Shootout: Challenger vs Crux vs Passion vs Freedom vs Victor

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Shootout High Five

Introduction

Design & Engineering

Engine

Ride & Handling

Fuel Economy

Technical Specifications

Verdict

Source September 2002

Technical Specifications

	KINETIC CHALLENGER	YAMAHA CRUX	HERO HONDA PASSION	LML FREEDOM	TVS VICTOR **
Ground clearance	155mm	150mm	159mm	165mm	162mm
Fuel tank capacity	12 litres	11 litres	12.8 litres	12.2 litres	11 litres
Kerb weight	99kg	105.5kg	116kg	112kg	105.5kg
Price (ex-showroom, Delhi)	Rs 37,541	Rs 41,207	Rs 41,547	Rs 40,050	Rs 41,047
ENGINE
Layout	Single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke	Single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke	Single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke	Single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke	Single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke
Displacement	97.16cc	105.6cc	97.2cc	109.15cc	109.2cc
Max power	7.5bhp at 7500rpm	7.6bhp at 7500rpm	7.5bhp at 7500rpm	8.5bhp at 7750rpm	8.1bhp at 7250rpm
Max torque	0.75kgm at 5000rpm	0.8kgm at 6000rpm	0.81kgm at 6000rpm	0.85kgm at 5500rpm	0.83kgm at 5500rpm
Bore/stroke	50/49.5mm	49/56mm	50/49.5mm	53/49.5mm	51/53.5mm
Compression ratio	9.5:1	9.0:1	9.0:1	9.0:1	9.3:1
Specific output	77.32bhp per litre	71.96bhp per litre	77.16bhp per litre	77.87bhp per litre	74.17bhp per litre
Power to weight	75.75bhp per tonne	72.03bhp per tonne	64.65bhp per tonne	75.89bhp per tonne	76.77bhp per tonne
Torque to weight	7.57kgm per tonne	7.58kgm per tonne	6.98kgm per tonne	7.59kgm per tonne	7.87kgm per tonne
Installation	Sloper	Forward inclined from vertical	Sloper	Forward inclined from vertical	Forward inclined from vertical
Construction	Iron block alloy head	Iron block and alloy head	Iron block and alloy head	Alloy block and head	Iron block and alloy head
Valve gear	2 valves per cyl, sohc	2 valves per cyl, sohc	2 valves per cyl, sohc	2 valves per cyl, sohc	2 valves per cyl, sohc
Ignition and fuel	CDI electronic,	CDI electronic,	CDI electronic,	CDI electronic,	Electronic digital,
	Spaco carburettor	Mikuni carburettor	Keihin carburettor	Keihin carburettor	Mikuni carburettor
GEARBOX
Type	4-speed constant mesh	4-speed constant mesh	4-speed constant mesh	4-speed constant mesh	4-speed constant mesh
Ratios	1st 3.18 2nd 1.70 3rd 1.18 4th 0.91	1st 3.00 2nd 1.688 3rd 1.200 4th 0.913	1st 3.181 2nd 1.705 3rd 1.238 4th 0.958	1st 3.083 2nd 1.882 3rd 1.318 4th 1.041	1st 2.833 2nd 1.600 3rd 1.143 4th 0.917
Primary reduction ratio	3.722	3.778	3.722	3.579	3.52
Secondary reduction ratio	3.21	3.00	3.142	2.857	3.3
SUSPENSION
Front	Telescopic fork	Telescopic fork	Telescopic fork	Telescopic fork	Telescopic fork
Rear	Double-sided swingarm	Double-sided swingarm	Double-sided swingarm	Double-sided swingarm	Double-sided swingarm
	5-way adjustable shock absorbers	5-way adjustable shock absorbers	5-way adjustable shock absorbers	5-way adjustable shock abs	5-way adjustable shock abs
WHEELS & TYRES
Wheel size (front/rear)	1.85 x 18	1.60 x 18	1.60 x 18	1.60 x 18	1.60 x 18
Tyres (front/rear)	2.75 x 18/3.00 x 18	2.50 x 18/2.75 x 18	2.75 x 18/3.00 x 18	2.75 x 18/3.00 x 18	2.50 x 18/2.75 x 18
BRAKES
Front	130mm drum	130mm drum	130mm drum	130mm drum	130mm drum
Rear	110mm drum	130mm drum	110mm drum	130mm drum	130mm drum
maximum speeds	81kph	83kph	84.2kph	89.5kph	86kph
ACCELERATION FROM REST
surface dry (Speed in kph sec)	0-60 11.19	0-60 10.04	0-60 9.84	0-60 8.72	0-60 8.70
ACCELERATION IN GEAR
(Speed in kph sec)	20-40 (2nd) n/a 40-60 (3rd) n/a	20-40 (2nd) 3.6 40-60 (3rd) 4.8	20-40 (2nd) 3.3 40-60 (3rd) 5.6	20-40 (2nd) 2.9 40-60 (3rd) 5.0	20-40 (2nd) n/a 40-60 (3rd) n/a
BRAKING	Dist Time	Dist Time	Dist Time	Dist Time	Dist Time
(60-0kph)	n/a n/a	31.2m 4.1sec	28.3m 3.8sec	24.2m 3.2sec	n/a n/a
FUEL ECONOMY (kpl)	Highway 65 City 60 Overall 62.5	Highway 68.6 City 56.1 Overall 62.3	Highway 63 City 59 Overall 61	Highway 64 City 57 Overall 60.5	Highway 65.8 City 63.1 Overall 64.4
SPEEDO ERROR
Speedo kph (True kph)	20 18.3 40 37.2 60 56.5	20 18.2 40 37.1 60 56.2	20 19.4 40 38.2 60 58.2	20 18.6 40 37.6 60 57.3	20 16.9 40 36.3 60 55.2
** OUR CHOICE

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