Mahindra Kine

If you are looking for a budget scooter, one of the models you must be looking at is the Mahindra Kine. This scooter is not too popular considering that Mahindra hardly advertises this model of theirs – something that they launched in 2010 post the acquisition of Kinetic motors. The Mahindra Kine is a pretty low-spec’d scooter targeted at the budget conscious. It comes with a 71.5cc single cylinder 2 stroke engine that can render a maximum power of close to 3.8PS at 5500 RPM. On turns, this translates to 5Nm maximum torque at 4500 RPM. The scooter is not very big and measures 1765mm x 635mm x 1060mm with an overall wheelbase of 1225mm. The seat is placed at a convenient 760mm. Other specs include an 82kg kerb weight, 4 liter fuel tank, 120mm ground clearance and a maximum speed of 60 kmph. The Mahindra Kine is priced at Rs. 34160 ex-showroom at Delhi.

Manufacturer Mileage Claim

Given that the scooter is targeted at the teenagers/price-conscious, mileage is of paramount importance. Mahindra doesn’t disappoint at least from the official claims. According to them, the Kine is capable of delivering around 63.25 kmpl economy under standard test conditions. As I have noted many times earlier, these conditions are very highway-like and so the FE you will see on city roads is likely to be far lower.

Test Drive & Customer Feedback

Let us start with the note from BikeDekho. They note from their test run that the scooter offers an average mileage of around 55kmpl which is not bad at all. However, one user claims to be noticing only around 31kmpl on their Kine. But given the small sample size, I wouldn’t give much thought into this just yet.

According to ProdEase, the Kine is built for big cities and short distance travel. Although the scooter is ideally suited for the female customers, the website says the performance is not up to the mark. They report a mileage of between 50-55 kmpl which is pretty okay.

Quite a few other websites have reported a fuel efficiency in the 55kmpl range. This includes the likes of BikeSpace and IndiaAuto. To have a better understanding of what the real world customers are saying, let us take a look at Olx (MouthShut does not seem to have many reviews about this bike). Most sellers have claimed an economy of between 40-50 kmpl which is still okay. I would however take reports from classifieds websites with a grain of salt considering the posters there are trying to sell their scooter and would hence be painting a pretty positive picture. On that note, reports on Quikr too state a fuel economy of between 40-50 kmpl.

So there you go. For one, there are not too many real customer reports for the Kine. And those that do are either reported with vested interests (as on classifieds sites) or appear to be from company claims. So there is not much to read into from the various mileage reports. I would seriously suggest you to take a real world test ride and take a decision only post that. Here is a snapshot of what various websites here have reported.