It is a Hero Honda!

Now don't get me wrong, this is no fill-it, shut-it, forget-it bike, quite the antithesis of the typical econo-misers Hero Honda is famous for. Even then it is not a hole burner in the wallet for the good intelligent bits on the engine (digital dual map ignition, CCVI carb) have proved beneficial in this vital operating trait as well. The Karizma recorded a 40.56kmpl overall Fuel Efficiency figure with a best of 54kmpl and a worst of 28kmpl (this being in our flat out testing runs). In our city cycle the Karizma, with a tolerant right hand can be made to deliver 40kmpl consistently but even with some spirited riding (and with such a bike you better be spirited) she will deliver around 34kmpl which is very good. The one irritant, if it can be called that, is that the Karizma has a 15-litre fuel tank which is smaller in comparison to the Pulsar, thereby also constricting its operating range.