uses a larger 15-inch wheel, while the rear uses a 14-inch one.
The Honda ADV 350 comes with a sticker price of GPB 5,699 in the UK. The figure roughly is INR 5.55 lakh. If Honda brings it to India, there is a chance it will find very few takers. Hence, there is a possibility that Honda might not bring the scooter to India at all. The company must have filed for the patents to reserve the design and name in the Indian market.
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