Benelli Leoncino 250 vs KTM 250 Duke Comparison Review | Exhaust Sound, Price & more | ZigWheels

Benelli Leoncino 250 price in India is Rs 2.50 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi)
Benelli Leoncino 250 vs 500 - Half the bike for half the price?
Leoncino 250 top speed is expected to be about 140kmph
Benelli Leoncino 250 exhaust sound - Is it the best sounding 250?
The Benelli Leoncino 250 was launched in India in early October 2019 for a price of Rs 2.50 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The Leoncino 250 is styled similar to its elder sibling, the Leoncino 500, but gets a different oval headlight and graphics schemes. While the two bikes may appear similar, the Leoncino 250 has all-new underpinnings with the steel trellis frame, suspension and swingarm all unique to the smaller lion cub. The Leoncino’s 249cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine is from the older Benelli TNT 25, and while this engine has a slightly lower output abroad due to Euro 4 certification, the Leoncino 250 produces 25.8PS and 21Nm in India. It is mated to a 6-speed gearbox.
Also unique to the Leoncino 250 is a new all-digital instrument cluster. This, along with full-LED lighting and standard dual-channel ABS, means that the Leoncino 250 is a well-equipped motorcycle. However, considering that its biggest competition comes from motorcycles like the KTM 250 Duke and Suzuki Gixxer 250, both of which are much cheaper and more powerful, we can’t help thinking that Benelli has priced the Leoncino 250 rather high. The closest competitor in terms of price is the Honda's CB 300R, but at Rs 2.41 lakh (ex-showroom, India) even this bike is slightly cheaper and a fair bit more powerful than the Leoncino.
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[@309atul]

First 2 minutes were verdict and rest video was damage control

[@vinoths125]

Yeah, lol

[@jairamkrishna4304]

Atul Guleria true bro

[@art19194]

Very comprehensive review. I own one, everything you said is approved by me and is totally true. Haha. Btw, in Malaysia, this bike is way cheaper than the KTM 250 duke. So, for us in Malaysia, compared to the price, this bike is way more relevant than the duke Even the spec sheets is not as good as the duke, it is still a joy every time i ride it. The ride comfort is totally depend on the size of the rider. I am 5'5", and i think is suits me well. Btw, i choose this bike over the other is because of the looks. Kinda neo- classic, scrambler, cafe racer all mixed. And i think this kind of design will still looks good in 20 years.

[@BBMH80]

Yup, i own a leoncino 250, and im Malaysian too. It's comfortable enough for daily commute to KL and the price is way better than the duke 250. I've drove it up to 6000km right before the movement control order.

[@1993dragonite]

if it puts a smile on your face then its the best bike in the world for you ...happy riding

[@mijao13]

in term of top speed,leoncino250 is much faster than duke250 (based on other malaysia youtubers). since duke250 is more to torque type and targeted for in-city daily ride..whilst leoncino for crusing and long ride..depends on the usage and road condition as well.

[@vajrakilaya]

Absolutely true about the looks. Full fairing sport bikes look great when they're new but in 20 years they look very old. The Leoncino will look the same in 20 years time as this kind of design aesthetics never gets old, haha.

[@abinraj640]

If I had this much money, I would choose CB300R

[@frodobaggins2852]

But it has a small tank.. Just 9L

[@Masters_Yukesh]

@@frodobaggins2852 ur almost all ways nearby the petrol station or at least most of the people who buy it

[@1993dragonite]

@Allie X but its a honda, a japanese , amd its gonna last longer than any Italian or Austrian

[@1993dragonite]

@Allie X well, i already have the gixxer250sf, im gunna wait for 5 more years before thinking about buying a new one, but i will buy a first gen duke200 before that , you know for that maniac in you 😅

[@1993dragonite]

@Allie X it was love at first site for me with the silver SF ,had to go for it

[@vikask5836]

2:38 When I try to impress girls with random sportbike & suddenly bike owner arrives.

[@leoneldb60]

I am very surprised that I did not find any other honest or full review as this one. Great job!

[@tanaysinghrautela9660]

Any idea how much the 17 inch alloys cost?

[@shobotamir]

Sir any idea about mt-25 new model launched date in india ?

[@nev7857]

Am i the only one who feels Leoncino looks somewhat similar to honda navi🥴🥴

[@asl3151]

No...

[@asl3151]

I think the same

[@jonathanlalremsanga366]

Same here 🤣

[@abhishekv9426]

Same here😂

[@charliezoa4899]

I was thinking cb300r but damn it looks more like navi😂😂

[@ronnie.b6376]

Question is how much will it stay in ur home than at workshop

[@pruthvirajns9978]

Hello sir... I liked ur vedios v much... If possible plz do the ride review of Husqvarna svartpilion 250... I'll be waiting

[@sunilnani830]

That's not a shame bike is good for some personalities who want to ride single with some traveling laguage..never judge with your personality it s with person..it's good bike.

[@Rajesh_659]

omg you sir you are 5.9 unbelievable., i thought you must be 5.5 or 5.4.,

[@nazrulasru4110]

In Malaysia, Benelli Leoncino (RM14k) cheaper than KTM Duke 250 (RM21k) 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@7174hulk]

The Duke is cheaper in India because it's made in India..while the Benelli is imported/assembled in India.

[@mohdzulkernainzulkefli2249]

Betulll!!

[@dwiagungsatrio]

In indonesia, duke 250 ABS IDR 51.900.000, leoncino 250 IDR 49.500.000

[@BBMH80]

@Allie X and you're not?

[@BBMH80]

@Allie X just curious

[@vijaykannan8822]

Finally money comes to an end

[@vikramk9383]

Is there a part 2 to this video? Where's the detailed explanation about Duke 250 while comparing it to the leoncino?

[@aravindjoshi7447]

Why are no mainstream automobile channels covering the 2019 mojo abs version? Is mahindra going to shut down their two wheeler wing in india???

[@garagewheelz]

Not really , because of their poor sales and service network it was never considered to be a contender.. Mahindra already started making profit out of Mojo mill via Jawa and Soon to get Yezdi and BSA

[@srk0034]

A noticeable point zigwheel always ignore Highway fuel economy is always better than City 😏

[@SuperImbadude]

Tell that to my duke 200: highway mileage 19kmpl, city mileage 30kmpl

[@srk0034]

@@SuperImbadude in city frequent gear changes , regular clutch use cause low fuel economy

[@malur10]

Hey..in our state...highway also consumed petrol a lot like city..infact more because of twisty

[@pravinmurthy]

They clock at the bike's highest possible cruising speed where most bike's provide poor Economy..

[@srk0034]

Autocar India is opposite When it comes to fuel economy given by similar bikes🤞

[@atsonaga5520]

Nicereview, nicely sum up👍

[@dingo9895]

Looks really good! :) And Benellis are always a treat to the ears...

[@SuyashKaul]

Engine displacement isn't always a factor of comparison, its the genre. Don't you think Leoncino should be compared to CB300R and not with Duke? The Honda is similarly priced and has a neo-retro style too!

[@rohan1152]

Seriously...I really don't think, the ktm will give 41kmpl in any condition

[@fahmi29zainal]

Great review. In Malaysia, this bike is the cheapest of its class. The CB300R is almost double of the Leoncino 250’s price. Currently the NS200 is the best bang for bucks for beginner bikes but I think the Leoncino will make a good competitor

[@ChinmayKashid]

In India, Even CB300R and Duke 390 as well as RC390 cost less than Leoncino 250. Who will buy this 250 over them🤣😂😂

[@TURBOSAINT_]

No idea why Benelli thought this is Indian market. KTM all day. 🔥🤙🏽

[@Rudraksho]

At time it feels wooden at time it feel punchy and at time you feel the pain for not going for a ktm or suzuki

[@bharathmedala]

Great review good comparo..

[@pravinmurthy]

So Leoncini is slower than even the FZ25😋.. what's the point in buying it!?

[@uniqueimagination7497]

u sure this bikes give better mileage in city then highway.

[@aqeelkhan1271]

Absolutely different,

[@shaazali911]

Benalli did not payed enough for this review😂

[@pravinmurthy]

Looks like Benelli didn't pay also enough!😋

[@ajithsajan4815]

I felt that from the leo 500

[@rohangowthami]

I feel like these reviews are for bike and car enthusiasts rather than regular consumers. I've been watching a lot of Autocar India and zigwheel reviews because I wanted to buy a vehicle. I think you guys should test these vehicles in day to day conditions and traffic. 50% of the every review is all about power as a regular consumer I don't care about power.

[@guimatharu]

I would love to buy interceptor instead of both that's the only bike which will stay hard till the times of my grand generations i am 30 now.

[@garagewheelz]

Zighwheels You were always genuine ! Well I'm not saying this because i own interceptor 650 i always considered D390,CB300R and Interceptor 650 as the best 3 motorcycles for what you pay from the 3 lac price bracket..

[@Sayef_Li]

Maybe you guys should compare it to the most hated bike by everyone, fz25. Maybe the leoncino will win after all.

[@mohammednisar45]

Best to go interceptor 650

[@rcexpertandgamer]

I own and ride the Benelli leoncino 250 for a month now and i can say its pretty good and enjoyable but i would love if we can see some aftermarket parts soon enough cause nothing exists at the moment

[@remeezreshi1365]

Andreas petrou how is the performance bro? How’s the exhaust note?

[@rcexpertandgamer]

@@remeezreshi1365 Well its pretty good very nice sitting position comfortable for long rides, can easily ride with a 2nd person, power delivery is ok , i like the handling alot the tyres are big for a 250 and it provides good grip , brakes could be better, as for the exhaust it does sound really good and i will be installing an akrapovic gp slip on in a few days and im thinking of posting a video for it

[@Achilles-wd2dy]

Hi Sir, newbie here. Is it reliable and durable as well? How you motorcycle after a year? Thank you!

[@rcexpertandgamer]

@@Achilles-wd2dy Hey mate i would say its pretty reliable and durable so far i only did the normal oil change so far and it runs perfectly the only downsides i can say by now is that its Perfect for town riding but on the highway not so much i dont quite enjoy it at all but yeah its a pretty good bike and if your going to ride around town alot you will enjoy the bike for sure

[@Achilles-wd2dy]

@@rcexpertandgamer thanks for the info bro!

[@vijethprabhu6243]

Will go with the continental gt

[@mrrayeen1326]

Wait karo NS250 aa rahi h 😀 NS200 bhi 👏 Agar Look aur Performs dono chahiye to Jawa Classic 🤗

[@shashankmongrel]

Kuch bhi

[@mrrayeen1326]

@@shashankmongrel ?

[@AniketSen]

Bhai, my 250 Duke returns a fuel economy of 27-28 in city and 32-33 in highway....at max.....yeh 41kmpl kya mazak hain bhai?

[@joybanerjee5168]

This is a very good review of the vehicle and has been given a clear picture by one of the journo of the repute and credible one great is it overpriced bike by far the competition they are coming j should have priced it competitively but it will out before it could make a mark with limited sales & service points compared to its all the competitor and it's an expensive bike to maintian hope benelli revised the price a little after seeing the demand good review zig wheels

[@IqbalSaiful]

Great insight on the Leoncino shortcomings *which is very off-putting

[@unknown_channel_name]

What is Bad about the bike - Everything . . . What is Good - Naah (but will cover up anyways) 😂😂

[@niharpatil3844]

Can a friend of mine with 4 ft 10 inches ride this beauty?

[@sugamkarki6677]

yess

[@zubairsyed23]

Exactly same as Apache 200 -exhaust note

[@ChinmayKashid]

How cute is the fact that Benelli actually thought people will buy 250 instead of CB300R at same price. 😂😂

[@aswin5792]

Editors please note Don't add black bars up and below. Just leave the video as per the aspect ratio you want the video to be. Having black bars in really annoying

[@vinoths125]

Come on zig wheels, I'm a big fan of you. But you always make me laugh when you speak about the efficiency, Please put some real numbers in the fuel efficiency department. I would really appreciate it.

[@balasubramanyam4997]

Go home you're drunk.

[@vinoths125]

@@balasubramanyam4997 Lol mate, Come on,you know what I'm talking about. Don't you?

[@niel9327]

The video's title should be, how is the Leoncino better than duke

[@paynepaina]

They surely took design queues from Honda's Navi :D

[@shashikanthveligeti6683]

Do u even know from what kind of bikes the design of navi is inspired from?

[@alipalocilesta]

Technically I might agree, but Benelli ( Italian brand) is a lot about style! The same style the other mentioned bikes don't have ! .. and you pay to look good !

[@mollysunny2331]

Did I see that Duke is giving 41kmpl in city? Seriously? I'm hardly getting 28 to 30.

[@RahulRaj-qg5yu]

Seriously Benelli, I didn't expect this from you How could you mess up an exhaust :(

[@aasimahmed6170]

Good competition to honda navi . But navi wins

[@BadarinathGopalakrishna]

In which city does Duke 250 give 41 mileage?

[@harishk7812]

26😑😑only

[@krishnachaitanya8590]

In the city of 'Dreams' 😅😜

[@BadarinathGopalakrishna]

@@harishk7812 which city?

[@harishk7812]

@@BadarinathGopalakrishna trichy

[@BadarinathGopalakrishna]

@@harishk7812 can't imagine the mileage in Bangalore then 😂

[@azizabdullah7599]

in malaysia this the cheapest option amongst all the 250s

[@adarshbhavsar122]

390 anytime 🤩

[@aakashh211]

leoncino luna lag rhi he!!

[@ravirajpawar7734]

Why the hell are you even comparing it to the 250 Duke..😂😂

[@baithanglife5571]

duke 250 is good for hard cornering

[@ronnie.b6376]

Serious competition is YAMAHA fz250 n Honda Cb 300

[@averageindianvloger8863]

When it comes to performance no can beat ktm

[@jesj654]

Your comparison is not fair, try comparing with other cafe racer/cruise bikes like Thunderbird, RE classic, Jawa etc. Also, the price would be coming down when they start manufacturing parts in India, right now it's a complete import with original quality.

[@idrayas2]

In my country its reasonably priced about 150usd cheaper than duke 250 and about 250usd cheaper than mt25. Its a dying class here. People just go to the fairing 250s... Id say india sell their 250 rather cheap there for india made products.

[@alexmercer3001]

Is it me or he never said any good reason to buy this Benelli?

[@streetshark2265]

Ashame for beneli to make thiz shiiit

[@BUNNY17985]

Meanwhile Honda Navi ..be like main bada hokar Benelli leoncino 250 Banega...

[@mohammednisar45]

Thought to buy but after review I'm saved by 2lk

[@gowthams6035]

Same

[@vijays4564]

HONDA CB300 is good and 390 KTM... go in this too both are good. 💪👍👌

[@nilutpalkonwar4015]

Itna lamba ad kon deta hai bhai

[@jasonrai6294]

All the way to Duke 250

[@sivaprasadkadancheryillam]

Better go for Dominar❤️

[@vishnuspal2422]

🥲

[@alishamatya1496]

The benelli leoncino is the best bike it is the best bike it is the powerful bike than duke 250 i buy today so sound also best i like who like leoncino please comment

[@alishamatya1496]

I like

[@saswatsamantaray5070]

Let's ride

[@eziosdiy1504]

Leoncino is better in looks

[@krishnachaitanya8590]

I don't wanna waste my hard earned money on the Leoncino 250 🙅🏽‍♂️

[@athullal7438]

Premium comes at a price

[@veer431]

If its premium then why it lacks in every department. If you charging premium then be better in every aspect than your rivals.

[@athullal7438]

@@veer431 Sometimes it's just about the brand dude. The dominar is a kick ass bike with lots of features and performance,but it struggles in the market. Royal Enfield has been milking the classic 350 for the past 10 years. Yet,in spite of all the heap of issues and lack of features,the demand still rises. KTM is good in both the aspects. This leoncino 250 is a disappointment, but Benelli is a premium brand,with most of their 300cc s costing about 3-4lakhs on road,just like a ninja. Some guys will purchase it just for the brand it represents. Why do you buy an iPhone? Coz it's Apple, that's why.

[@mayankdarmwal8604]

Ktm ❤

[@RahulRoy-xy5rp]

Cb300 is way better then this cub.

[@vishnudevaraj8223]

Next TRK 251..

[@RahulRaj-qg5yu]

Did they launch it

[@user-mw2wn4ix2s]

Benelli should atleast do some justice with the pricing of their bikes ....

[@adrianhrusca4067]

In Europe is way cheaper than CB300r and Duke 250.

[@jairamkrishna4304]

We already know, for single cylinder. How could they cost half of price of twin cylinder 50? Ridiculous... 2L may have given better value

[@malluboy7504]

Because its not assembled in india ..its straight out of box from italy thats why!

[@garagewheelz]

2 L a better value ! Then Dominar ? Isn't that better value than any of these ? But ofcourse paying some extra d390 is always the best single cylinder mill

[@malluboy7504]

@@garagewheelz ya off course bro.i think 390 duke is better than this leonicino..it only cost about 3.20 something depend on states

[@garagewheelz]

@@malluboy7504 still costlier than my interceptor i bought for 2.98 on road😉

[@jairamkrishna4304]

Sriram Sampathkumar Dominar isn't comfortable bike, it's heavy bike for me. Not the best quality bike. Vibes. Doesn't look premium/stylish.

[@aravindbnr]

Benelli is gonna hate zigwheels , video should have been titled why you shouldnt buy benelli

[@sriram7845]

This guy uses the word tractable often, Starting to think he is just using the word if he has got nothing 🤔

[@ShanRider]

Honda navi

[@Dhawz.DiscJockey]

Better bikes out there than this. Apart from looks and exhaust note (which the Benelli's are known for) it can't really make a case for itself.

[@Canadawalo]

1st view

[@racingrider7286]

It looks like big brother of Honda Navi and price more than rc390 and nearly to Duke 390. These are enough to avoid this one

[@sainyamkumar2406]

This wasn't a comparison at all, my friend

[@veer431]

Is it really comparison video with ktm 250? I didnt see much about ktm 250🤣

[@idrayas2]

Its quite clear. If you aren't for neo retro than this benelli is not even close to a choice compared to duke 250. If you are for neo retro, then you can always save a bit more and go for cb300r.

[@virajsawant972]

ktm pure riksha benelli leocino pure lion

[@kostinarain7373]

For 35+,benelli any day

[@nurmehbub7053]

The review is too professional for amateur riders like us. Seems biased too. A renowned company like Benelli which exists since 1911, you made it sound like shit within 12 minutes of your video. Guys don't blindly follow these kind of reviews, its a good bike and I'm getting it soon.

[@pbawikar]

If you think we're biased, watch our Leoncino 500 review then... :)

[@nurmehbub7053]

@@pbawikar I'm not giving u a view..lol

[@kirtanpandya1705]

We want kartikeya

[@Rudraksho]

And ya if the 500cc of Shit comes in 250cc it still will be shit 😂😂 If someone is buying this I’ll judge this so bad 😂😂😂

[@Kanth_agasanapura]

KTM duke 250 is far better than benelli in every aspects!!

[@adrianhrusca4067]

Even looks?

[@13Ryuga]

A sane mind would clearly go for duke 250.

[@kanabhatiya8412]

I love ktm

[@footloosetarun1865]

No-one will buy this bike for such price...... better to go for Gixxer 250..... Duke is for the ones who have an Iron Butt. XD

[@nischalawal]

That is only a glorified honda navi 😂🤣

[@aqeelkhan1271]

Gsx 250,

[@lakshmanraokorada6096]

Exhaust is very funny

[@rahulr6381]

Nah I dont want a Navi lookalike.