Italian Motorcycle manufacturer, DSK Motowheels has launched the company’s latest bike – DSK Benelli 302R in India at a price tag of Rs. 3.48 lakh (ex-showroom, Pan India). The DSK Benelli 302R comes three color – White Rosso, Red Nero & Silver Verde. The bookings of the DSK Benelli 302R already started in June 2017 at a token amount of Rs. 10,000 while the delivery will commence soon from 23 dealerships across India. Originally, the DSK Benelli 302R was showcased at the Auto Expo 2016 and it is the first ever full-faired motorcycle after the Tornado 1130. The DSK Benelli 302R comes with a 4-year unlimited kilometer warranty and customer can also opt for “Happy Savings Plan” which offers customers the advantage of low ownership costs & warranty protection. Apart from this, the company aims to sell 1,000 – 1,500 units of DSK Benelli 302R this year and it is an idle upgrade for those who are looking to move from 150-200 cc motorcycles.
The DSK Benelli 302R design is fresh and it is based on the TNT 300 motorcycle but gets lots of changes like dual headlamp setup, fuel tank design, twin-pod exhaust with the alloy finish, LED tail lights and clear lens indicators. The bike also comes with clip-on handlebars, repositioned foot pegs, and analog-digital instrument cluster quite similar to other DSK Benelli motorcycles.
Ths DSK Benelli 302R is powered by BS-IV compliant 300cc parallel twin, liquid cooled engine borrowed from the TNT 300. The twin-pot engine churns out 38.26 bhp of power at 11,500 rpm by generating 26.5Nm of peak torque at 10,000 rpm while the engine is mated to a 6-speed gearbox.
The DSK Benelli 302R measures 2175mm in length, 746mm in width, and 1146mm in height. The bike weighs 180 kg and the chassis makes way for 50:50 weight distribution.
The DSK Benelli 302R comes with much-needed safety features like ABS as standard and the suspension setup includes 41mm Upside Down (USD) forks up front and a rear mono shock setup while the braking performance comes from the 260mm dual discs up front & a 220mm single disc at the rear.
At such a price tag the DSK Benelli 302R will compete with Yamaha YZF-R3, KTM RC 390 and the Kawasaki Ninja 300 in India.
Press Release Quote:
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Shirish Kulkarni, Chairman, DSK Motowheels said,
“DSK Benelli has undeniably established itself as the favored brand of superbike lovers in India. Launch after launch, we have received a phenomenal response to the power-packed street-naked machines that have been launched in the country. The DSK Benelli 302R, however, is our first full-faired superbike which is set to alter the paradigm of the mid-sized segment in the country. This market is highly lucrative with widespread demand and DSK Benelli is perfectly poised to capture a lion’s share of the segment with the 302R joining our existing and highly successful lineup of superbikes. We are certain that the reception to this glorious superbike will be as overwhelming as that for our previous models.”
