It seems like Benelli has no shortage of new models to release onto the market. At EICMA 2023 alone, the Chinese-owned Italian brand unveiled an overwhelming number of bikes slated for release in the global market. After all, Benelli is owned by Qianjiang Motors, one of the biggest Chinese motorcycle manufacturers, and parent company to the likes of Keeway, QJ Motor, and MBP.
Not long after showcasing a number of new models late last year, Benelli has already announced the availability of some of them, more specifically, the Tornado 400, which is expected to go on sale in Europe in the first half of 2024. The Tornado 400 is the middle child in the trio of sportbikes released at EICMA 2023, all of which are powered by parallel-twin engines. It clearly wants to take on the crop of established twin-cylinder sportbikes already in circulation – bikes like the Kawasaki Ninja 400 (updated to the Ninja 500), CFMoto 450 SR (450SS in the US), Honda CBR500R, and Yamaha YZF-R3.
