{"id":152769,"date":"2025-02-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcycles.news\/?p=152769"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:35:06","slug":"qjmotor-is-working-on-a-new-three-cylinder-is-a-benelli-triple-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/qjmotor-is-working-on-a-new-three-cylinder-is-a-benelli-triple-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"QJMotor is working on a new three-cylinder – is a Benelli triple coming?"},"content":{"rendered":"

QJMotor develops a three-cylinder engine<\/h3>\n

QJMotor already has a wide range of engines in its program, but a three-cylinder engine has been missing until now.\u00a0 Now a new patent application shows exactly that: a water-cooled in-line three-cylinder engine.\u00a0 Although the accompanying illustrations do not show the complete engine with cylinder head and exhaust manifolds, a closer look clearly reveals three cylinders in a row.<\/p>\n

Technical details such as stroke, bore or displacement are currently unknown.\u00a0 However, experts assume that the engine could be in a range between 700 and 900 cm\u00b3, with a possible peak output of around 100 hp (74 kW).\u00a0 This would position QJMotor<\/a> in a segment that is already dominated by manufacturers such as Triumph and Yamaha.\u00a0 In addition, other Chinese brands such as CFMoto<\/a> and Zontes have already launched three-cylinder engines on the market.<\/p>\n

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Automated manual transmission (AMT)<\/h3>\n

However, the real innovation in the patent application does not appear to be the engine itself, but the automated manual transmission (AMT).\u00a0 Similar to Yamaha’s Y-AMT system, an electromechanical control unit takes over the shifting processes.\u00a0 Two actuators control the clutch and the rotation of the shift shaft.<\/p>\n

Such systems enable semi-automatic operation, which can increase riding comfort.\u00a0 While Yamaha has already gained experience with the Y-AMT, KTM<\/a> (AMT) and BMW (ASA) rely on further developed variants of automated transmissions.\u00a0 How well the QJMotor system will work in practice remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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When will the triple with AMT arrive?<\/h3>\n

So far there have been no official announcements from QJMotor regarding a new three-cylinder model.\u00a0 However, it would not be surprising if the company were to present a corresponding platform in the near future – especially as the Chinese market already offers triple models from CFMoto and Zontes<\/a>.\u00a0 A market launch could therefore be realistic as early as 2026.<\/p>\n

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Possibility of a new Benelli three-cylinder<\/h3>\n

The connection to Benelli<\/a> is interesting.\u00a0 The Italian brand has been part of the Qianjiang Group since 2005, which raises the question of whether Benelli could also benefit from the new three-cylinder technology.\u00a0 After all, Benelli has a history with three-cylinder engines: Models such as the Tornado, TnT and TreK were built with 899 or 1,130 cc from the 2000s onwards and attracted international attention.\u00a0 The 899 is even still available in China.<\/p>\n

Whether the new triple engine will be used in future Benelli models remains to be seen.\u00a0 Technically, however, it appears to have no connection to the earlier Benelli three-cylinder engines – apart from the number of cylinders.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/h3>\n

With the development of its own three-cylinder engine and an AMT gearbox, QJMotor could be breaking new ground.\u00a0 As the market for three-cylinder engines is growing and automated transmissions are becoming increasingly important, QJMotor could come up with a new model in this segment in the coming years.\u00a0 Whether this will also lead to new Benelli models remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chinese manufacturer QJMotor could soon be adding a three-cylinder engine to its portfolio.\u00a0 A patent application published in February 2025 points to a new triple – and it is even said to be equipped with an automated manual transmission (AMT).\u00a0 As Benelli belongs to the Qianjiang Group, it is conceivable that this engine will also be used in new models from the Italian brand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":152762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":11,"footnotes":""},"categories":[718,711,758],"tags":[863,3091,714,1099,759],"class_list":["post-152769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-motorcycles","category-news-en","category-technology","tag-benelli-en","tag-motorcycles-2026-en","tag-news-en","tag-qjmotor-en","tag-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}