Strong value as a family-focused EV at around Rs 3.15 lakh, with usable 123 km IDC range and modern features. Best suited to urban and peri-urban commuters wanting low running costs and a reputable brand, but needing to accept limited disclosed safety and dimension details.
Strong value for buyers wanting class-leading tech and safety feel in a 125, at a still-accessible price. Best suited to city commuters upgrading from basic 125s who value features over outright lowest cost.
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 3-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
Their ex-showroom prices are close enough to ignore, so specification decides it: the Hero Xtreme 125R leads on dealer and service reach and power.
Measured: 11.5 Nm more torque.
Measured: 8 more service centres in Nepal (14 vs 6); 5.7 PS more power; 78 more showrooms in Nepal (87 vs 9).
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
These trims are listed at their published ex-showroom price, but none has been checked against the distributor's own price list yet — so treat the figures as indicative and confirm at the showroom.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
As of September 2026, the Ather Energy Nepal Rizta S starts at Rs 2.95 lakh ex-showroom — the same as the Hero Xtreme 125R at Rs 2.95 lakh.
The Ather Energy Nepal Rizta S costs Rs 2.95 lakh and the Hero Xtreme 125R costs Rs 2.95 lakh to Rs 3.28 lakh (ex-showroom, September 2026).
Their ex-showroom prices are close enough to ignore, so specification decides it: the Hero Xtreme 125R leads on dealer and service reach and power. Take the Ather Energy Nepal Rizta S if you drive loaded, or climb steep gradients often. Take the Hero Xtreme 125R if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.