New Cars and Bikes

The three motorcycles get one new colour each. All new colours come at the same price as the previous colours. No mechanical changes whatsoever. In a bid to refresh its RC lineup, KTM has launched new colours for the flagship RC 390, mid-spec RC 200 and the entry-level RC 125, in India. These colour options will be sold alongside the older colours. Thankfully, KTM isn’t charging extra for any of these colours. The price list is as follows: Models   New colour options Already-existing colour scheme Price, ex-showroom Delhi KTM RC 125  Dark Galvano Electronic Orange Rs 1,59,629 KTM RC 200 Electronic Orange Dark Galvano Rs 2,00,864 KTM RC 390 Metallic Silver Ceramic White Rs 2,53,184 Compared to the older colours, the new one in the KTM RC 125 gets a darker theme, whereas it’s the opposite with the KTM RC 200 . It gets a brighter, more orange colour palette. The top-end KTM RC 390 gets an overload of silv...

Benelli has been working on new twin, triple and four-cylinder motors for its future models. You can check out details about its twin and three-cylinder motors here and here. The Italian bikemaker is developing 650cc and 1000cc inline-four engines as well. Also read: Benelli TNT899 Set To Make A Comeback?   Benelli’s parent company Qianjiang Motors has just launched the SRG600 faired motorcycle. This may be rebranded as the Benelli 600RR and sold globally. However, Benelli could also launch its mid-capacity naked and faired motorcycle with the new Euro 5-compliant 650cc inline-four motor. So we could see a new TNT 650 and 650RR being launched globally in the near future.  Also read: Big Benellis To Make You Wait For A While   The new 1000cc inline four-cylinder motorcycle could power Benelli’s new 1000cc naked, sports tourer or adventure tourer. It would go up against motorcycles such as the Kawasaki Z1000, Ninja 1000 and Versys 1000 which use the same engin...

Benelli has been working on new twin, triple and four-cylinder motors for its future models. You can check out details about its twin and three-cylinder motors here and here. The Italian bikemaker is developing 650cc and 1000cc inline-four engines as well. Also read: Benelli TNT899 Set To Make A Comeback?   Benelli’s parent company Qianjiang Motors has just launched the SRG600 faired motorcycle. This may be rebranded as the Benelli 600RR and sold globally. However, Benelli could also launch its mid-capacity naked and faired motorcycle with the new Euro 5-compliant 650cc inline-four motor. So we could see a new TNT 650 and 650RR being launched globally in the near future.  Also read: Big Benellis To Make You Wait For A While   The new 1000cc inline four-cylinder motorcycle could power Benelli’s new 1000cc naked, sports tourer or adventure tourer. It would go up against motorcycles such as the Kawasaki Z1000, Ninja 1000 and Versys 1000 which use the same engin...

  Watch Video Review     The 250cc segment has seen a surge in demand over the past couple of years, which gave way to a new breed of bikes like the Husqvarna Svartpilen 250 and Bajaj Dominar 250 . Both use the same KTM -derived 250cc engine but perform quite differently thanks to their engine tune and weight difference. Here’s a detailed comparison of the two bikes in the real world.        Acceleration:   Husqvarna Svartpilen 250 Bajaj Dominar 250 0-60 3.45 seconds 4.18 seconds 0-100 8.64 seconds 10.92 seconds The power difference is quite evident between the two bikes. While the Husky belts out 30 ponies, the Dominar 250 makes a sedate 27PS which is produced slightly higher up the rev range compared to its rival. The Svartpilen also makes 1Nm of torque more than the Dominar 250. Factor in the Dominar’s 14kg weight disadvantage and the numbers speak for itself. While it’s only 0.84 ...

    For the first time since the second round of the 2020 MotoGP season, Fabio Quartararo was on the top of the podium as a race winner. Winning the Catalan GP put him back in the lead of the riders’ championship but a late race charge by Suzuki’s Joan Mir and Alex Rins hints at a twist in the race for the title.  Winners Fabio Quartararo - After scoring a maximum of 50 points from the first two rounds of the championship, Quartararo managed just 23 points in the next five races. To say that his win at the Catalan GP was overdue would be an understatement. A welcome 25 points for the win takes the Petronas Yamaha rider’s points tally to 108 and puts him at the top of the championship.  Joan Mir - Despite not having won a race so far, Suzuki’s Joan Mir is second in the riders’ championship, just eight points behind Quartararo. The key to Mir’s exceptional run - four podiums in the last five races - has been the race pace of the Suzuki GSX-RR. While his quali...

Harley joined hands with QJMotors to build a small-capacity bike for Asia. New CEO Zeitz’s Rewire strategy was thought to have killed that budding dream. The Rewire also saw the American brand shut its manufacturing facilities in India. It was believed that the small bike project was going to be axed under the Rewire plan but new patent filings in China suggest that Harley-Davidson will be bringing it out soon. The bike was spotted earlier in a production-ready guise and these new images might just mean that the bike will be arriving in its local market. However, it does not spell good news for Indian enthusiasts as it is unlikely to ever make it across the Himalayas. Yes, the small Harley, intended for emerging markets like China, India and Southeast Asia, will not be sold in India. New boss Jochen Zeitz’s Rewire plan shut the Indian manufacturing plant of the American icon . And bringing it via the CBU route doesn’t make for good commercial sense, especially for a company tha...

  It was the kind of day that made you wonder if some things happen by design. On a day when the Petronas Yamaha team announced that Valentino Rossi signed with them for the 2021 season, the team took a 1-2 in qualifying for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix. Franco Morbidelli topped the timesheets with Fabio Quartararo in second place ahead of Rossi.  Yamaha rules   Four of the top five riders in qualifying for the Catalan GP are Yamaha riders, underlying the YZR-M1’s handling capabilities around the technical Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Jack Miller managed to stick his Ducati in fourth place to prevent a Yamaha sweep of the top four positions. Judging by the fourth practice session where riders tend to concentrate on race pace, the winner of tomorrow’s race is likely to be far from a foregone conclusion.  One (or more) last hurrah   Valentino Rossi’s legion of fans, especially those who make the effort to attend a race, can rejoice. The Italian wil...