Trek Marlin+ 6 Gen 2: $2,999, and the Shelf Still Says 50 Nm
Electrek, 29 October 2026, says the Marlin+ 6 Gen 2 is the first North American bike on Bosch's new Active Line Plus, at $2,999, 60 Nm, 600 watts, Class 1, assist to 20 mph. The Trek family page this desk opened the same week still starts at $2,499.99 and prints 50 Nm and a 400 Wh pack. Two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine minus $2,499.99 is $499.01. The 600-watt peak did not move. A 720 Wh battery and a 115-mile claim in that Electrek piece are a Bosch touring sentence. Electrek says Trek has not confirmed that pack on this bike.
By SickEBike desk
The short answer
Electrek says the Trek Marlin+ 6 Gen 2 is $2,999 with the new Bosch Active Line Plus: 60 Nm, 600 watts, Class 1, assist to 20 mph. Trek's live family page still starts at $2,499.99 and prints 50 Nm and a 400 Wh pack. The 600-watt peak did not change. A 720 Wh, 115-mile Bosch line is a touring claim, not this bike.
Electrek, Micah Toll, 29 October 2026, says Trek's Marlin+ 6 Gen 2 is the first North American bicycle with Bosch's new Active Line Plus. The price in that story is $2,999. The motor lines in that story are 600 watts, 60 Nm, 340 percent support, about 2.7 kg, and 17 percent smaller, with pedal assist to 20 mph and no throttle, which Electrek calls Class 1. The Trek US family page this desk opened still titles the bike Marlin+ and starts at $2,499.99. That page's chips are 50 Nm and a 400 Wh battery. Those are two cards. Two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine minus $2,499.99 is $499.01. Do not average $2,999 and $2,499.99, and do not average 60 Nm and 50. This desk did not ride it.
The motor that did not get a new watt
The Active Line Plus page already has the part numbers. The new unit is the BDU344Y: 60 Nm, 600 watts, 340 percent, 250 watts continuous, 2.7 kg. The one it replaces, the BDU334Y, already printed 600 watts, 340 percent, 250 watts, and 50 Nm at 3.2 kg. Three point two minus 2.7 is 0.5 kg, which is the 1.1 pounds in the US release. The peak watt did not change. Sixty divided by 50 is 1.2, so the torque claim is 20 percent higher and the watt claim is the same sentence as last year. Bosch's new 70 rpm cell still prints 366.5 watts. Fifty newton-meters at 70 rpm is 366.5 watts. Sixty at that cadence would be about 440 watts, and the cell does not say that. The motors guide is why a newton-meter and a watt are not the same line.
Do not give this bike the 115 miles
Electrek, 29 October 2026, for the Gen 2 price and the Class 1 line. Trek's live US family page for the card that is actually in the shop. The 720 Wh row is the Bosch touring claim Electrek printed in the same story and then said Trek had not confirmed on the Marlin+.
| Electrek on the Gen 2 | The page that loaded | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,999 | Family page starts at $2,499.99. The gap is $499.01. |
| Motor | 600 W, 60 Nm, 340 percent, about 2.7 kg | Family chip: 50 Nm. That is the older Active Line Plus until a Gen 2 URL says otherwise. |
| Class | Class 1, assist to 20 mph, no throttle | The older Marlin+ 6 product block this desk has also says Class 1. |
| Battery | Not confirmed. A 99 Spokes 2027 card prints CompactTube 400 Wh and 48.7 lb. | Family chip: 400 Wh. Electrek's 720 Wh and 115 miles are a different Bosch sentence. |
Seven hundred twenty watt-hours divided by 185 km is 3.89 watt-hours a kilometer. Divided by 115 miles it is 6.26 watt-hours a mile. That is the touring claim, and only if the pack is the PowerTube 720. Electrek says Trek has not put that pack on this bike. A 99 Spokes card for a 2027 Marlin+ 6 Gen 2 prints $2,999, 48.7 pounds, a CompactTube 400 Wh, 120 mm of fork, a 203 mm rotor, and 60 Nm. Forty-eight point seven pounds is 22.1 kg. This desk got a block on that site's full page and did not get a Trek Gen 2 product URL to load. Treat 48.7 pounds and 400 Wh as that card, not as a Trek scale. The range guide is why a 115-mile touring sentence does not survive a hardtail on a trail.
What you can buy today
Buy the Gen 2 only if the card in the cart says 60 Nm, BDU344Y or the new Active Line Plus, and $2,999, and if you already know 600 watts was also the old peak. Buy the bike on the family page if the chip still says 50 Nm and $2,499.99, and call it that bike. A 120 mm hardtail is not a 160 mm e-MTB. The e-MTB guide is that shelf. Class 1 is pedals, no throttle, assist to 20 mph, and a motor under 750 watts. Six hundred is under 750. The class chart is the statute. This desk did not ride it.
Questions people ask
How much is the Trek Marlin+ 6 Gen 2?+
Electrek, 29 October 2026, prints $2,999. The Trek family page this desk opened still starts at $2,499.99 and prints 50 Nm. The gap is $499.01. Buy the card that is in the cart.
Is the new Bosch motor more powerful in watts?+
No. The new BDU344Y and the old BDU334Y both print 600 watts peak. Torque goes from 50 Nm to 60 Nm. Weight goes from 3.2 kg to 2.7 kg. The 70 rpm cell still prints 366.5 watts, which is 50 Nm at that cadence, not 60.
Does the Marlin+ 6 Gen 2 have a 720 Wh battery?+
Electrek says Trek has not confirmed it. The 720 Wh pack and the 115-mile line are a Bosch touring claim. A 99 Spokes card prints a 400 Wh CompactTube. The live family page also prints 400 Wh, on the older bike.
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