VLF Tennis Electric Scooter Clocks 300 Bookings Within A Month of India Launch
The VLF Tennis electric scooter is available in India through Kolhapur-based KAW Veloce Motors, a company responsible for handling manufacturing and distribution in the country.
By Kanika Sachdeva
Motohaus' newly launched VLF Tennis electric scooter has bagged over 300 bookings within a month of its India launch in mid-November, according to the remarks by Motohaus India's Managing Director, Tushar Shelke, on the sidelines of the recently concluded India Bike Week 2024. Italy's VLF (Velocifero) and the UK-based Brixton Motorcycles entered the Indian market on November 18 through Kolhapur-based KAW Veloce Motors, a company responsible for handling manufacturing and distribution in the country. VLF introduced the premium electric scooter, the Tennis, while Brixton brought out the Crossfire 500X, Crossfire 500XC, Cromwell 1200, and the Cromwell 1200X.
Launched at an ex-showroom price of Rs 1.30 lakh, the VLF Tennis features a neo-retro design reminiscent of timeless Italian scooters. The scooter gets a 1.5kW hub motor drawing power from a 2.5kWh battery pack. VLF claims a range of 130km and a top speed of 65km/h. Sitting on 12-inch wheels at both ends, the Tennis has a telescopic fork and a monoshock. The product is being assembled at the brand's Kolhapur plant in Maharashtra.
Brixton Motorcycles: Price, Specifications
Coming to Brixton Motorcycles, the Crossfire 500X, Crossfire 500XC, Cromwell 1200, and the Cromwell 1200X had been launched at Rs 4.74 lakh, Rs 5.19 lakh, Rs 7.84 lakh, and Rs 9.11 lakh, respectively. The prices are ex-showroom. The first two are based on the 500cc platform, while the latter two are bigger-capacity 1,200cc, twin-cylinder motorcycles.
The Brixton Crossfire 500X is a cafe racer with a rugged setup and a 47bhp twin-cylinder liquid-cooled engine, while the Crossfire 500XC is a scrambler with the same engine as the 500X. Weighing 195kg, the scrambler is 5kg heavier than the cafe racer and has a taller seat height of 839mm. As for the 1,200cc motorcycles, the Cromwell 1200 is a roadster with a retro design similar to vintage British motorcycles from the '50s and '60s. The Cromwell 1200X is a scrambler sporting a similar retro design with a few visual differences such as a small flyscreen, headlamp grille, and block-pattern tyres. Both bikes come with an 82bhp twin-cylinder engine with a 1,222cc displacement capacity.
Also Read: Cromwell 125 Could Be Brixton's Next Motorcycle for India
In order to expand its portfolio in India, Brixton is believed to launch another motorcycle called the Storr 500 here. Showcased in a production-ready guise at EICMA 2024, the Brixton Storr 500 will be a neo-retro motorcycle taking inspiration from the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 and the like. It will have a 486cc, parallel-twin, liquid-cooled engine that delivers 47bhp at 8,500rpm and 43Nm of peak torque at 6,700rpm.
