Overview
- Triumph introduced its 349cc TR‑Series engine across the Speed, Scrambler and Thruxton range and launched the Tracker 400 on Monday, posting Delhi prices like Rs 2.32 lakh for the Speed 400 and Rs 2.46 lakh for the Tracker, and it kept the ‘400’ names.
- The sub‑350cc size moves the bikes to the 18% GST slab instead of roughly 40% above 350cc, which reports say cuts ex‑showroom tags by up to Rs 11,000 and can save buyers about Rs 21,500 on‑road.
- Engineers reached 349cc by keeping the 89 mm bore and shortening the stroke to 56.1 mm from 64 mm, which brings modest power drops and bigger torque reductions to tunes such as 29 bhp and 31 Nm on the Speed T4 and 40 bhp and 32 Nm on the Thruxton and Tracker.
- The Tracker 400 adds flat‑track styling and equipment like USD forks, a rear monoshock, 300 mm and 230 mm discs, switchable traction control, dual‑channel ABS and a torque‑assist clutch.
- Bajaj Auto, Triumph’s India partner, led the rework and production to help protect volumes and sharpen pricing against 350cc rivals such as Royal Enfield and Honda.