Italjet to launch Dragster 300, 459 and 700 scooters in India

Three Dragster scooters confirmed at EICMA

Italjet, the Italian maker known for the angular, chrome framed Dragster scooter, used EICMA 2026 in Milan, which ran from November 3 to 8, to confirm that three Dragster models are coming to India. The Dragster 300, Dragster 459 and Dragster 700 will be sold here through Motohaus, the Kolhapur based distributor that already brings in VLF electric scooters and Brixton motorcycles. Autocar India and Motoroids both reported the confirmation on November 3 and November 5, days after the Milan unveiling.

Motohaus will assemble all three Dragster scooters at its Kolhapur plant in Maharashtra, the same facility that already builds VLF and Brixton models for the Indian market. The brand's official India unveiling is set for India Bike Week in Panchgani, Maharashtra, on December 4 and 5, 2026. Deliveries are expected to begin only in the second quarter of 2027, so there will be a wait between the reveal and the first customer handovers.

What each Dragster brings

The Dragster 300 is the entry point, built around a 278cc liquid cooled single that makes 23.8hp at 8,250rpm and 26Nm at 6,250rpm, paired with a CVT and belt drive. It uses Italjet's unusual front end, a single arm with a hydropneumatic shock, 12 inch front and 13 inch rear wheels, and Brembo brakes.

The Dragster 459 steps up to a 449cc liquid cooled parallel twin producing 47.58hp at 9,500rpm and 41Nm at 8,000rpm, with a six speed gearbox and an optional SmartShift paddle shift setup, Marzocchi upside down forks and twin 270mm front discs.

At the top sits the Dragster 700, powered by a 698cc liquid cooled twin that makes 70hp and 70Nm, also with a six speed gearbox and Marzocchi suspension shared with the 459.

Motoroids reported UK pricing for the range at £6,380 for the 300, £9,100 for the 459 and £11,937 for the 700, though none of that converts directly to an Indian price. Motohaus has not announced Indian pricing for any of the three, and how much local assembly brings costs down will only be clear closer to the India Bike Week reveal.

Why this matters for Indian buyers

India has no real category for a scooter like the Dragster. The volume market tops out with performance oriented scooters such as the TVS NTorq 125 or the Aprilia SR 160, while anything with this much power and this radical a design has so far only existed as a grey import or a dream. Italjet filling that gap through local assembly, rather than a straight import, is the detail that matters most. It is also the third brand Motohaus has brought into India after VLF and Brixton, all run out of the same Kolhapur operation, a sign that the distributor is building a genuine multi brand business rather than a one off import deal.

Buyers should treat December 4 and 5 as the date to watch for real numbers. Until Motohaus names a rupee price and confirms which of the three scooters actually gets Indian spec approval first, everything beyond the specifications already shown at EICMA remains provisional.

Sources

• Italjet Dragster lineup debut at EICMA 2026
• Italjet Dragster Range India Launch Confirmed: 300, 459 and 700 Coming to India!
• India-bound Italjet Dragster 459 Twin, Italjet 300, Unveiled at EICMA 2026
• VLF Strada launched from Rs 1.20 lakh