New Bajaj Chetak India launch on December 20

The new Chetak range is expected to be priced in the same ballpark as the current models.

Published On Dec 06, 2024 10:35:00 AM

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Bajaj Chetak next gen launch date, expected price, bigger boot

After we exclusively broke the news about the next-gen Bajaj Chetak launching in India this month, the company has now given us an exact date for the same - December 20.

New chassis likely to free up more boot space
Design will see a minor nip and tuck
Pricing won’t change too much

Bajaj Chetak next gen model: what do we know so far?

Compared to its rivals from Ather, TVS and Ola, the Bajaj Chetak has been on the back foot in one very important area - underseat storage space. Compared to the 30+ litres of storage available on all other mainstream EVs, the Bajaj Chetak has a much smaller 22 litre underseat storage area.

The crux of this update will be to address this issue. We have learned that the new Chetak will get a new chassis that repositions the battery pack under the floorboard, thereby liberating more storage space under the seat. With a new battery pack design, we could even see range numbers increase, but not to a great extent.

The rest of the scooter is likely to carry over pretty much unchanged and that’s no bad thing - the metal-bodied Chetak has always been one of the more comfortable and good-looking scooters on the market.

Currently offered in 3 variants with prices ranging between Rs 96,000 - Rs 1.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), we expect prices to remain in the same ballpark, perhaps with a small increase. With this move to a bigger boot, the Chetak is poised to mount an even fiercer charge upon the TVS iQube in the coming months.

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