BMW announces G 310 R Price For US Markets; Cheaper Than KTM 390 Duke
The highly anticipated entry level performance bike from BMW, the G 310 R is scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2017. After announcing the prices in UK market, BMW Motorrad has now announced its price for the US market. The G 310 R is priced at $4,750 (around Rs 3.21 lakh) in the US, which is $249 (around Rs 16,800) cheaper than the KTM 390 Duke, priced at $4,999 (around Rs 3.38 lakh).
Now both motorcycles are manufactured in India with the assistance of their local partners - Bajaj for KTM and TVS for BMW Motorrad. That is reason enough to expect that BMW could price the G 310 R along the same lines as the KTM 390 Duke which is priced at Rs 1.96 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) here. We expect the upcoming BMW to be priced around Rs 1.85 lakh.
The BMW G 310 R is based on a completely new platform developed in Germany. BMW Motorrad has collaborated with TVS Motors who is manufacturing the G 310 R in India at its Chennai plant. The bike is intended for both domestic and international markets. Bolted on a steel-trellis frame, the naked sport motorcycle is powered by a 313cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled motor. Mated to a six-speed transmission, the fuel-injected motor delivers 34PS and 28Nm of torque. The company claims a top speed of 145kmph and returns a fuel economy of 30.18kmpl for the G 310 R.
The BMW G 310 R gets beefy USD forks, rear monoshock with adjustable preload, wide tubeless tyres, front and rear disc brakes along with ABS as a standard feature. It’s rival, the KTM 390 Duke has a higher performance output and along with all the features available on the BMW, it gets slipper clutch as a standard feature. Moreover, the upcoming 2017 model of the 390 Duke also gets new, sharper styling along with full LED lights and ride-by-wire technology which makes it an even better package as compared to the existing model. However, the perfectly sorted design of the G 310 R is also looking quite promising. And BMW has a better brand value in the premium motorcycle market, especially in the countries like India, and that is definitely going to help it to challenge the Austrian bikemaker.
Source: BikeDekho.com
