Controlled Ascent

From award-winning firebrand to grown-up crossover, Ultraviolette's latest X47 Crossover is steady in corners and just a little turbulent up close-but still solid enough to feel flight-ready

- By Sharan Sanil

Back in 2019, Ultraviolette's F77 made motorcycling circles sit up in disbelief. Here was a motorcycle that didn't just run on electrons, it looked like something sketched out of sci-fi anime and polished in a Milanese design studio. It had sharp bodywork, a futuristic cockpit, and the kind of stance that earned it awards and Instagram reels in equal measure. The F77 was India's first electric motorcycle that didn't look apologetic. It turned heads, got people arguing, and instantly positioned Ultraviolette as the poster child of a truly ambitious "Make in India" brand.

That kind of debut is always difficult to follow. How do you outdo a bike that disrupted expectations so completely? Ultraviolette's answer has been to look inward, mature a little, and build something designed less to shock and more to slot into everyday lives. That is where the new X47 Crossover enters the story. It doesn't scream rebellion like the F77. Instead, it aims for something subtler: a blend of practicality and ADV inspiration, dressed up with the same engineering ambition that made the F77 such a talking point.

Prepare For Takeoff

Look at the X47 from across the paddock and its identity is immediately clear. This is a crossover: part naked, part ADV, with Ultraviolette's own flourishes layered over the template. The beak under the LED headlamp, the stubby windscreen, and the tall, wide handlebar are familiar adventure cues. The exposed battery pack, sharp side panels and that distinctive hollow tail section give it a futuristic silhouette without tipping into the outrageous. It is recognisably Ultraviolette, only more approachable.