The BMW G310R has been successful in creating a buzz. The fact that it will be made in India and will be the most affordable bike to sport a BMW moniker have been fueling the hype. BMW has launched the G310R in the UK market at a starting price of £4,290. At current exchange rates, that translates to a cool Rs 3.88 lakh. Interestingly, it is Rs 23,000 cheaper than the KTM 390 Duke in the UK, which retails for £4,549 (Rs 4.11 lakh).
Now this has given rise to speculation that the BMW G310R will be cheaper than the 390 Duke in the Indian market. But we must point out that import duties and tax structure is different in UK than India and in fact the Royal Enfield Continental GT retails for around £5,200 (Rs 4.7 lakh) in UK while it is cheaper than the KTM offering in India. So we feel that the speculation of the G310R being cheaper than the 390 Duke in India is wrong. In our opinion the BMW G310R will be priced around Rs 2.2 to 2.5 lakh ex-showroom in the Indian market with a possible launch by October, 2016.
The new BMW motorcycle was also recently spotted testing in India without any camouflage. The BMW G310R will be produced at TVS’ Hosur factory while the bike has been designed and developed by BMW Motorrad in Germany. The German bikemaker selected TVS Motors to keep the production cost as low as possible to make it the cheapest BMW bike on sale. Talking about engine, the BMW G310R features a 313cc liquid-cooled, single-cylinder motor producing 35PS of power and 28Nm of peak torque. The powerplant has been mated to a 6-speed gearbox and the motorcycle weighs 158.5kg.The BMW motorcycle will compete against the KTM 390 Duke, Benelli TNT300, Mahindra Mojo and the Kawasaki Z250 in the Indian market.
Source: Zigwheels.com
