Royal Enfield will hike the price of Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650, by Rs 5,000-6,000 and it will be effective from the 1st of September.
Fresh reports confirm that the price of Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 will be hiked, effective from September 1. This will be the first price hike of the Twins, since their launch in November last year.
The prices have been hiked by Rs 5000-6000, depending on the variant that you choose. The prices were earlier set to increase from 15th August, by 2%. The reason for that is not known yet, but we expect a minor increase in production costs.
The price of 650 Twins now starts from Rs 2.55 Lakhs going up to Rs 2.91 Lakhs (ex-showroom). Here is the new price list:
| Variant | New Price |
| Interceptor Standard Colour | 2,55,600 |
| Dual-Tone | 2,63,200 |
| Chrome | 2,76,000 |
| GT 650 Standard Colour | 2,70,900 |
| Dual-Tone | 2,78,650 |
| Chrome | 2,91,300 |
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Despite Royal Enfield seeing a huge sales down in the past few months, The 650 Twins have shown great sales since its launch. It averages to make around 2500 units per month, which might increase in neat future.
Till June 2019, Royal Enfield sold more than 11,000 units of the Twins. Both use a 648cc air-cooled twin-cylinder engine that produces 47 BHP and 52 Nm of peak torque, mated to a 6-speed gearbox.
The waiting period for Interceptor 650 is still running up to 3-4 months, the dual-tone variants demanding the highest period. The Continental GT 650 is still experiencing a shorter waiting period.
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Meanwhile, Royal Enfield has commenced the testing of BS-6 compliant Intercept and GT 650 as the latter was spied. Both will just get an updated engine without any other cosmetic or mechanical changes.
Royal Enfield has also launched a more affordable version of Bullet, which is priced at Rs 1.12 Lakhs for the Kick-Start variant and Rs 1.26 Lakhs for the Electric Start variant. It gets some cosmetic changes with the same features and engine.
