3 weeks ago
KTM India Hikes Prices of 160 Duke and RC 160
KTM is a company that makes motorcycles, and it sells bikes in India.
KTM India just made two small bikes more expensive to buy.
One of those bikes is the 160 Duke.
The other bike is the RC 160.
The RC 160 got a big price increase of more than 15,000 rupees.
Because of this, the RC 160 now costs more than 2 lakh rupees for the first time.
That is a lot of money for a bike.
This is the second time the RC 160's price has gone up since it was launched this year.
The bikes did not get any new features or improvements.
So buyers will pay more for the same motorcycle, and it may seem less attractive compared to a similar bike from Yamaha called the R15.
KTM India has increased the ex-showroom prices of the 160 Duke and RC 160 motorcycles.
The RC 160 received the steeper hike of over Rs 15,000.
The revision pushes the RC 160 past the Rs 2 lakh mark for the first time.
This is the second price revision for the RC 160 since its launch earlier this year.
Neither bike received any mechanical, feature or design update alongside the hike, altering its value equation against rivals like the Yamaha R15.
- Who
- KTM India, the motorcycle manufacturer raising prices for buyers of the 160 Duke and RC 160.
- What
- Hiked ex-showroom prices of the 160 Duke and RC 160; the RC 160 rose by over Rs 15,000, pushing it past the Rs 2 lakh mark for the first time.
- Where
- India, where the bikes are sold at ex-showroom prices.
- When
- Not specified in the article; the RC 160 was launched earlier this year and this is its second price revision.
- Why
- Not stated in the article; the hike changes the bikes' value equation against rivals like the Yamaha R15.
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- KTM India
- Models affected
- 160 Duke, RC 160
- RC 160 price increase
- Over Rs 15,000
- RC 160 ex-showroom price
- Now crosses Rs 2 lakh for the first time
- RC 160 price revisions
- Second since its launch earlier this year
- Update alongside hike
- None (no mechanical, feature or design updates)
- Competitor mentioned
- Yamaha R15
