Triumph Daytona 660

Triumph brought the Daytona name back for a reason, and the 660 version makes its case with numbers that stand out at this price. Built around the same 660cc liquid-cooled inline-triple that powers the Trident and Tiger Sport, with a 12-valve DOHC head and a 240-degree firing order, the Daytona 660 is tuned harder than its siblings for a claimed 95 PS at 11,250 rpm and 69 Nm at 8,250 rpm, running through a 6-speed gearbox with a slipper clutch. Those figures mean it wants revs, and the claimed top speed of 220 kmph suggests there is genuine performance on tap once you get past the midrange and into the top third of the tachometer, a different experience to short-stroke parallel-twins that run out of breath earlier. The riding position is committed in the usual faired-sportbike way but not extreme, with a seat height of 810mm that most riders should manage without too much trouble, and a kerb weight of 201kg that is reasonable for a fully faired triple. Suspension duties go to Showa, with 41mm upside-down Separate Function Big-Piston forks offering 110mm of travel up front and a preload-adjustable monoshock giving 130mm at the rear, a setup tuned for sharper road work rather than long-distance comfort. Braking is serious for the class: twin 310mm front discs gripped by Nissin four-piston radial calipers, paired with a 220mm rear disc, all backed by dual-channel ABS. A 14-litre tank and an ARAI-claimed 20.4 kmpl point to a real-world range in the low 250km range, which is on the thirsty side but expected of an engine spinning this high to make its power. Triumph sells the Daytona 660 in two model years for 2026, the 2025 build and an updated 2026 version, priced between Rs 9.88 lakh and Rs 9.99 lakh ex-showroom depending on which you pick, and across six colour options from a plain Sapphire Black to combinations like Cosmic Yellow with Sapphire Black and Snowdonia White with Sapphire Black. This is a bike for someone who wants a proper faired sportbike rather than a naked or a tourer, and in India that shopping list runs through the Kawasaki Ninja 650 and Honda CBR650R as the established middleweight faired twins, with the Daytona offering a triple's higher-revving character and a notably stronger peak power figure than either. It sits below an Aprilia RS 660 in both price and track intent, which makes the Daytona 660 the more realistic everyday option for someone who wants triple-cylinder sound and genuine top-end performance without committing to a full superbike-adjacent price tag or riding position.