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Honda SH150i Sport Edition imported from Italy first to Vietnam

TH (according to VnExpress) January 13, 2025 10:06

The special version with some sportier highlights of the SH line is imported by a private dealer, priced at over 200 million VND.

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Sport Edition is the latest version of the SH150i line produced by Honda Italy.

An imported motorbike shop in Ho Chi Minh City has just brought in a batch of Honda SH150i Sport Edition in two colors, white and black. Sport Edition is the latest version of the SH150i line manufactured and distributed by Honda Italy in this country's market.

Compared to the SH125i/160i produced in Vietnam, the SH150i Sport Edition imported from Italy is similar in overall design. The imported model has some different details such as an additional silver decorative sticker on the front of the vehicle, a sticker identifying the Sport Edition version, and an Italian flag under the position lights. In addition, there are the words Made in Italy and round reflectors on the mudguard and front fork cover respectively.

In Vietnam, Honda SH also has reflectors mounted on the front fork cover, but only on the 350i version, not the two lower versions 125i and 160i. The Sport Edition comes with three additional accessories: a windshield, transparent handlebar cover, and a rear-mounted luggage box.

The equipment on the SH150i Sport Edition is similar to the SH160i version in Vietnam. The vehicle has a digital speed screen, smart key, 28-liter trunk, and 16-inch rims and tires.

Compared to the regular version sold in Italy, the Sport Edition differs in some details such as the sportier decorative decals or the SH lettering on the side painted in bold red. The engine remains the same, a single cylinder with a capacity of 157 cc, electronic fuel injection, 16.9 horsepower, maximum torque of 14.9 Nm.

The car has two driving assistance and safety technologies: two-channel ABS brakes and HSTC traction control.

Before being officially sold in Vietnam as an assembly in 2009, Honda SH was imported to the country through private dealers and imported from Italy. With high level of perfection in design details, limited quantity and few "collisions", SH models imported from European countries are sought after by a small number of customers even though the selling price is tens to hundreds of millions of VND higher than the domestic version. In particular, the SH 300i version imported from Italy was once the standard for motorbike playing of the rich Vietnamese.

In 2016, Honda Vietnam assembled the SH300i model at its factory in Vinh Phuc at a much lower price than similar privately imported models. The trend of playing with SH motorbikes imported from Italy has gradually cooled down since then.

However, some private stores, mainly in the South, still import special edition SH models from Italy to serve the small group of Vietnamese customers who love unique, strange, and limited-edition vehicles. Before the SH150i Sport Edition, the Vetro version with a transparent coating was imported to the country.

Due to the small number of imported cars, many players hunt for them, so these special non-genuine imported cars often have much higher prices than the prices in the export market. The SH150i Sport Edition currently has an estimated price of more than 200 million VND in Vietnam, but it can increase when transferred to another person. The domestically produced SH160i version has a price from 92.5 million VND.

TH (according to VnExpress)
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Honda SH150i Sport Edition imported from Italy first to Vietnam