Ather Rizta Review | A Family-Friendly Scooter | Vedant Jouhari
Ather Rizta review by Vedant Jouhari. Bangalore-based Ather Energy has unveiled the Rizta, a family-oriented electric scooter featuring a conventional design, ample seating, and a 32-liter boot for increased luggage space. It boasts advanced tech like a 7-inch TFT screen, navigation, and safety features such as skid control. With two battery options, the Rizta offers up to 159 km range, catering well to family needs with its power, space, and reliability.
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00:00So with convenience being a major factor that brands focus on, Ather has just launched the
00:13Rista as a family performance scooter.
00:16It comes with features to benefit us on the performance front and it comes with features
00:20to benefit us if we are a family oriented person.
00:23So let's see what all this scooter has to offer us and why it stands out in this upcoming
00:29electric segment.
00:30Welcome to Drivespark, I'm Vedant Johari and are you ready to get rizzed up by the Rista?
00:37Stay tuned to the full video to find out whether this is the scooter for you.
00:54The Ather Rista is available in two variants, the Rista S and the Rista Z.
00:59The Rista S is the base model and it comes equipped with a 2.9 kWh battery that's paired
01:05to a 4.3 kWh motor.
01:08This motor ensures a maximum range of 123 km and a top speed of 80 kmph.
01:14For a full charge, it takes just 8.5 hours for a full charge on the Rista S.
01:19On top of that, the Rista S comes with features like 8GB storage, 1GB RAM and a 7-inch deep
01:26view display.
01:27Now with the Pro Pack on the Rista S, you get three ride modes, auto hold, guide me
01:32home lights and much more, making every ride a whole lot easier.
01:36Now coming to the top-end variant of the Ather Rista Z.
01:39This is available with two battery options, a 2.9 kWh battery and a 3.7.
01:45This is the same 2.9 kWh battery that we also get on the Rista S.
01:49Now coming to the range, the 3.7 kWh battery bumps up our range to 160 km on a single charge.
01:57And not only this, our charging time has also been brought down from 8.5 hours for added
02:01convenience.
02:02So now on the feature front of things, the Rista Z comes with a 7-inch TFT display with
02:072GB RAM and 16GB of storage.
02:10Now once we opt for the Pro Pack, we get features like Magic Twist, Skid Control, Live Location
02:16Sharing and a whole lot of others.
02:18The Rista Z is available in 7 colour options, making it that much more available to a wider
02:23set of audience.
02:25So across both variants, the Rista S and the Rista Z, what features are common?
02:31Well we get Alexa Skills, Push Navigation, Ride Stories, Find My Scooter, Torn Theft
02:36Notifications and Navigation.
02:38Now on the Rista S, we only get turn-by-turn navigation.
02:42However on the Rista Z, we get proper Google Maps integrated navigation.
02:46Now apart from that, with the Pro Pack, the only difference that we get from the Rista
02:50S and the Rista Z is that on the Rista Z, we get Magic Twist and Skid Control.
02:55However on the Rista S, we don't find those features.
02:58But everything else that we get on the Rista S with the Pro Pack, we also find on the Rista Z.
03:08So now let's come to the design that we get on this new Ather Rista.
03:13So firstly, we have the black and white colour scheme that you can see.
03:17So at the front, we get this blacked out windscreen, a very small windscreen located right in the
03:22centre and we get this nice piano black finish located right on our front dome.
03:27Coming below that, we get this huge body panel located right in the front, which gives it
03:33a very boxy look, a very squared out look right in the front.
03:37Then we get these three-piece lights with a DRL located right in the centre.
03:43We also get integrated indicators as a part of these lighting.
03:47Then on top of the lights, we get the Ather badging in a very, very sophisticated and
03:51a very classy look.
03:53Now moving below that, we get telescopic suspensions in the front with a mudguard, 12-inch alloys
03:58and we get 200mm disc brakes in the front.
04:01So moving on from the front end of the scooter, we get a dual-tone finish throughout, this
04:05whole white and grey colour scheme.
04:07So looking at the scooter from the side, you can see, it has, it's a much bigger scooter,
04:13it's a much more visible scooter than the other ones on, in the market.
04:17Then coming to the seat, now this is the USP for the Rista.
04:22It comes with an extended seat, just giving comfort to whoever's riding and whoever's
04:27sitting on the pillion seat.
04:29And not only that, for the pillion, they also get an integrated backrest and this only comes
04:34on the Z variant, this is not found on the S variant of the Rista.
04:37Then the rear panels on the scooter come with the Rista badging and it shows you which variant
04:42you have, either the Z or the S.
04:44And finally, looking at the scooter right completely from the rear view, we again see
04:50the Ather badging in bold, located right in the centre and we get this brake light that's
04:55sort of like a connecting light bar that we see on cars, except for this is on a scooter.
05:00It spans all the way from the left to the right and it's connected throughout.
05:05Now, as a part of the light bar, we also get the indicators located on either side.
05:10Then finally, at the bottom of the Ather badging, we get a rear mudguard and we get 12-inch
05:16alloys at the rear.
05:17Now, the braking system that we get on the rear is a drum brake and that is a 130mm.
05:23Now for this whole scooter, we get a combi braking system without ABS, we don't get front
05:28ABS or rear ABS, however, with the combi braking system and with the help of the front
05:33disc brakes, you really don't lock up your front brake that often, however, the rear
05:37wheel under hard braking does lock up.
05:40So moving to the cockpit of the scooter, our screen is located right in the centre and
05:45this under harsh sunlight can get a little uncomfortable to read, but apart from that,
05:51the switchgear quality, screen quality, everything that we see is of top-notch.
05:58It's not lacking by any standard, you don't hear any rattling, nor do you find any unnecessary
06:03movement except for what is required.
06:06And apart from that, our front panel houses our charging socket and it has hooks for all
06:12our storage requirements.
06:15We have a hook located in the front and one right underneath the seat.
06:18So now sitting on the Ather Vista, the seat comfort is tremendous, it is absolutely comfortable
06:25and the whole riding posture, everything is very, very comfortable.
06:29Now coming in only at around 119 kgs, the Vista is extremely light, a very, very lightweight
06:37and because of that, it's super manoeuvrable and almost a brilliant scooter for the city.
06:43Now apart from that, we get two riding modes on the Vista, Smart Eco and Zip.
06:48Now on Smart Eco, we get a nice initial bite of torque, however, on the Zip mode, our initial
06:54torque is very linear and it gets strong towards the mid-range.
06:58So on the Smart Eco mode, we get most of our torque initially and other than that, as we
07:03keep increasing our speed, the torque gradually reduces.
07:06Now the sideview mirrors that we get on the Vista are quite big, quite chunky and it provides
07:13a lot of vision for the rider.
07:15The moment it's set properly, you can almost see everything behind you and it provides
07:20a very, very good field of vision.
07:22So coming to our display, we get a whole lot of features and a whole lot of readings.
07:28First off, on the Vista Z, we get Google Maps integration on this and on the Vista S, we
07:33only get turn-by-turn navigation.
07:35So looking at the home screen, we have our Google Maps, we have our ETA, we have the
07:41time, whether it's connected to Bluetooth, we have what device it's connected to, range
07:46to zero, how much percentage of our charge is left and our riding mode.
07:51Now apart from that, we have various options to choose from.
07:54One is our navigation.
07:55Now we can choose our navigation through this or through our phone.
07:59Apart from that, it shows us our connected devices, about the vehicle, such as vehicle
08:03details, the documents for the vehicle and other such readings.
08:08And finally, on the settings page, we have the option to turn our Bluetooth on or off,
08:14we have our display brightness, whether we want it dull or bright, then we also get the
08:19auto brightness setting, which will sense the light outside and automatically adjust
08:23how bright or how dim our display gets.
08:26And then coming to vehicle settings, we get magic twist, we get coasting region, auto
08:31holds, kid control, auto indicator, guide me home light, charging and fall safe.
08:37So what is fall safe?
08:38So once your scooter falls down, let's see to the left side, our right side is accessible
08:42for us to lift up.
08:43Now from the right side is also where we control our throttle.
08:46So when you're lifting it up, involuntarily, you might give some throttle input and that
08:50might throw you off guard once the scooter starts accelerating.
08:53So with fall safe, the scooter will sense once it's fallen and will cut off all connection
08:57to the throttle.
08:58So even if you're lifting it up and you give full throttle unexpectedly, the scooter will
09:02not respond to you at all.
09:04So now what's magic twist?
09:06Well, once you're riding in cities and in instances where you really are accelerating
09:11or using that much speed, so you can just twist the throttle the reverse direction to
09:15start braking.
09:16So there's a certain amount that you can twist the throttle and depending on how much
09:21you twist it in the opposite direction, that's how much the scooter is going to brake.
09:25So now, skid control, what's skid control?
09:28It's pretty much traction control, but what Ather calls traction control.
09:32However, when we feel traction control kicking, we do feel a drop in power, we do feel throttle
09:37cut off, but with skid control, it's been tried and tested by us.
09:41When you give full throttle on loose gravel such as this, you won't feel a drop in the
09:46power, you'll just feel the rear wheel gain traction and avoid any spinning or any slipping.
09:53So coming to the seat height of the Rista, the seat height is set at 780mm and the ground
09:58clearance is set at 165mm.
10:02Now coming to the boot space that we get on the Ather Rista, as I mentioned, the Rista
10:07is focused on performance, convenience and family.
10:11Now this is also another place where the Rista shines, the amount of boot space that we get.
10:19So we get 34 litres of boot space and not only that, we also get this really cool feature
10:25which is a charger on the rear and all you got to do is remove the cover of the charger
10:31and then we get a device from Ather which you can connect and charge whatever gadgets
10:37we have with us.
10:39Then apart from that, we also get this sort of carry bag for the rear which is a storage
10:44organiser.
10:45This is an additional feature that we get on the Rista and it looks something like this.
10:51So it fits perfectly into the thikki and it comes with all sorts of organisers inside
10:57this.
10:58So if you're going for a shopping spree or if you're going out to buy groceries, you
11:02can just come back, fit this, put whatever you buy into the storage organiser and once
11:06you reach home, instead of removing each bag one by one, you can just take this whole storage
11:12organiser and you can be on your way into your house.
11:15Apart from the main storage space on the Rista, we also get this small storage space in the
11:19front that can house your documents, a first aid kit, your phone and whatever other basic
11:25necessities you have.
11:27So while I'm opening the boot of the Rista, it gets a little uncomfortable.
11:32Now you might be wondering why.
11:34So we have this grabbing portion of the seat over here and while we open it, our hands
11:39do get stuck on the rear backrest.
11:43Now this design could be worked on a little more by Ather, however this is a really, really
11:49small flaw and no one's really going to look into it that much.
11:52Now at the front, we also get an additional storage option called the frunk and it's another
11:57bag similar to the storage organiser, however it's closed, it's all closed compartments
12:02and it sits right with our front body panel.
12:11All in all, this was the Ather Rista and I hope you guys enjoyed the video.
12:17Did you guys get rizzed up by the Rista?
12:19Yes or no?
12:20Let us know in the comments section down below.
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12:25My name is Vedant Johari, signing out.