25/01/2012
Mahindra Duro Dz Mileage, Average and Fuel Economy
Contary to Mahindra Rodeo, Mahindra Duro Dz houses under seat fuel tank that is largest in the segment. The maximum fuel capacity of the tank is around 6 litres with a reserve of 1 litre. The Mahindra Duro Dz gives 45 kmpl of mileage in city traffic. But you need to get down form the scooter for refilling that is the case with other gearless scooters in India.
Mahindra Duro Dz Pick up
Pick-up and acceleration is not a big concern in the Mahindra Duro Dz as it is loaded with best power mill that churns good power and help to grow performance. With the help of its power engine, the vehicle managed to achieve a top speed of 80 kmph.The Mahindra Duro Dz is capable enough to cover 0-60kmph in just 12.1 seconds.
Colors of Mahindra Duro Dz
The power scooter, Mahindra Duro Dz has various colour options such as Golden Beige, Pearl White , Fiery Black , Mystique Grey , Cappuccino Brown and Majestic Maroon . You can see these body colours on front mudguard, rear grab bars, body panels and mask. But rear view mirrors and rear fender is not in body colour. Rest of the scooter possesses black treatment.
Mahindra Duro Dz Looks
Mahindra Duro Dz has a very macho looks and eye-catching and different colour options make it more sought after. The front face houses long sized turn indicators seem like wolf's eye, horn rimmed headlight, rear view mirrors, front mudguard and handlebars. Apart from these, Mahindra Duro Dz logo and Mahindra Duro Dz sticker and graphics are pasted at the front side of the scooter. The headlight of the vehicle is very special, Horn rimmed, with clear vision. This time, the rear view mirrors are not in body colour as it was there in Mahindra Rodeo. Although rear garb rails are in very body colour.
The instrument cluster of the machine is not a digital one but analogue. The conventional dashboard comprised of fuel gauge, speedometer, odometer, upper beam indicator and indicators lights. The background colour of the console is white that gives a cool look to it.
The seat for riders is bigger than Rodeo's and promise better and comfort seating. However, there is no mobile charger socket in Mahindra Duro Dz which is common in each and every scooter launched nowadays. You need to raise your seat to refilling for the petrol tank is fitted under the seat in Mahindra Duro Dz. The scooter is light weighted and saddle height is low that allow the rider to control the scooter in a better way.
Mahindra Duro Dz Dimensions
As far as overall dimensions are concerned, Mahindra Duro Dz scores over the Rodeo. The overall length of the scooter is 1819mm, height-1076mm and width is 740mm. It has 155mm of ground clearance. The seat height of the Mahindra Duro Dz is more than Rodeo. It has got 770mm of saddle height as against 760mm of Rodeo. Kerb weight of Duro is 105 kg.
How comfortable is Mahindra Duro Dz
Mahindra Duro Dz, the sibling of Mahindra Rodeo, comes with great cosmetic and comfort features. The seating arrangements of the scooter is made with keeping comfort in mind only. Both the seat for pillion and rider are wide and comfy.
Enough legroom is left in Mahindra Duro Dz for better placement of leg and bag holder is there for hanging bags. The seats are designed in a way that even after a long drive, you will not feel tiredness. However, taller riders may feel some difficulty when riding Mahindra Duro Dz since their knee might touch the handlebars or front area.
In both the scooters of Mahindra including Mahindra Duro Dz, enough storage space is provided under the seat which also make it a perfect family scooter. But due to under seat storage space, you can only have your big helmet inside and some small stuff. More space is carved in the front side under the handlebars. Here you can have you paper like items. Two lights are fitted in the underseat storage space of Mahindra Duro Dz to allow you see clearly even in night time.
Mahindra Duro Dz Tyres
The size of rear and front tyres in Mahindra Rodeo and Mahindra Duro Dz is same but wheelbase is different. The wheelbase is 1290mm in Mahindra Duro Dz while Rodeo has 1245mm of wheelbase.
The specifications of both the tyres are 3.5X10 inch. However, ten inch tyres are good enough for this kind of gearless scooter. The tyres and wheelbase help the vehicle to grip road with ease.
Engine of Mahindra Duro Dz
Mahindra Duro Dz and Mahindra Rodeo are equipped with the same engine which powers the Mahindra Flyte. It is a four stroke engine with a displacement of 124.6cc. The powerful and already tested mill of the three scooters, Flyte, Rodeo and Mahindra Duro Dz, belts out 8 bhp of power at 7,000 rpm and churns 9 Nm of peak torque at 5,500 rpm. The throttle response is mind blogging and never loss the flow in any speed. Mahindra can also be started by kick and electronically.
The Mahindra Duro Dz sports supercharged battery that ensure instant starting of engine and clear lit up of headlight and turn indicators. Pick up and power is awesome in this scooter if we compared it with others in the class. The Mahindra Duro Dz looks like Mahindra Nova but left far behind in performance.
On Road Control and handling of Mahindra Duro Dz
The Mahindra Duro Dz is packed with most advanced safety and controlling features such as wide brakes and finest suspensions. For instant halting, 130mm of drum type brakes are installed in the Mahindra Duro Dz. And for the vehicle like this, these brakes are good enough. Wide tyres and wheelbase help the Mahindra Duro Dz to balance it in any speed. Here you need not to worry as its peak speed is only 80 kmph. However, go slow in bad weather and rough surface.
Riding Experience - Suspension of Mahindra Duro Dz
Mahindra Duro Dz is equipped with latest forks to give smoothest ride. The gearless scooter, Mahindra Duro Dz, sports telescopic shock absorbers at front and hydraulic type fork at the rear end. Suspensions work efficiently when jerks come across while the cushion like seat reduce the weight of jolts. Both the forks add to the comfort and let's you enjoy city and highway riding as well.
