Hero MotoCorp
Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel mileage and running cost
Claimed mileage 65 kmpl, real-world 60–68 kmpl. What it costs per km, per month and over five years.
Claimed vs real mileage
HF Deluxe Flex Fuel's claimed mileage is 65 kmpl, and unusually, owners and our own riding land right on it: expect 60–68 kmpl in everyday use. Few bikes get this close to their brochure figure.
Among the 67 sports bikes we have reviewed it ranks 4th for mileage, 23 kmpl above the group average of 42 kmpl.
At Delhi's petrol price of ₹94.80 a litre and a real-world 64 kmpl, the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel costs about ₹1.48 per km in fuel. Ride 30 km a day and that is roughly ₹1,155 a month, or ₹13,865 a year, before servicing.
The 9.6-litre tank gives a realistic range of about 614 km, so a 30 km commute means a fill-up every 3 weeks.
Why the gap exists: claimed vs real-world mileage.
Monthly running cost by city
30 km a day, 26 days a month, at each city's current petrol price.
Five-year cost of ownership
Base variant bought in Delhi, 30 km a day. Servicing and insurance renewals are typical figures for the class.
- On-road purchase
- ₹81,600
- Fuel
- ₹69,325
- Servicing
- ₹30,000
- Insurance renewals
- ₹3,916
- Five-year total
- ₹1,84,841
Spread over five years and 46,800 km, the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel works out to about ₹3.9 per km all-in, of which 38% is fuel and 44% is the purchase price itself. Resale value is not counted; expect roughly 50–60% of ex-showroom after five years for a well-kept example.
Getting the best mileage
The quickest wins for the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel: keep tyres at the recommended pressure (under-inflation by 5 psi can cost 2–3 kmpl), shift up early and avoid idling at long signals, which the idle start-stop system handles for you.
Short trips hurt most. A cold engine on a 2 km run can return half its normal mileage; if that is your use, expect the low end of the real-world band.
Service on time. A clogged air filter or old spark plug shows up in mileage before it shows up anywhere else.
Where it stands in its class
Best claimed mileage
- 1Bajaj CNG Bike91 kmpl
- 2Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.075 kmpl
- 3Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 12565 kmpl
- 4Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel65 kmpl
- 5Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel62 kmpl
Mileage
Most mileage per rupee
- 1Hero MotoCorp HF Deluxe Flex Fuel9.3
- 2Bajaj CNG Bike8.7
- 3Hero MotoCorp Super Splendor Xtec 2.08.7
- 4Hero MotoCorp Splendor Plus Flex Fuel7.6
- 5Hero MotoCorp Glamour X 1257.3
kmpl per ₹10k
HF Deluxe Flex Fuel mileage: questions people ask
- What is the mileage of the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel?
- Claimed mileage is 65 kmpl. Owners typically see 60–68 kmpl in mixed city and highway riding.
- How much does the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel cost to run per month?
- Fuel works out to about ₹1.48 per km in Delhi, so a 30 km daily commute costs roughly ₹1,155 a month before servicing.
- Does the HF Deluxe Flex Fuel need special fuel to run well?
- It is designed to run on ethanol-blended fuel up to E20 as well as regular petrol, so owners in most Indian cities should not struggle to find compatible fuel. Running it on higher ethanol blends may typically show a small dip in mileage compared with pure petrol.
HF Deluxe Flex Fuel from
₹69,812