another 250cc teaser

[euphonius]

India will be offering a 200cc KTM DUKE later this year, it will have a DOHC single 200cc water cooled engine that will offer around 20hp, KTM is in a joint venture with Bajaj, they already are offering an Indian manufactured 125cc version for sale in Europe and sold 7000 units in that market, its said to be the best selling 125cc in Europe.

KTM anticipates selling at least 25,000 of the 200cc version in India, they also plan to offer a 350cc version for 2013. The 125cc is rated at 15hp.

That scenario and that those models are all being domestically made, the 200cc competitors in the Indian market as well as the CBR250, Ninja 250 and also the Pulsar models would greatly affect potential sales numbers of the GW250 in India as well as its price point.

The result is…you will get the GW250 in china and likely with a good price tag.

The KTM 200 DUKE is rumored to be priced well under $4,000.00 in India. The 125cc got great reviews in Europe.

Thanks for the very interesting dope on the KTM-Bajaj venture, MJH. At risk of further hijacking this thread, there is a lot of good info out there about this project, including this site. And here's what it looks like.



This is a very good example of how India may actually just start kicking China's arse in international markets. China is just so pathetic when it comes to design, innovation and marketing. Bajaj and (write pretty much any Chinese brand here) are in different leagues altogether.

cheers!