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Finally, after a long wait of two years since its unveil at the Auto Expo 2014 as the Pulsar CS400 concept, the launch of the Bajaj’s flagship motorcycle, the Dominar 400 is officially confirmed on coming 15 December. The best mix of sporty stance and cruiser ergonomics, the Pulsar Cruiser Sport 400 (CS400) concept is going to come in reality with the Dominar badge. The brand name has been chosen after using several speculated monikers for this 400cc motorcycle, such as the Vantage Sport 400( VS 400), Kratos 400 and Dominar 400.
Aimed to target potential buyers who want to opt power with touring comfort, the Bajaj Dominar 400 has gone on assembly line earlier on November 18. Interestingly, the production responsibility is under the supervision of women engineers working at the Bajaj’s Chakan based facility.
If talks about the upcoming cruiser sport’s name, the Dominar, is derived from Spanish and it means “ to excel and exceed in power”. As the reports suggest, the motorcycle will also be powered by the similar sort of single cylinder, liquid-cooled petrol engine, displaced with the 375cc. The motor is likely to be inspired from the KTM 390 engine, which will be tuned to comply Euro IV emission norms and necessary power output. However, the official power figures have not revealed yet, Hence it will churn around 36 bhp from the mated 6-speed transmission.
On suspension end, the telescopic forks upfront and a rear mono shock will perform the damping duties, Whereas the exercised disc brakes and ABS setup will look after the braking duties.
Visually, this fastest cruiser sports from the Bajaj stable has got muscular stance in its styling. It is adorned with the projector headlamp, expected fuel tank fitted instrument console, stylish alloy wheels, sturdy fuel tank, rear wide tyres, etc.
Comparision: Bajaj Dominar 400 VS KTM Duke 390
Expected to place beneath the KTM Duke 390, the Dominar 400 will hit the Indian market at the price, near around 2 lakh(ex-showroom). It will knock his head with the available range of products such as the Honda CBR250R, the Royal Enfield Thunderbird and the Continental in this 400cc sporty, cruiser motorcycle segment.
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