Kinetic Honda A Brief HistoryKinetic Hondawas a joint venture betweenKinetic Engineering Limited, India andHonda Motor Company, Japan. The JV operated during 1984 - 1998, manufacturing 2-strokescootersin India. In 1998, the joint venture was terminated after whichKinetic Engineeringcontinued to sell the models under the brand nameKineticuntil 2008[1]when the interests were sold toMahindra.The brandKinetic Hondais remembered for its legacy 2-stroke scooters (which were in fact based on theHonda NH series), with continuously variable transmissionand electric start, first in India when it was launched (in 1984), and the only in India until the late 1990s.Model History 1984: Kinetic DX (98cc, 2-stroke, single mirror, black plastic finish) 1984: Kinetic EX (98cc, 2-stroke, single mirror, black plastic finish, no indicators(replaced by black blocks), limited colour versions) 1994: Kinetic ZX (98cc, 2-stroke, double mirror, wind shield, more graphical stickers, grey plastic finish) 1995: Kinetic Marvel (99cc, 2-stroke, double mirror, wide shield, more graphical stickers, red, white and blackish blue plastic finish) The best awarded scooter of that year and comfortable sitting like sitting in a sofa. 2001: Kinetic ZX Zoom (110cc, 2-stroke. Otherwise as the ZX)[2] 2002: Kinetic Nova. 2005: Kinetic 4s (113.5cc, 4-stroke)[3] 2006: Kinetic Kine. 2007: Kinetic Y2K. 2008: Kinetic Jupiter and Kinetic Blaze.World records 1991/92: Crossing of Sahara Desert with a fuel consumption same as a small car[4]