Sunday, August 30, 2015

Yamaha Launches New Ray Z at Rs 48,555


Mr. Hiroyuki Yanagi, President and CEO, Yamaha Motor Co. was present to grace the occasion of introduction of new products in their lineup.
Bestowed with the moniker Ray Z and a new slogan “Revs your Heart‘, it evokes the image of a pumped-up version as compared to their earlier offering, the Ray. With the introduction of the Ray-Z, Yamaha’s intentions to draw the youth brigade to their showrooms become clearer, this time they target the darker sex as well!
From time immemorial, manufacturers have tried to imbue a certain machismo to scooters, but unfortunately, have failed. The older Dios boasted of a “MotoScooter” tag on their front side panels, but they were tad underpowered for males to be throttle-happy. Mahindra’s Rodeo fulfilled the kick-in-the-seat-of-the-pants craze with its “Power Scooter” image, but its curvaceous styling inspired, unfortunately, a chubby and cuddly image.
Yamaha designers probably were aware of these pitfalls, and from the word “Go”, they have set themselves in turning the stereotype over on its head.If they have succeeded or not is what you have to decide but what we see here looks sporty, to say the least!
Here’s whats on offer :-
Yamaha RAY Z Features
  1. Windscreen – A new smoked windscreen, albeit very tiny, adorns the new Ray Z. There is a generous lapping of a similar looking material on the area over the headlamp, and it does add a wee bit of character. Did the designers try to cheat the feel of a motorcycle? We are affirmative.
  2. Rear Grab Rails – Japanese Manga is popular world over, and swans are popular foils for the imagination of their artists. We have never been able to spot any resemblance to a swan in both the Ray as well as Ray Z model, so the “Cygnus” badging was unexplained. But if you feel a swan embodies the qualities of gracefulness and gorgeousness, then the “Cygnus” all of a sudden becomes less mysterious. To stay true to that badge, Yamaha has added new “wing-shaped” rear grab rails made of aluminium.
  3. Dollops of Carbon Fibre – In sync with their efforts of recreating a big-bike feel, Yamaha’s designers have generously bathed the Ray Z in carbon fibre pattern. It boasts of a new instrument cluster with a carbon fibre background, and the seats are similarly patterned too? Lightweight ?? Oh yeah, the scoot is not a big deal to be pushed around at 104 kilos.
  4. Brand New Livery – The Ray Z is draped in raunchier decals, guaranteeing unlimited attention. We feel males need not fear of attracting taunts and jibes while chugging around on this gorgeous scoot.
The New Ray Z is pushed forward by the similar mill that powered the Ray. It is an air-cooled 4-stroke 113cc mill with CVT (Continuous variable transmission) that churns out a peak power of 7.1PS @ 7500 rpm and a peak torque of 8.1Nm @ 5000 rpm. If there are any internal tweaks, we can not know until Yamaha hands us over one for a test ride!
The Ray Z will possess an ex-showroom price tag of INR 48,555/- in New Delhi. This isRs 2000 over the regular Ray which costs Rs 46,500 in Delhi.
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