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W175 News & Updates
₹ 1,15,006ex-showroom · last updated 2026
- Engine
- 177cc
- Power
- 12.8bhp
- Weight
- 135kg
06 / News
Kawasaki W175 News, Updates & Launch History
September 2022 - India Launch The Kawasaki W175 was launched in India at an introductory price of Rs 1,47,000 ex-showroom, making it Kawasaki's most affordable Indian motorcycle at the time. It arrived as a Make-in-India product, built at Kawasaki's Pune assembly facility. The launch positioned it directly against the Yamaha FZ-X and adjacent to the Royal Enfield Hunter 350 (launched the same year).
2023 - Price Revision Facing competitive pressure from both the FZ-X and the Hunter 350, Kawasaki India revised the W175 price downward to start from Rs 1,22,000 ex-showroom. This brought it back into sharper consideration for buyers who had found the original launch price difficult to justify against the Hunter 350's larger engine.
Late 2023 / MY24 - Street Variant Launch India Kawasaki Motors introduced the W175 Street as an addition to the W-series range, priced at Rs 1,35,000 ex-showroom. The Street offers a slightly updated styling package aimed at buyers who want a more versatile look. The mechanical specification remained unchanged.
2025-2026 - Current Pricing & Export News The base W175 is currently available from approximately Rs 1,15,000 ex-showroom Delhi - nearly Rs 32,000 below the 2022 launch price. In 2026, it was reported that the Made-in-India W175 is set for a US market launch - a significant export milestone for Kawasaki's Pune facility.
No mechanical updates have been announced for the 2026 model year. The bike continues on its 177cc BS6 Phase 2 platform.
Official Updates (4)
The Made-in-India Kawasaki W175 LTD has received EPA and CARB certification for the US market as a 2026 model, making it the first locally developed and manufactured Kawasaki motorcycle to be exported from India to the United States. The LTD variant features a new single-piece stepped seat, a taller handlebar, and a heat shield on the exhaust mid-pipe compared to the India-spec model.
India Kawasaki Motors launched the MY24 W175 Street variant at Rs 1,35,000 ex-showroom, adding a refreshed styling package to the W-series lineup alongside the existing W175 STD. The Street shares the same 177cc BS6.2 engine and single-channel ABS with no mechanical changes.
Kawasaki India revised the W175 ex-showroom price downward to start from Rs 1,22,000 - a reduction of over Rs 25,000 from the original Rs 1,47,000 launch price - in response to competitive pressure from the Royal Enfield Hunter 350 and Yamaha FZ-X in the retro segment.
Kawasaki launched the W175 in India on 25 September 2022 at an introductory ex-showroom price of Rs 1,47,000, positioning it as the brand's most affordable Make-in-India motorcycle and its first retro roadster for the Indian mass market.
For real-time updates on Kawasaki W175 pricing and new variants, the official India Kawasaki Motors press page is the authoritative source. ZigWheels and BikeWale maintain up-to-date city price lists as ex-showroom pricing changes.
Owner community discussions about the W175 - including service experiences, long-term reliability reports, and modification ideas - are active on the Team-BHP forums and the Kawasaki W175 India Facebook group.