Adding another superbike to its big portfolio of 10 motorcycles in India, Triumph Motorcycles s unveiled the Daytona 675 for the Indian market at Auto Expo 2014. While the mid-sized sportsbike would be brought to India as a CKD unit, the company has priced the Daytona 675 for Rs 10.15 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Daytona 675 is powered by a three-cylinder, 675cc engine, which generates a maximum power of 131PS at 12500rpm and a peak torque of 74Nm at 11900rpm.
Paul Stroud, director, sales & marketing (global), Triumph Motorcycles, said: ‘India is an exceptionally exciting market for us and the premium motorcycle segment in the country is seeing tremendous growth. With the launch of 11 motorcycles across five distinct model families including classic, cruiser, super sports, roadsters and adventure segments, Triumph is already enjoying a great response from the Indian market. We are looking at a target of 500 motorcycles in the first 6 months, 1,000 by the year-end and 1,500 by mid-2015.”

Company officials who are bullish about the 11^th model (the Daytona 675) in India told Autocar Professional that Triumph has registered bookings of over 160 motorcycles since its official entry into India late last year.

Vimal Sumbly, managing director, Triumph Motorcycles India, said: “Customer feedback along with the positive responses we received for the Daytona 675R have led to the announcement of the Daytona 675 variant with an extremely competitive pricing. With this Triumph Motorcycles will offer two super sports variants for the brand’s enthusiasts.”

Triumph has opened bookings in Delhi and Chennai now and expects to now announce the Pune and Mumbai dealerships in March 2014. The Bangalore and Hyderabad dealerships are operational currently. The company plans to open up seven new stores in the next three months.

Triumph’s line-up includes the classic Bonneville and Bonneville T100, the Speed Triple, the Street Triple, the café racer Thruxton, the Tiger 800 XC and Tiger Explorer, the Storm and the Rocket III Roadster and the super-sports bikes, the Daytona 675 and the 675R.