There is something about Japanese automobile companies that makes them excel superbly in India, irrespective of the segment they are in. While Honda and Toyota perform well in the car sector, Suzuki and Yamaha are players in the two-wheeler vertical. In fact, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha are doing really well in the scooter segment and the competition between two models, Honda Activa and Suzuki Access is quite high. Many analysts and industry experts have tried to compare these two and see which one, if any, comes out on top.
The moment of you think automatic scooter in India, Honda Activa would probably be one of the first names that come to mind along with TVS Scooty. Such has been the impact of this scooter on Indian market and it has been a huge contributor in putting Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India just behind Hero MotoCorp in terms of domestic sales of two-wheelers. This scooter is reliable, strong, efficient and reasonably priced, which makes it quite popular among customers in India.
This scooter has a reasonably stylish design but appearance is not what has made such a humongous success in India. The USP of Honda Activa is formed by a number of features, such as sleek inner box for increased storage capacity, CLIC mechanism for easy maintenance, combi brake, viscous air filter, key shutter, durable metal body and seat that ensures comfortable sitting position.
Honda Activa is powered by an air cooled 109 c engine that delivers an output of 8 BHP along with a torque of 8.74 Nm. This scooter, according to company claims, offers a mileage of around 60 kmpl, which is excellent given its power and torque levels.
Suzuki Access is also among the top performing scooters in India and a lot of that has to do with its style quotient. There are a lot of stylish scooters in the market but Access is a combination of style and performance, which makes it an outright winner. Powered by a 124-cc engine, this scooter develops a power level of around 8 BHP along with peak torque of 9.8 Nm. Excellent body graphics, self start and comfortable seating are the other features of this scooter, which has performed exceptionally well in the Indian market.
There is hardly anything to choose between the two when it comes to performance but while the styling of Suzuki Access is better, Honda Activa has an excellent performance.
