Benelli has finally launched its hugely anticipated parallel twin scrambler Leoncino 500 in Indian market for an introductory price of Rs 4.79 lakh (ex-showroom). The motorcycle is now available for online booking at india.benelli.com or else you can also book it from any Benelli India dealership for Rs 10,000.
Benelli Leoncino 500
The bike is going to available in two amazing colours option such as in Steel Grey and Leoncino Red colour. Coming to all-new Benelli Leoncino 500 engine, this brand new bike is powered by a DOHC, twin-cylinder, 8-valve, four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 500 cc engine, that produces 47.5 PS and 46 Nm of peak torque. The motor also has a 6-speed gearbox.
Talking about its features and specification, Benelli Leoncino 500 gets a steel-tube trellis frame which is surrounded by its engine. The motorcycle features an 815 mm high pilot seat. The motorcycle comes with 17-inch alloy wheels along with the dual-channel switchable ABS as well.
Benelli Leoncino 500 Price
It has 50 mm inverted forks up front as well as a laterally mounted monoshock setup at the back. At the front, Leoncino shows the ‘Lion of Pesaro’. It also gets an LED headlamp as well as a usable tank volume is 13.5 litres. There are 320 mm dual discs with outwardly attached 4-piston calipers at the front as well as 260 mm single disc with a single-piston floating caliper at the rear.
You can easily observe that Benelli Leoncino 500 combines traditional scrambler design and modern accents. Benelli India is offering Leoncino with an average 5-year unlimited kilometre warranty.
Benelli Leoncino 500 Specifications
At the price range of Rs 4.79 lakh, the Leoncino is Rs 31,000 more reasonable than the TRK502, which has the price tag of Rs 5.10 lakh after its latest price hike. While taking price as a factor, it has no direct rivals, even its closest competition is the more exclusive and highly priced Ducati Scrambler Icon (Rs 7.89 lakh), even though that bike brings much more power as well as badge value. There is also the Harley-Davidson Street 750, which has the price tag of Rs 5.25 lakh; it is a different style of motorcycle but offers same kind performance figures.
Benelli Leoncino 500 Features
Talking about its status in international market, the Leoncino 500 is available in three different variants such as the Standard, the Trail and the Sport and these are very popular as well. For now, in India we only get the Standard variant, which has been made accessible in total of two different colour schemes and that is Steel Grey and Leoncino Red.
