2024 Hero Destini 125 Unveiled Ahead of India Launch, Claims 59km/l Mileage

Hero MotoCorp has unveiled its 2024 Destini 125 for India. This comes almost 6 years after the company introduced its most expensive scooter, the Destini 125, in 2018. While Hero has yet to reveal the pricing of the new model, we know that the updated Hero Destini 125 will be available in three variants – VX, ZX and ZX+ – and seven colour options upon arrival. For 2024, the Hero Destini 125 gets an all-new design, larger wheels, a fatter rear tyre, and an increased wheelbase. The powertrain remains more or less the same as before.  

To begin with, the updated Destini 125 adopts a new design language. It features a projector LED headlamp, H-shaped LED daytime running lamps, repositioned turn indicators, a metal front fender, and an LED taillamp. The scooter now rolls on larger 12-inch machine-finished alloy wheels (ZX+ only), with a rear unit wrapped in a fatter 100/80-12 tyre. This results in a 1,302mm-long wheelbase, up by 57mm. The new model sits 785mm (the longest in its class) above the ground, while the fuel tank capacity and the under-seat storage are rated at 5 litres and 19 litres, respectively. 

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2024 Hero Destini 125: Features

The all-new design is complemented by an analogue instrument cluster with a small LCD inset, offered with the base variant only. The ZX and the ZX+ come with a digital console with Bluetooth connectivity, turn-by-turn navigation, and Hero’s i3s start/stop tech, as well as auto-cancelling indicators (segment-first), a backlit starter button, and a pillion backrest. As standard, the 2024 Destini 125 features a boot lamp, a side stand engine cut-off, an external fuel filler, CBS, and a Type-A USB charging port. 

2024 Hero Destini 125: Powertrain, Hardware

Powering the new Destini 125 is the same 124.6cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine that makes 9bhp at 7,000rpm and 10.4Nm of torque at 5,500rpm. The chassis has undergone some changes, though. According to Hero, the new Destini 125 has a fuel efficiency of 59km/l (ICAT). For suspension, the scooter continues to use a telescopic front fork and a rear monoshock. As for braking, the base variant gets drum brakes at both ends, while the other two variants employ a disc-drum combination. 

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The older Hero Destini 125 was available from Rs 80,048 for the LX variant to Rs 86,538 for the Xtec variant. The prices are ex-showroom. Expect the new scooter to be priced in the range of Rs 80,000–Rs 85,000 (ex-showroom). Upon arrival, it will renew the rivalry with the Suzuki Access 125, TVS Jupiter 125, and the Honda Activa 125.