Has anyone heard of a real adventure version of our bike? I've heard of a report in the French press that included a photo/mock-up or was it all just wishful thinking on someone's part?

Not sure why Triumph would need this when they have the Tiger 850 Sport which has most of the off-road fashion items such as the impractical high level exhaust getting in the way of luggage, pointless beak, and 19" front wheel, albeit cast not spoked. The 850 also has the unequal firing order which is supposedly better for off-road use.

Even if they produced an adventure style 660 I think it unlikely that they would fit 17" spoked wheels or change the front to a 19", and I also think it very unlikely that they would re-engineer the 660 motor for an uneven firing order, so I think it would be an entirely cosmetic makeover.   

Here's a view of the mockup if anyone's interested: https://www.thetriumphforum.com/attachments/660xs-png.152370/

I echo BillyHey's sentiment and add that I would be rather interested in a larger, high-performance of the current 660 instead. 

Agreeing with Fred here. I chose the TS660 because it is a good combination of sporty, power, touring-ability and light-weight.  With the bags on, I can apparently cover 5,500kms over a week.   With the bags off, it's fun for blasting around town.   

I looked at the bigger Tigers and other sport-touring bikes... I'm not looking for a big brother. 

Adding cornering ABS to the current model would go a long way to reducing my interest in a larger version, at least until I see how comfortable it is at long-range touring for tall people.