Honda Cliq – All you want to know

Honda has been the king of the scooter segment for a long time now. After its successful stint at capturing the urban market with its scooters, the company is now looking at reaching out to the semi-urban and rural buyers, who look for an affordable, rugged and practical two-wheeler. In comes the Honda Cliq, to offer a mix of all these values to customers. While the Activa took care of the needs of urban customers, the Honda Cliq will cater to rural markets mainly and provide customers an option of a sturdy and utilitarian scooter that will cost under INR 50,000. Honda is making sure that this scooter establishes itself in these areas and customers start connecting with the Honda brand in rural markets as well.

The Cliq is fitted with a 110cc engine, single-cylinder air-cooled, that delivers around 8bhp of power and 9Nm of maximum torque. The same V-matic transmission found in other Honda scooters also does duty in this one. This frame is based on an underbone-type chassis, which makes it light and yet sturdy. The engine powers the rear wheel. The Activa also uses the same engine and it is now BS4 compliant too. The Cliq however is a light scooter weighing just 102 kgs, hence the performance also shall be good.

The Cliq 110cc scooter comes with drum brakes only. There is no disc brake available even as as option. The good part is that this scooter gets combi brakes, which is made available as a standard feature. This scooter is also designed to provide a lot of convenience and utility. The floor board is wide and has ample foot space. The knee room is also good. It gets a maintenance free battery, tubeless tyres with block pattern, underseat storage, large seat which is long as well, a metal carrier at the back and mobile charging under the seat. With these bits, it becomes a very practical solution and a good option over a motorcycle as well. The Cliq also looks rugged with its styling and proportions, not to mention the block pattern tyres.

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The Honda Cliq has been launched in Maharashtra too. Mr, Guleria, Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “In Maharashtra, over 40% contribution to two-wheeler sales comes from scooters. As an early adopter of scooterization, there is an increased demand & varied customer needs emerging in the state and scooter segment is now ripe for sub segmentation. Honda continues to lead the scooterization of the nation and our new launch CLIQ is Honda’s next step to take scooterization deeper into the hinterlands.”

He also added, ” CLIQ is developed for the up-country customers with a progressive mindset, and is a true disruptor in 100-110cc segment. CLIQ challenges the traditional preferences with its perfect blend of Practicality, Versatility and Value for money. Honda with its unparalleled economies of scale in scooters has broken the price gap between automatic transmission and mass motorcycles. We are confident that CLIQ will be the next revolution in daily commute.”

Honda Cliq Price

The Cliq looks tough and practical too. The Honda Cliq 110cc scooter has been developed for semi-urban and rural markets mainly. The aggressive pricing is to attract these set of customers, who are price conscious and seek practicality. The Navi was also a similar experiment but for urban buyers. Both are innovative products that have a good design and priced well too. The Cliq is cheaper than the Activa and hence very affordable too. As it has automatic transmission, it is convenient to ride also. At the moment, this scooter has been launched only in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. It shall be launched in other parts of the country shortly. This scooter is manufactured in Honda’s Tapukara plant in Rajasthan.

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Honda Cliq Design

The Honda Cliq is a path breaking design and the first of it kind in the market. The seat height is low and hence seems to be longer that it is. Even though it is a utilitarian scooter, it looks really good and the styling elements add a lot of flair. It is anything but boring. The front has one-piece panel that also houses the headlamp in between. The side shields are long and have the indicators embedded in them. The handlebar is naked and does not have the instrument panel around it like most scooters that we are used to seeing. The instrument panel is placed in front of the handlebar. It is identical to the Activa and has a speedometer, odometer and a fuel gauge. The seat is wide and the height is low. This allows even short riders to be comfortable on it.

The side panels of the Honda Cliq looks stylish and has attractive design elements on it. The food board is also broad and is comfortable to keep one’s feet on it. The knee also doesn’t later with the front panel and there is enough space to carry stuff. There is a grab rail at the rear which is very useful to hold or tie small luggage. The tail lamp has a chamfered look and it does appear very stylish and appealing. There is lots of space for stowing or carrying stuff.  It comes with steel wheels. Allot wheels are not available even as an option.  Overall, the Honda Cliq, though priced at the low end of the spectrum, seems to offer a lot, thereby being great value for money. It does look appealing and is very utilitarian too.

Honda Cliq Features

The Honda Cliq has quite a good number of features, specially at the price it is available.

• Self-start
• Auto headlamp on
• Under seat mobile charging with socket
• Block pattern tyres
• Combi-Brake system
• Maintenance-free battery

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Honda Cliq Specifications

A single-cylinder, air-cooled 109.19cc engine is used to power this scooter. It clears the BS4 emission norms and it shares the same engine with the Activa and the Activa-i. This churns about 8.1bhp of power at 7,000 rpm and it has a maximum torque of about 8.94Nm that is produced at 5,500rpm. It powers the rear wheel through its V-matic transmission. So, this is an automatic scooter nad you do not need to change gears. Weighing about 102 kilograms, this scooter has a top speed of close to 83 km/hr.

Honda Cliq Engine

The Honda Cliq gets a110cc engine, which is BS-IV compliant, thus making it eligible to be sold in the Indian market. It shares its engine with the Activa. The is engine produces 8bhp of power and 8.9 NM of torque. The scooter is light at 102kgs, hence we expect it to be good on performance. We are yet to ride the Honda Cliq and shall share the ride and handling dynamics soon. The engine is mated to a V-matic transmission, the same seen on the Activa and Dio. This makes it convenient for riding. This is about 8-9 kilograms lighter than the Activa, hence expected to be easy to handle and be peppy as well.

The engine is refined and feel smooth just like other Honda scooters like the Activa and Dio. It is a proven engine, hence the Cliq also gets the same unit. There are been no change in the engine tuning or the power rating that it offers. While the Navi was designed for the urban buyers and was a new experiment, the Cliq aims at taking care of the needs of the rural customer. Could this be the new Cub for India? We think it can be one.

Honda Cliq Mileage

Honda Cliq is a fuel efficient scooter and this is enhanced because of its light weight. It is expected to return around 50-55 km/l in real driving conditions. The company claims a mileage of 60 km/l. We still have to ride the scooter to tell the exact mileage it can return.

Honda Cliq Dimensions

The length of the Cliq is 1,745mm, while it is 695mm wide and 1,039mm tall. As this scooter has been built for rural use, it has a ground clearance of 154mm. At the same time, the wheelbase is 1,241mm and the seat height is 743mm. The Cliq 110cc scooter is about 102 kilograms and has a very small fuel tank capacity of 3.5-litres.

Braking System

The new Cliq scooter doesn’t have disc brakes, but it has the combi-brakes. This is Honda’s patent technology that we have even seen on the Activa family as well. This braking will be mandatory on all two-wheelers from 1st of April.

Tyres

This scooter rides on block pattern 90/100-10 53J tubeless tyres. These have deep groves for better grip on bad roads and can be used across all the weather conditions. The company claims that it will have even better tyre life.

Suspension

The new scooter has spring loaded hydraulic type of suspension for the front and even the rear. This isn’t the telescopic ones that we see on the new age scooters.

Honda Cliq Colours

The Honda Cliq is available in the following colours

• Patriot Red
• Black
• Morrocan Blue
• Orcus Grey

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Honda Cliq Accessories

There are various optional extras which a customer can buy.  These include Front Screen, Floor Cover, Box Center, Cap Cover, Rear Grip which would enhance both utility and aesthetic. These parts can be selected individually by the customer. The accessories make it even more appealing.

Honda Cliq Features

• AHO -DRL
• Wide Floor Board
• Additional Load Carrier
• Long and Wide Seat
• Under seat storage and mobile charging
• Block Pattern Tyres
• Electric Start
• Combi-Braking
• Maintenance free battery

Honda Cliq competition

The Cliq is in a class of its own. Currently, there is nothing that comes in the pricing of this new scooter, maybe apart from the Navi.