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Some friends have been waiting for a year for the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 has been officially launched yesterday, it will have two versions, the official price is 46800 ~ 48800 yuan. So how much advantage will this Japanese prince car, which is in direct competition with the Honda CM500, have?
1. Background of the model
The Kawasaki Eliminator, also known as the Eliminator, is also known as a relatively old car series, but there was a pause in the middle for a while, and it has not been perfectly inherited. Therefore, the new Eliminator is a continuation of the genetics, and there will currently be two displacements of 400 and 500 versions.
The mainland introduced the 500 version of this series, and the biggest difference between it and the 400 version is the actual displacement of the engine.
As for the differences between the standard version and the SE version, it is mainly reflected in some accessories and small configurations, such as the SE version will have a pig head cover, shock-absorbing dust cover, USB charging port, and splicing perforated style cushion. The standard version does not, and the two versions will be highly consistent in other aspects.
The question arises here, do you think it's worth spending an extra 2,000 yuan to buy these four things?
2. Comparison of models
The price difference, the CM500 is currently officially suggested retail at 59,800 yuan, and it has only one version. This makes the price difference between the two models more than 10,000 yuan. Therefore, the first advantage of the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 is that the price will be much cheaper than the Honda CM500.
However, please note that the CM500 will have a great discount in some areas, so please refer to the store price.
In terms of appearance, these two cars belong to two completely different styles, and there is a large gap between the two cars in terms of market time, so CM500 will give people a feeling that they are not old enough to be novel, and the Eliminator 500 is not a stunning four-seater, but at least it will make people shine and will not immediately reject.
In terms of power, if I say that the difference between the power of these two cars is not as big as you think, some riders may not agree. However, judging from the provenance of the two engines and the book data, there is not much difference between them, and some are slightly different in actual conditions.
The powertrain of these two cars is an inline twin-cylinder engine, and the actual exhaust compared to the displacement engine of the model is not up to standard, CM500 is 471cc, Eliminator 500 is 451cc, the maximum torque of both cars is about 43N·m, but the maximum power of Kawasaki will be slightly aggressive, there is a difference of 5KW.
In terms of configuration, the configuration settings of these two cars once again played the spirit of Japanese models, as the 50,000 level, they will not be as hard as domestic cars, but in their own way to give a basic enough standard, so in this section the two are highly fit, regardless of you and me.
In terms of bodywork, both cars use steel tube frames, and are equipped with forward shock absorbers and rear double-sided spring shock absorbers. However, there will be differences in the core data of the two cars, with the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 being slightly taller, the passing performance will be a little better, and the fuel tank will also be 2 liters larger.
This makes the two different in terms of riding experience, but because the contemptible person has not experienced it, I will not evaluate it for the time being. If you are interested, you can take a look at the real car reviews of other bloggers, and there should be the answer you want.
In the end, in terms of the static performance of these two models, the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 will have an absolute advantage in price, and the appearance will be more attractive, followed by a stronger passing ability.
But this does not mean that this car is the first choice, in order to understand the direction of choice of these two cars, the most reliable way is to try both cars and ride them, so as to find the most suitable Japanese prince car for you.