Introduction The Passion is a motorcycle manufactured in India by Hero Motocorp Ltd. It is one of the world's largest selling motorcycles, second only to the Splendor family - also manufactured by the same company. Passion debuted in the year 2001. Features & Design Its graphics and colours were first refreshed in the year 2003 and it was rechristened Passion Plus. Its graphics were again updated in the year 2008 and now black alloy wheels are standard with an all black engine. The engine is a 97.2 cc air-cooled, four-stroke single-cylinder. The chassis is a tubular double cradle type. Although it is under 100 cc, it is marketed as an executive class bike due to its styling and price. Variants Today under the Passion brand there exist the Passion Pro with a 100cc engine and the Passion XPro with the 110cc engine. The X Pro is Hero MotoCorp’s bid in the 110cc segment, a space that is fast turning out to be a hotly contested by Honda’s Dream Series. It uses a smart headlight set within an angular bikini fairing, with a slightly sharper look as compared to predecessors. The Passion X Pro has smart, 18-inch alloy wheels, which come finished in black along with its engine, exhaust and chain guard.
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