Yamaha R3 vs Aprilia RS 457 - Entry-level sportbike face off | Comparison | Autocar India

Looking for a reasonably affordable twin-cylinder sportbike? We help you pick between two great choices. Rishaad Mody tells you more.
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[@autocarindia1]

To know more about the Aprilia RS 457 vs Yamaha R3, click here - www.autocarindia.com/compare-bikes/aprilia-rs-457-standard-vs-yamaha-yzf-r3-standard

[@devpawar6388]

Bekar hai bhai Aprilia lene k 7 din k andr hi pachta rha hu mai kahi koi sunvai nhi h bekar brand h koi mat lo isko

[@akoded]

Why aren't der time stamps in your videos?

[@Avaneeshabhyankar]

R3s display will always be Glitch free. There IS nothing in it that would have glitches. 😂😂😂

[@souravy952000]

Lol

[@kaleemmohammed7215]

I can understand your sarcasm

[@DrDipa]

😂😂😂

[@shivvashishthabhargava4600]

Having driven an RS457, all I can say is that it is the meanest, most gorgeous and the wildest stock exhaust on a motorcycle in the Indian market under 10 lakhs! Pops and burbles. Yes. An absolutely beautiful bike? Yes. 10/10? One hundred percent! Unbelievable!!!!! 🇮🇹 ❤

[@burnttoast9890]

Why would you even buy the R3 ? If it's touring friendly why not buy an adventure bike? If it's comfortable for city driving, why buy an R3 of all other bikes ?

[@_Anurag_Thakur_]

Yamaha is just overconfident for their outdated and shitty bike. Only good thing is its engine ❤. Even R15 has better design and electronics than R3 😂😂😂

[@BlackHawkTejas]

​@@_Anurag_Thakur_Japanese companies in a nutshell in India.

[@aakashchoudhuri]

​​​@@BlackHawkTejasyou may check out the Motorinc podcast talking about how the Japanese philosophy of manufacturing and updating/upgrading items places shackles of bureaucracy and inertia on genuinely world class fantastic products. Their way of thinking is like why to update it if it's working, which, is correct for some duration of product lifecycle, but over the long term, competitors catch up to the level and eventually overtake them. R3 isn't going to make much of a sense, provided some individual buys it for what it currently is. Reliability can be 100/100 but there are other aspects also wherein the R3 falls short not because it is poorly made, but the fact that it's manufacturer is seemingly stubborn enough to make any significant change.

[@burnttoast9890]

@@BlackHawkTejas watch motorinc video asap

[@shashanksaikumar]

You make a good point.

[@varun1036]

Much needed comparison to those who even remotely considered the R3. Its ex showroom price has to be its onroad price to be honest... Sadly no. As far as I see, good fuel economy, tour ability, ground clearance, engine reliability and service cost and service network are the pros for R3. But the Features, VFM factor, racy components make the Italian the goto bike!

[@burnttoast9890]

If you're spending 5.5 lakhs on a bike , fuel economy is less important than fuel quality.

[@emperorofdarkness3096]

I prefer RS 457 over the R3... Wait before I would buy I need to keep these things on my mind that are Piaggio service, spare parts availability and long term satisfaction

[@aayush_8]

why don't you guys upload the videos in 4k, it's 2024

[@GavinRodrigues]

It's a work in progress. Stay tuned.

[@compuscresendo1947]

What extra knowledge will u gain by watching this in 4k???

[@AaronDuhsaka]

@@compuscresendo1947😂😂😂😂true

[@OmFreeRadical]

Lol, extra pixels, extra details and crisp visuals if u have 1440p or a 4K display, nobody's here JUST for Knowledge 🤐​@@compuscresendo1947

[@RickyBarretto]

@@compuscresendo1947 Many watch to enjoy the riding shots of their dream machine irrespective of the information in the video. There is big difference between 4K & FHD when viewed on 4K screens.

[@bamboostick5]

Thx I just bought new R3, loving it every bit ❤

[@Yousirarefish]

Silence😂. The price just dropped to half

[@Renu007Kumar]

Yamahas are simple and reliable Just put the two bikes on bench in full throttle for 60 hours... You will not take the KTM/ Aprilia name again

[@Poorvikss]

Finally someone thinking about practically and reliability 😂

[@ShubhamTari]

😂

[@thatpanglossianguy8552]

Aprilia all the way

[@rikupatra1452]

Till you decide to buy it

[@thatpanglossianguy8552]

@@rikupatra1452 huh?? I'm not into this racing genre dynamic bikes, I love cruisers, I already own a Harley 48, it's best for me, we see here comparison between the r3 and rs 457, where to be clean and honest in clean slate it's the Aprilia here.

[@shivvashishthabhargava4600]

❤❤❤ hundred percent!!!!

[@speedracer7684]

comment the same thing after 5-6 years

[@snehasishdev3296]

​@@thatpanglossianguy8552If you do some reasearch 457 owners are regretting getting it

[@mihirvasani9609]

Who is here after the yamaha's prive cut ?

[@clintfernandes6277]

Oh man that aprilia on aftermarket exhaust sound likes Monster 🔥

[@karthikjairam3297]

Having a small suggestion. Buying these bikes are something but maintaining them is as all together another story. We have reviews before we buy and how they feel initially as they are new, but the experience with service stations are not the one everyone appreciates. If possible could your channel cover that too it would be great.

[@sanketchoudhury8401]

Just the comparison we all had been waiting for ❤

[@HighwayToHill]

Lucky ones like me got the CKD R3 at 3.96 OTR. But even as a R3 owner, I can't recommend this at 4.65 ex-showroom. If it was CKD, would have been 4 L ex-showroom. Might have had some takers. Makes it sooo easy for the Aprilia now. Yamaha???

[@plx6755]

Now it's 3.6 lak ex showroom

[@HighwayToHill]

@plx6755 Great deal! Totally worth it.

[@gouravbose8105]

Hi Sir, in 2025 any new launch of touring bike which has twin cylinder engine? Please suggest

[@SandyRider]

Good to see you rishad bro.. 🥳

[@abhishekdasgupta1640]

Although aprilia rs457 is locally manufactured in India & is a value for money product & has more power output & torque than the yamaha R3 which is a CBU unit due to which price is on higher side & that's makes the most of enthusiast riders disappointed. But one thing I must say that the japanese engine R3 is in the market for quite a long now & is extremely reliable engine which we can't comment about the newly italian engine.

[@Vicky-ne9mt]

Does anyone know when tuono 457 will get launched?

[@nemesiszz]

R3 needs an update, haven't seen any new R3 tested globally either so its atleast 2years late on new updates

[@sbslm1]

Yamaha have heard you bro, we got a new R3 before gta6

[@debjitmondal3933]

In my city, Kolkata, Aprilia cost 5.08L on road and MT03 costs 5.30L. Also cant contest the price of Aprilia as there is only one showroom and service. With this kind of price difference, MT03 makes a lot of sense due to its reliability and vast service network. You just can't ride VFM. - Shumi

[@nazzalgrylls1403]

Yamaha boys and girls know what Yamaha is...and price wont be a issue...

[@mkchouhan2481]

if you want only Yamaha , go with Yamaha, but if you want performance go with Aprilia, if you want looks go with Aprilia, if you want best bike under budget go with Aprilia, if you want beautiful display go with Aprilia, if you want more go with Aprilia

[@FASTERBOLT87]

First compare R3 with 200 cc bikes, Aprilia RS457 is just next level

[@sayyadimran1985]

Immature remark mate! Did you experienced Yamaha R3 bullet Proof extremely efficient and reliable engine???

[@heavenlypot]

​@@sayyadimran1985Cringe

[@snehasishdev3296]

Take some update, 457 owners are crying

[@heavenlypot]

@@snehasishdev3296 So are R15 owners, they cry all over the internet.

[@vivaanranjan9342]

Aprilia has killed the market segment in 500cc category.. Aprilia has better price, performance, mileage.. & soon i gonna buy this beauty on my b'day 17sept..

[@FerozKhan-u7s]

Genuine doubt. Why is everyone comparing 457 with R3? Why not Ninja 400 or the Ninja 500?

[@antonanton2862]

Price

[@yashrajpranami1]

Can you please review Honda CB 350 2024?

[@harigovindsrforspeed]

Who really is looking at r3 vs rs457? Nobody except reviewers want this comparison🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mkavin3305]

Bcz of the price

[@Vinay-yz3wd]

Cause the aprilia costs 2000 more in America

[@mkavin3305]

@@Vinay-yz3wd But in India Yamaha R3 is a highest price. 50000ruppes more than Aprilia. (Approximately)

[@harigovindsrforspeed]

@@Vinay-yz3wd So they're making videos for Americans alone now? 😂

[@Vinay-yz3wd]

@@harigovindsrforspeed this isn’t a video for Indians only right?

[@siddharth9483]

When is the new gen rc390 expected to launch?

[@saurabhhejib]

Why are your videos always so blurry even in 1080p??!

[@sagar_27.99]

Lot of people here saying why would some prefer r3 over rs457... Aprilia is all good until it gets any problem. After that it's pretty much useless .... No spares , no proper response from showroom ( they know nothing about bike except changing engine oil and replacing brake pads ) One will understand when everything is messy with unreliable thing . Any Japanese machine is super fine with very less maintenance

[@devpawar6388]

Bilkul shi bat h bhai lekar bhut pachta rha hu 1 hfte se khrab pdi h meri koi sunvai nhi saali

[@praveenbhandary9215]

R3 always king ❤❤ yes yamaha

[@ssc1348]

People commenting that are just keyboard warriors. When the time comes, they wouldn't put their money where their mouth is lol

[@TheJoker-gg8hc]

I would buy neither. My first "purchase" was a ninja 400. I still have it. It just barely does what I want it to do. It does everything its supposed to, just barely reaching "satisfactory" levels. I've never ever ever seen somebody that says things like "there's nothing wrong with smaller bikes" actually riding a smaller bike. It's like ktm saying that "supersports don't belong on the road" while selling a naked bike that produces 188 horsepower. The same people saying "you shouldn't get this cuz its too powerful" have exactly that bike they're talking shit to you about. I've never seen another ninja 400. Only seen one rc390. Only seen one yamaha r3. Seen tons of hayabusas, r1, cbr600 and 1000, zx6r and zx10r, ducati, aprilia, bmw s1000rr, etc.... Saw somebody on a yamaha xsr900. Seen a z900 and a z1000. As soon as I finish paying off my 400, I'm replacing it with a much bigger bike. I get it that "you gotta start somewhere", but money doesn't grow on trees and I never see those "small bikes are better" people on smaller bikes. They're all on big bikes making well over 100hp.

[@0nlypets_world]

If it's ur only bike R3 the cost per km per year will make sense later on But if u already have a cruiser or tourer Go for Aprilia No question asked Also Japanese engine will last forever if u keep it

[@burnttoast9890]

If you're spending close to 5.5-6 lakhs on a bike , would you buy the R3 is my question ?

[@jayanthmakam4547]

Well said

[@shubhamthakur8530]

At that point stretch a little more and just get the Ninja 500, way better than R3, and still has the Japanese reliability, R3 is just like Ninja 300 no sense in buying it today

[@maner088]

When is the r1300gs FRR coming up..waiting with bated breath 😢

[@diaz5621]

Do you still own the scalpel i meant KTM 790 bought almost 5 years ago,i Think KTM has a niche in its each bike segment a proper value for money bikes for indian mentality

[@prajwalitdas8357]

R3 now 1.10L cheaper..what u say now as per overall performance

[@varun1036]

R3 more fuel efficient than my BS3 FZ S lol. *pain intensifying*

[@midhungopan9270]

Is it? ....my friend is getting 35-40 kmpl on mixed riding condition with his FZ S

[@The_budgetking]

i mean does fuel efficiency matter on a 4 lakh bike?

[@dutchdryfly]

Bumps in the road? What road, it is offroading

[@_its._gaurav._]

bro the background music should be better

[@ateequrrahman4684]

Aprilia's mileage figure on the highway is almost double than the city rides

[@abzzy100]

Aprilia RS 457 all day..hands down

[@varun1036]

Yamaha need to put the R15M suspension, traction control and tft on to the R3.

[@Yttjustin]

Quickshifter?

[@OmFreeRadical]

Nah, they should rather fit R3's engine in R15M chassis 😂

[@shubhamthakur8530]

​@@OmFreeRadicalthat works too 😂

[@RRP1992]

Just saw an article today which said Yamaha managed to sell just 6 units of R3 in India in June 2024. Embarassing.

[@PEGASUS-007]

Spend more than 6 lakhs and get the luxurious bike for riding 5 years in life!!

[@dipyamankhamaru4748]

Eh kaisa comparison hain...! Isko track mein or road mein le jao... Vagao, or dekhao konsa behtar hain... Kiska turn achchha hain... Kon age laps pura kar raha hain...! Eh toh hum spec sheet lekar khudvi karle

[@MegaSlytherine]

Next gen RC390 should take care of both these machines. C'mon KTM, bring it on...!!!

[@vivansayshi]

Can anyone recommend a sports bike under the 3 lakhs segment

[@burnttoast9890]

Hey the RC 200

[@shubhamthakur8530]

RC200, R15, Suzuki SF250 Yup Karizma 210 too

[@techyrh7780]

Karizma as well, it is not hardcore sports bike and that has its own advantages

[@angshumansarmah6626]

A used well maintained BS IV RC390

[@burnttoast9890]

@@techyrh7780 explains why the sales of the xmr is so disastrous

[@vagabondwanderers]

With the new price, this is going to be fun!

[@theunknown21329]

If R3 was not cbu then it would undercut 457 and be a better deal but alas

[@imahunter1174]

R3 is love 💕💕।।। only hate for it's price 😢😢

[@GerOnimO_44]

You guys don't know about cf moto.. Just asking 😅

[@himanshugogoi2990]

I know

[@SreeVlogsOfficial]

Saree guards on sports bikes, WTF ... please change this old rules :(

[@tatyasahebbhosale2350]

Aprilia is Made in Baramati district Pune state Maharashtra product.

[@mahavir6471]

Low gear high speed: Its always the R3 for the win! RS is not very happy with this!

[@gopikrishna679]

I dont know what the emission laws are in india, but all the bikes these days sound just like a honda activa. Unfortunately even this parallel twin r3 too.

[@arunkris7299]

If BMW G310R included it will be bikes from axis power 😂

[@tapas1505]

japan, italy, germany. good observation. but doesn't have any relevance as in today.

[@itsmepvr]

Now 420k on road is sweet spot for r3

[@rohitraghavan7552]

Ninja 500 would have been a better competitor to the rs 457.

[@NeeleshDayalEXTRA]

Aprilla sounds,, muahhh..

[@autoaddict688]

Would buy a much cheaper NS 400 pulsar instead,great machine,india made and successful brand pulsar.

[@qwertyme8338]

Seems u love vibration

[@azhaganvivekanandhan2089]

My 650 gives better mileage in the city, the rs's mileage is just surprising/

[@evilgetsraw278124]

That city figure of RS457 is gonna hurt big time

[@nitishbatra11]

Waiting for relaunch of tuono 1100 factory

[@ankitbiswal6446]

I had 2 R3's in the past. Best 300cc bike. Reliable, fun nd beautiful. But this new R3 is ugly af with the digital instrument console. Plus its overpriced as hell now at 5.3 lakhs on Road.

[@luffystaz1960]

You forgot about the bad brakes in 457

[@gouravbose8105]

Looking for a new bike like my old 2014 Karizma R

[@brijeshbthebigb]

Honestly R3 in Blue Colour is more appealing than Aprilia Bike😅

[@beyourself9500]

R3 should not be compared to any bike in its segment.....it too much overpriced and is a decade old bike.... Its a good bike but at this price no use of that goodness....its only for diehard fans of yamaha who are addicted to its bikes....

[@imkrrishnayak]

now r3 prices have been slashed by 1.1 lac

[@jeanmilaalvarez]

Magnifique ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ les 🏍 🏍

[@vinaychinthla314]

I really miss DUKE 390 it might not be 2cylinder but worth comparo

[@angshumansarmah6626]

Duke is naked street motorcycle

[@angshumansarmah6626]

Have anyone bought this R3 in India till now?

[@charlesvincent1391]

Currently there are more R3 than rs457

[@angshumansarmah6626]

@@charlesvincent1391 "This" R3 ....that means the current R3

[@kankit230]

Got the Aprilia, r3 makes no sense, even if it was priced at the same price as Aprilia

[@shivamgurjar8268]

Yamaha what are you doing 😅, just give R15 chassis with R3 engine, features allover and keep it priced 3L ex. Sh.

[@TONIX-]

Rs457 saree guard is similar like Kawasaki versus

[@sandipganguli17]

R3❤❤❤

[@Rafaelent2013]

Aprilia sound messy unrefined

[@Renu007Kumar]

Dear Autocar, please let us know the status of Hero Xpulse 400! You guys are sleeping on this 😢

[@rahuljohn1475]

Compare it to the ktm 390

[@mesheraliuga8589]

What would those bikes looks like 5years from now?? 100% aprillia will be seen at the repair shop while yamaha would still be seen on the road. And if both riders are now experts and want to upgrade, surely yamaha would still COMMAND a higher resale value..

[@funnymakerboy4199]

Ninja 400 and duke 390

[@surajman6045]

I wonder what Yamaha India was thinkinh

[@alileevil]

They are thinking that an Italian engine will in no way come close to the reliability of the Japanese engine.

[@gigabard13]

Aprilia. Is. Gorgeous.

[@Ortiz_Refinishing]

This will be the 2025 Aprilia 457 by the time it gets to the states 😐

[@Randommotovlogs]

I'm here after that 1.05lakh Price cut by Yamaha in Jan 2025 end😂

[@prayanjaltomar752]

R3 looks like it is launched in 2014

[@gauravgagaga1892]

Aprilia is the new king!

[@brijeshbthebigb]

Aprilia will take time to make fans in India 😂

[@raviprakashkushwaha370]

Yamaha needs to cut the price a little, maybe a lac 😅😅

[@snowflake7593]

4.6 ex is just crazy for the R3 no value for money.

[@nabin4437]

In this price I would rather buy Ktm 390 or bajaj dominar and a scooty for daily shopping. Lol lol

[@sun71717]

Yamaha R3 is Overrated, Overhyped, Overpriced..!

[@nigahnugget2181]

Yamaha all day all way

[@brijeshbthebigb]

R15 v4 is more modern

[@mathewmaheo4806]

17 kmpl. Really?

[@AjayKumar-ko9sp]

Option1 :Get the Ninja 300 @3.4L instead of R3 @4.6L, Spend the extra 1.2L u saved, on service for the next 5 years😂 Option 2) You can get the Ninja 500 @5.2L or Option3) Wait 3years until Aprilla 457 is proven Option 4) Start saving money and get the KTM 650 twin cylinder in 2026/2027 @7L. But never buy the R3🤡

[@fighterrr1211]

R3 costs 5.45 lac on rOAD. NO WONDER WHY THEY HAD TO DISCONTINUE R1 😂

[@misery37]

The R1 was discontinued because of EU not because people in 3rd world countries couldn't afford. The R1 and R1Ms have a lot of fans in the western hemisphere its just, the new EU emission regulations fked it over and Yamaha decided it wasn't worth redoing it.

[@kevinviswanath]

No Comparison

[@elon8595]

Ammmai ammai ammai aammai ammai ammai ammai ammai ammai ammai ....

[@AaronDuhsaka]

you could get secondhabd inline-4 bikes for that price😂😂