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Vietnam’s motorcycle market continues to face a gloomy outlook from the beginning of the year, forcing dealers and manufacturers to offer price cuts and gifts to attract buyers and boost sales. Notably, at the beginning of August 2024, a new entrant joined the market race with an incredible discount of up to 44 million VND.
At some Yamaha Town dealerships in Hanoi, the YZF R3 is being offered at a price of only 90 million VND, a discount of 42 million VND from the original price of 132 million VND. Meanwhile, in Ho Chi Minh City, the publicly offered price for the R3 is 88.3 million VND (a discount of 43.7 million VND from the listed price).
According to some dealers, this rare deep discount is intended to clear inventory and sell off existing stock to prepare for the upcoming launch of the new Yamaha R3. Depending on the dealership, customers may also receive additional gifts such as helmets and oil change vouchers.
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The Yamaha YZF-R3 was officially introduced to the Vietnamese market in September 2015. It has overall dimensions of 2,090mm in length, 718mm in width, and 1,135mm in height, with a seat height of only 780mm.
The headlight cluster features two slanted eyes that slope diagonally to the rear, creating a distinct, sharp, and powerful look. Both front and rear wheels are 17-inch, 10-spoke rims optimized for stiffness and strength. The tires are sized 110/70-17 for the front and 140/70-70 for the rear.
Notable features of the Yamaha R3 include LED headlights, a full monochrome LCD screen, USD front forks, a mono-shock rear suspension, dual-channel ABS, and front and rear disc brakes with diameters of 298mm and 220mm, respectively, for more powerful and safer braking.
The bike is powered by a 321cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, inline 2-cylinder, DOHC engine with electronic fuel injection. With a piston diameter and stroke of 68mm x 44.1mm and a compression ratio of 11.2:1, the engine produces a maximum power output of 42 horsepower at 10,750 rpm and a maximum torque of 29.6 Nm at 9,000 rpm.
