As promised, Benelli India has extended its product portfolio with the launch of the Leoncino 500 at INR 4.79 lakh (Ex-Showroom, India). The scrambler-segment bike can be booked for INR 10,000. Unlike select international markets, India gets the motorcycle in a single variant – Standard. The Trail and Sport variants could arrive if the company gets a strong response for the standard variant.
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The Benelli Leoncino 500 draws 47.5 PS at 8,500 rpm and 46 Nm of peak torque at 6,000 rpm from a 499.6 cc inline twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 8-valve, fuel-injected motor, which is paired with a six-speed gearbox. Anchoring power comes from twin 320 mm discs with four-piston callipers at the front and a single 260 mm disc with a single-piston calliper at the rear. The braking system is governed by the safety net of dual-channel ABS. Shock absorption hardware comprises 50 mm upside-down telescopic front forks and an asymmetrically mounted, preload-adjustable rear monoshock.
Styling cues include dual-tone paint, spherical headlight, curvy design for the rear-view mirrors, a digital instrument console, single-piece seat with a ribbed pattern on rider’s part of the saddle and a rear tyre hugger mounted number plate. Modern equipment such as projector-style headlight, LED blinkers, inverted front forks and monoshock at the back complement the retro styling of the motorcycle. The split-style LCD instrument console displays information such as tachometer, speedometer, gear position indicator, fuel gauge, temperature and a digital clock among others.
The Benelli Leoncino 500 is available in two colour options - Leoncino Red and Steel Gray. A 5-Year/unlimited-kilometre warranty is standard.
The Standard variant is road-biased, and it comes with 17-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres. The Trail variant, on the other hand, uses a wire-spoke setup with a larger diameter for the front wheel.
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The new Leoncino 500 is part of Benelli India’s plan to introduce five models in our market. The Chinese owned-Italian brand also targets to inaugurate 45 dealerships in the country by the end of 2019.
