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Specialized Turbo Tero: Everything You Need to Know

Turbo Tero is several bikes. One compare sheet prints Class 3 and dollar tags from $3,250 to $6,500. An Australia hardtail page prints 250W nominal and 710Wh. Its compare cell prints 470W.

By SickEBike desk

The short answer

Specialized Turbo Tero is a family, not one bike. A compare page prints Class 3 at 28 mph, a 3.0 at $3,250 with 530 watt-hours and 430 watts, and X trims up to $6,500. An Australia 4.0 page prints a 250-watt nominal motor, 70 Nm, 710 watt-hours, 23.15 kg, and up to 86 miles. That storefront’s compare cell for the same numeral prints 470 watts and 22.83 kg.

Specialized Turbo Tero is a family, not one bike. A compare storefront that prints dollar MSRPs calls the line Class 3 at 28 mph: a 3.0 at $3,250 with 530 watt-hours, 50 Nm, 430 watts, 51.2 pounds, and up to 68 miles; a Tero X 4.0 at $4,500 with 530 watt-hours, 70 Nm, 430 watts, and 58.9 pounds; an X 5.0 at $5,500 with 710 watt-hours, 70 Nm, and 470 watts; an X 6.0 at $6,500 with 710 watt-hours, 90 Nm, and 560 watts. That sheet is not a confirmed U.S. cart. An Australia 4.0 product page, the hardtail numeral and not the X, prints a 250-watt nominal motor, 70 Nm, a U2-710 pack of 710 watt-hours, 23.15 kg in size MD, up to 86 miles or 140 km in eco, and a 42-volt 4-amp charger. The list’s about $3,500 and up is not one tag. The row links here.

A hardtail adventure e-bike with a rear rack on a gravel road
Desk illustration, not a Specialized photo. Buy the numeral on the hangtag. A 3.0 is not an X 6.0.

The dollar sheet, then the hardtail numeral

Left block: a Specialized compare storefront that prints dollar MSRPs. Right-hand facts are Australia and Canada pages for the hardtail numeral, which is not the suspended X at $4,500.

TrimWhat that page prints
3.0 on the dollar sheet$3,250. 530Wh. 50 Nm. 430W. 51.2 lb. Up to 68 miles. Class 3, 28 mph.
Tero X 4.0$4,500. 530Wh. 70 Nm. 430W. 58.9 lb.
Tero X 5.0$5,500. 710Wh. 70 Nm. 470W.
Tero X 6.0$6,500. 710Wh. 90 Nm. 560W.
Australia hardtail 4.0250W nominal. 70 Nm. U2-710, 710Wh. 23.15 kg, size MD. Up to 86 miles / 140 km eco. Charger 42V 4A.
Australia compare cell, same numeralPower 470W. Mass 22.83 kg. $7,300 RRP. Max assist 25 km/h, about 15.5 mph.
Canada 2025 hardtailCAD $4,499.99. 250W. Same torque as the Australia block. 710Wh. 23.15 kg.

250 watts and 470 watts are not a typo to blend

The Australia spec block prints 250 watts nominal. The compare table’s power cell for that same numeral prints 470 watts. Those are not the same kind of watt. Do not average them into 360. The dollar sheet’s power cells run 430, 470, and 560, and those cells are also not labeled nominal. A 530 watt-hour bike is not a 710. The suspended X and the rigid hardtail share a numeral and not a suspension, not a mass, and not a price. 23.15 kg is about 51 pounds. 22.83 kg is a different scale reading. 58.9 pounds is the X. Keep them in separate rows.

The dollar sheet says Class 3 at 28 mph. An Australia compare says 25 km/h. That is a market cap, about 15.5 mph, not a rounding of 28. Canada’s 2025 hardtail page repeats the 250-watt nominal, the torque, and the 710 watt-hour pack, and prices it at CAD $4,499.99. A Canadian dollar is not a U.S. dollar, and $7,300 RRP is not $4,500. The list’s about $3,500 and up only matches the cheapest row on the dollar sheet if you squint, and it does not match the X 6.0.

Pedals, and a motor under the federal watt line

Two hundred fifty is under 750. The higher power cells, 430 through 560, are also under 750 if they are the motor. Pedals are on these bikes. Class 3 is a state assist cap, not a second federal watt limit. A 25 km/h lock is how some markets sell the same family name. It does not rewrite a U.S. hangtag that says 28. The class chart is the distinction. This is not the Turbo Levo 4, and it is not the Globe Haul ST. Buy the name printed on the top tube, then the watt-hour number beside it. The watt-hour page is why 530 and 710 are different days.

Questions people ask

Which trim is the list row?+

None by itself. Specialized sells numbered hardtails and Tero X full-suspension bikes. Buy the numeral on the hangtag. A 530 watt-hour bike is not a 710.

Why do 250 watts and 470 watts both appear?+

The Australia spec block prints 250 watts nominal. The compare table’s power cell prints 470 watts. Those are not the same kind of watt. Do not average them.

Is the assist 28 mph or 25 km/h?+

The compare page that prints dollar prices says Class 3 at 28 mph. An Australia compare says 25 km/h, about 15.5 mph. That is a market cap, not a rounding of 28.

Does a 250-watt nominal motor pass the federal line?+

Two hundred fifty is under 750. The compare’s higher power cells, 430 through 560, are also under 750 if they are the motor. Pedals are on the bike. Class 3 is a state assist cap, not a second federal watt limit.

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