Benelli TNT 25 to be launched tomorrow
With an expected price tag of under Rs 2 lakh, the TNT 25 is set to become the cheapest offering from DSK-Benelli in the country.
Benelli has had an eventful year, ramping up its sales and service and expanding vigorously to metros within the country. The Italian company, brought to our shores by the DSK Group in the form of DSK-Benelli, is now preparing to end the year 2015 on a high note with the launch of the Benelli TNT 25 tomorrow in Pune.
Set to be the cheapest, err... least expensive, offering from DSK-Benelli, the TNT 25 is also the first Benelli in the country to be powered by a single-cylinder engine. Liquid-cooled and mated to a six-speed gearbox, the 249cc mill puts out a peak power figure of 24.5PS at 9,000rpm and 21Nm of torque at 7,000rpm.
Style-wise, the TNT 25 borrows a lot of design cues from its slightly bigger sibling, the TNT 300, albeit with its own differentiators. The split seat, red trellis frame, multi-spoke alloy wheels, and gorgeous exhaust done up in a brushed gunmetal colour looks appealing, contrasting nicely with its signature white colour. The redesigned bellypan is larger now, and done up in white as well. Upfront, the TNT 25 gets the same 41mm upside-down forks as the TNT300, but the monoshock at the rear is now centrally mounted as opposed to the asymmetrically mounted unit on the TNT300. Braking duties are handled by a 280mm single disc upfront and a 240mm disc at the rear.
Like its other siblings, the DSK-Benelli TNT300 will be brought in via the CKD route, to be assembled at DSK’s plant on the outskirts of Pune. With an expected price tag under Rs 2 lakh, the TNT 25 will play ball with the likes of the KTM 390 Duke and Mahindra Mojo in the country.
Courtesy : Zigwheels