Start with three questions
Forget the spec sheet for a minute. Three answers narrow six scooters down to one or two:
- Who rides pillion, and how often? If someone is on the back most days — a child, a parent, a spouse — start with the Rizta.
- How much of your ride is open road? If you regularly use the OMR, ECR or GST Road at speed, the 450 series' 90–100 km/h and stronger brakes matter.
- What is the budget, all in? The Konarc starts under a lakh; a fully loaded 450 Apex is roughly double that.
The three families in one paragraph each
Konarc — the everyday one. Ather's newest scooter, on the EL platform: metal body, steel unibody chassis, a 14-inch front wheel, 31 litres of boot and a 70 km/h top speed. It is the most forgiving on broken roads and the cheapest to own. See the Konarc page.
450 — the quick one. The 450S, 450X and 450 Apex share a light aluminium chassis, dual disc brakes and a low, sporty stance. They are the scooters to pick if you enjoy riding, not just arriving.
Rizta — the family one. A long, flat seat with a pillion backrest, a 34-litre boot plus an optional 22-litre frunk, and SkidControl on the Rizta Z. Calm, roomy and very easy to live with.
Our quick matches
| If you are… | Look at | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A first-time EV buyer on a budget | Konarc S | Under ₹1 lakh introductory, 1-year service interval |
| A solo commuter who likes to ride | 450X | Warp mode, Google Maps, Infinite Cruise |
| A 450 fan watching the budget | 450S | Same chassis and brakes for ₹13,000 less than the 450X |
| An enthusiast | 450 Apex | 100 km/h, 0–40 km/h in 2.9 s |
| A family with a regular pillion | Rizta Z | Space, SkidControl, touchscreen |
| A family on a budget | Rizta S | Same body and storage from ₹1,21,999 |
Then pick the battery
Every family offers more than one battery. The bigger pack costs more, but it also charges faster at home on the 900 W charger and, on the 450X and Rizta Z, adds up to 30 km in ten minutes at an Ather Grid fast charger instead of 15. If your daily round trip is under 50 km and you charge at home, the smaller pack is usually enough. Our guides to the 450 batteries, Rizta batteries and Konarc variants go through the numbers.
Then ride two back to back
Spec sheets do not tell you how the seat feels after forty minutes, or whether your feet reach the ground comfortably. At any of our four showrooms we will happily line up two scooters so you can ride one straight after the other. That ten-minute comparison settles more decisions than any table.
Questions we get asked
The Ather Konarc S, at an introductory ex-showroom price of ₹99,999 for the 2.1 kWh variant. Among the established models, the Rizta S starts at ₹1,21,999 ex-showroom.
Ather lists the Konarc at up to 200 km IDC on its top battery. Among the 450s, the 450 Apex has the highest IDC figure at 165 km. In real riding, Ather's TrueRange estimate for the 3.5 kWh packs is about 125–130 km.
The Rizta. Its long, flat seat and standard pillion backrest are designed around a second rider, and its 56 L of total storage (with the frunk) handles the shopping as well.