NEW DELHI: Triumph Motorcycles has brought the Bonneville name down to the 350cc class in India. The new Bonneville T40 and T40 Black are listed at Rs 2,79,999 each, and a simpler Bonneville T4 at Rs 2,54,999, all ex-showroom Delhi, on Triumph India's official website (price as of 7 October 2026, 2:45 AM IST).
Triumph announced the T40 and T40 Black on 6 October 2026. The company calls them the newest members of its 400 family, the line that already includes the Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X in India, and says they were developed working closely with Bajaj Auto.
Engine and hardware
The India product pages list a 350cc liquid-cooled single with four valves and double overhead camshafts. Triumph's global announcement describes it as a new version of the TR Series engine, with a new cylinder head and a tune made only for the Bonneville. Peak power is 29 PS at 7,000 rpm and peak torque is about 31 Nm at 5,500 rpm.
Those numbers tell you what kind of motorcycle this is. Triumph has pulled the torque lower in the rev range for relaxed city and highway riding, rather than chasing a high top end. A slip and assist clutch is standard.
The chassis uses a tubular steel frame, 43 mm front forks and twin rear shocks with preload adjustment, each with 130 mm of travel. There is a single 310 mm disc in front and a 255 mm disc at the rear. The T40 rides on spoked wheels with aluminium rims, weighs 195 kg with fuel and carries a 14.5 litre tank.
Seat height is 790 mm, and Triumph sells an accessory low seat that brings it down to 770 mm. That will matter to shorter riders who find many retro motorcycles tall at the lights.
T40 or T4: where the Rs 25,000 goes
The Rs 25,000 gap between the two is mostly electronics. The T40 gets a 4-inch circular full-colour TFT screen with Triumph's own map navigation, phone and music control, five riding modes, cruise control, and lean-sensitive cornering ABS and traction control. The T40 Black adds blacked-out styling at the same price.
The T4 uses a circular LCD display with navigation and phone and music control, three riding modes and standard ABS and traction control, without the cornering function. The engine figures on its product page are the same as the T40's.
Triumph lists three paint schemes for the T40, each with hand-painted coach lines: Meriden Blue with Tangerine Orange, Aegean Blue with Fusion White, and New England White with Jet Black. The company also quotes a service interval of 16,000 km, which should keep running costs down for riders who cover long distances.
Steve Sargent, Chief Product Officer, Triumph Motorcycles, said the aim was "not simply to create a smaller Bonneville". He added that the company worked closely with Bajaj to keep details such as the hand-painted coach lining.
How it fits in the 350cc market
At Rs 2.55 lakh to Rs 2.80 lakh ex-showroom, the new Bonnevilles are priced well above most mass-market 350cc retro motorcycles. That puts them in a premium corner of a segment led by Royal Enfield, whose current line-up and prices are in our comparison of the Classic 350 Signature White and Himalayan 440.
The T40's pitch is technology. Cornering ABS, cruise control and a full-colour navigation screen are uncommon in this price band, and they are the main reason to pick the T40 over the cheaper T4. Honda is going after the same upgrade buyer with a different style of motorcycle, as seen in the launch of the XR300L and XR300 Rally.
The new models also widen the range of the Bajaj and Triumph partnership. Bajaj's overall two-wheeler sales trend is in our report on its September 2026 numbers.
Triumph India's site notes that prices are ex-showroom Delhi, may differ slightly by colour and will change in other states because of local taxes. Riders should ask the dealer for an itemised on-road quote. Specifications and prices are on Triumph India's Bonneville T40 page and Bonneville T4 page.
