Hero Splendor Plus Vs. Hero Splendor Pro

A lot of people who have decided to go for a Splendor bike are still undecided when it comes to which of the Splendor series bikes they should be going for. Today let us just check out two of the popular models against each other and see which of the two is a better deal when it comes to fuel efficiency.

First the technical specifications. Both the Splendor Plus and Splendor Pro are sub-100cc motorbikes with similar power and torque levels. Both bikes measure the exact same dimensions (1.97m long, 0.72m wide and 1.04m tall with an equal 159mm ground clearance. Both bikes have a 11 liter capacity fuel tank.To put it in one word, the engine and dimensions of both the bikes are very similar.

The difference then is in the features offered and not the specs. So the mileage delivered by the two bikes should not be very different.

Customer Feedback on Mileage
Before talking about customers and test reviews, let us first look at the official claim. Despite the extremely similar features, Hero Motocorp claims on fuel are very different on the two bikes. Hero claims that the Splendor Plus can deliver 80.6 kilometers for every liter of petrol. In comparison, they claim that the Splendor Pro can offer 90.1 kmpl of economy.

Let us now look at what MaxAbout has to say. In their review, the website says the new engine on the Splendor Pro makes is much more responsive and quick. At the same time, they note that the Splendor Plus has one of the slower engines among all variants of Splendor. They report a pretty similar fuel consumption from both bikes in city conditions (65 kmpl). However, on highways, the Splendor Pro can deliver 79 kmpl while the Splendor Plus can only provide between 72-75 kmpl.

BikeDekho has a very different review of both bikes. They like the Splendor Plus for being a sleek and attractive “commuter cum executive bike” while they commend the Splendor Pro for its ultimate comfort and flat seating positions. From the fuel efficiency testing, they report 65-70 kmpl from the Splendor Plus on city roads which looks better compared to the 60 kmpl they report from the Splendor Pro.

To get a feel of what real world customers feel, we had looked into the reviews on the popular classifieds site, Olx to check out the fuel ratings offered on both the bikes by the bike sellers. When it comes to Splendor Plus, most of the bikes put up on sale are reported to be seeing an economy of around 60-70 kmpl although there were more than a couple in the 47-55 kmpl range as well. For the Splendor Pro, the range of reviews posted on the bike put the fuel consumption in the 50-65 kmpl range although barring for a handful most of the others were in the 60-65 kmpl range.

I have put down the reported fuel efficiency figures for both bikes as reported by various sources side-by-side below. As I can see it, it is a very close call and it ultimately depends on the price, the other features that you would want in a bike, and your personal test ride of both the bikes that should decide which of the two bikes you are going to go for.