Recently Adventure Tourers have been all the rage with new Entrants entering the market every now and then. A recent serious Entrant Has been The Suzuki V-Strom SX which has tough competition to battle out in between Royal Enfield Himalayan , AND KTM 250 Adventure.
While the Suzuki v-strom Sx has enough power to beat the Himalayan but KTM’s DOHC liquid cooled Engine produces way more power and torque for the Suzuki to beat.
Suzuki V-Strom Ground Clearance Comparison
Suzuki V-strom Sx beats the KTM in this department getting short of a few mm’s to beat the Himalayan, the Suzuki V-Strom Sx is also 10 mm longer in wheelbase to the KTM, it has 5mm additional ground clearance to the KTM and a 20 mm lower seat height than the KTM but in all these aspects other than ground clearance it gets beaten by the Royal Enfield Himalayan.
V-Strom Sx Engine
Unlike the Globally available Suzuki V–strom 250 that hails a 249 cc dual cylinder liquid cooled motor. but we get the same engine as the Gixxer250and Gixxer 250sf. The Engine churns out about 26ps of power and 22 Nm of peak torque at 7300 Rpms.
In comparison the KTM’s Engine is way more advance as its liquid cooled DOHC and produces more power and torque. While the Himalayan gets beaten up in the horse power department it does have the highest Torque of the pack though.
| Motorcycle | Suzuki v-strom sx | Ktm 250 Adventure | Royal Enfield Himalayan |
| Engine | 249cc single cylinder Oil cooled sohc | 249cc single cylinder liquid cooled DOHC | 411cc. single cylinder SOHC, Air Cooled |
| Power | 26.5 ps @9300 rpm | 30ps @ 9000 rpm | 25.31 ps @ 6500 rpm |
| Torque | 22.2Nm @7300rpm | 24Nm @7500 rpm | 32Nm @ 4000-5000 |
| Transmission | 6- speed | 6-speed | 5 speed |
| Wheelbase | 1440 mm | 1430 mm | 1465 mm |
| Ground Clearance | 205 mm | 200 mm | 220 mm |
| Seat Height | 835 mm | 855 mm | 855 mm |
| Weight | 167kg | 177 kg | 199 kg |
| Price | 2,11,600 | 2,35,802 | 2,22,507 |
Suzuki V-Strom Sx PRICING
THE KTM being the most costly for its advance engine and modular trellis frame chassis provides most power as well , but there is a clean difference in between Suzuki V-Strom Sx and the KTM of about Rs 20k though the pricing would be flexible based on state taxes etc.
Suzuki V-Strom Seat Height
Considering the Average height of the Indian riders a lower seat height would do better in the market, THE Suzuki V-strom Sx wins over KTM in this aspect but not over the Himalayan which has the lowest seating height of the three.
Suzuki V-strom Wheel base
The Suzuki v -Strom Sx beats the KTM adventure in this aspect as well further getting beaten by the Himalayan which has the longest wheel base, Although in adventure applications a longer wheel base might not be the best help possible.
Suzuki v-strom sx proves to be a phenomenal bike which provides the best features at a brilliant price, lets see how well the new Engine performs in the new application its been paced in.
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