Honda to launch 2023 Dio scooter with dual digital display- Teaser out!

Honda's Indian social media handles have several teasers that hint at a radical new product. There was also an engine sound in the background, suggesting a larger motorcycle engine. Honda's marketing team had a space between the two V in the word revv, indicating a new product with a name starting with V.

The company teased a new instrument cluster with a side stand cut-off feature and a picture of a cruiser motorcycle. With such anticipation sparking discussions, Honda has unveiled the product. And it is an updated Dio scooter for MY2023.

New Instrument Cluster

Honda's latest Dio gets a lot of new features and some of them were already available with Activa. However, the new instrument cluster is the main highlight. There are two digital LCD displays with MY2023 Honda Dio. In comparison, MY2023 Activa doesn't even have one.

Only the Activa 125 has the smaller LCD screen, which is shared with MY2023 Dio. There is a new rectangular display that has blue backlighting. It looks bigger than Hornet 2.0's instrument cluster. The Dio Scooter Screen is where Speed, Tacho, and Side Stand Indicator meet their Blue-Backlit fate.

There is another cluster on top of this new display that shows warning signs like engine service, battery and smart key indicator. There is also a three-step ECO indicator, and all of these could have easily fit into the new display. Below this new display, the same old square-ish positive LCD screen remains unchanged. It reminds me of TVS Ntorq XT's tacky execution.

This square screen shows time, odometer, and fuel level along with distance to empty, average mileage and real-time fuel efficiency. Again, all of these could have easily fit in the new blue-backlit display that MY2023 Honda Dio has. To make this instrument area much cleaner. We might see this new instrument screen with other Honda scooters as well.

Other Features and Specifications

Honda is not offering side stand cutoff as a standard feature even with its new top-end H-Smart trim. It is optional across the trim levels. Only top-end H-Smart gets Activa's new smart key which supports keyless entry along with alloy wheels, a smart switch, battery indicator, and smart key indicator.

Both H-Smart and DLX get LED headlights and this new instrument screen. All trims have an external fuel filler lid, a front pocket, a silent starter and so on. Engine is the same across all trims which is a 110cc producing 7.75 bhp of power and 9.03 Nm of torque.

There is still no disc brake option with MY2023 Honda Dio. Front has a 12" tyre and rear has 10" one. Pricing starts from Rs. 68,625 (ex-sh, Delhi) for base model. If one wants all the bells and whistles we mentioned in this post, they have to pay Rs. 77,712 (ex-sh, Delhi) for the top-end H-Smart trim.