
The offroad avatar of the Top seller Passion makes all of us amazed as what made Hero Motocorp feel launching such product when they already have a so called proper on road- off road bike- Hero Impulse. Lets check it out.
Test Ride & Review By: Farhan Kashif
Photographs By: Ahmed Faraz
Bike Tested: Hero Passion Pro TR
Total Kms Run: Only 00 Kms on the ODO
Price: Not Disclosed Yet
Photographs By: Ahmed Faraz
Bike Tested: Hero Passion Pro TR
Total Kms Run: Only 00 Kms on the ODO
Price: Not Disclosed Yet

The Styling of the bike is subjective, some of you may find the bike looking ugly but one thing is sure you can not make a standard stock condition Passion any better than this as far as Practicality is concerned. The Bold Headlight Grill is made up of high grade Steel protecting the Headlight efficiently from any obstacle, engine has received under belly pan and coupled with elongated Knuckle guards it gives the sturdy look of a "Rugby Player" to the bike. The Back light is not LED but the blinkers are with clear glass to give Passion Pro TR a distinct look.

The instrument console of Passion Pro TR is neat and provides every vital information handy, the ODO and the Trip Meter with Fuel Gauge comes in Digital where as the Speedo is kept analog. Side Stand indicator is also integrated with Neutral light and the Headlight Indicator and they are kept cleanly on the left side of the Console.


As Passion Pro TR shares the same chassis of Passion Pro the dimensions are moreover same. With the seat height kept low maneuvering the bike is easy. The Seat is broad providing adequate cushioning and is made up of non slippery material fabric.


The Passion Pro TR shares same 97.2cc air cooled engine of Passion Pro producing 7.8Ps of Power at 7500 Rpm with 8.0Nm of Torque at 4500Rpm. The engine is refined and mated to 4-speed gear transmission. However the Torque is insufficient to use the bike for hardcore offroading purpose.

The Passion Pro TR is equipped with same setup of Suspensions as of Passion Pro, the front receives Telescopic Shock absorbers whereas the rear end has twin Spring loaded Hydraulic adjustable Shock absorbers. What we strongly felt was that at least Hero MotoCorp should have given different setup to the Shock absorbers to complement the bike's offroad image (long traveling front shock-ups were desired).


The Passion Pro TR is a practical bike with subjective looks, it does what it is suppose to do well. However we feel that it would have been fun if Hero MotoCorp given a more dedicated set of Suspensions with Engine tuned to rev a little harder.
Pros:
Cons:
- On-road Off-road Capability
- Rugged Looks
- Muscular Tyres
- Safety gears of Offroaders
Cons:
- Plastic material used in Safety gears
- No dedicated Offroad Suspensions
- Engine should have tuned to produce more Torque.

By: Farhan Kashif