Six cylinders in line of Bmw: Concept 6

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2. Scheme 6-cylinder in-line engine for a long time as it was tested in models such as Honda CBX1000, Kawasaki KZ1300, Benelli 750 and 900 Sei. But judging by the fact that the spread of these engines have not received, we can say that this technology is not yet ready to be used en masse. To date, inline four quite successfully cope with the assigned tasks on their shoulders.
However, BMW has said it is ready to make a mini-revolution. Indeed, the Germans have a good chance to do it. Suffice it to recall that in the BMW for a long time successfully used engines 6-cylinder in-line (!) Design.



3. And the result - a concept called very simple: Concept 6. According to the BMW, the engine used in the machine is actually quite real, and its purpose - is to bring a new level of K-series of the company. Despite the available technology in the automotive industry, the engine is designed from scratch specifically for motorcycles. It specifies that it is not much wider than its four-cylinder sibling. Initially, the working volume of the machine will be 1.6 liters. Here you can talk about the torque of 130nm is achieved at 2000 rev / min and a capacity of about 160hp At the same time, it appears that this monster consumes less fuel than its 4-cylinder equivalent.



As for the concept of Concept 6, this ultra-modern café racer, which were used in the construction of the best components. These days the unit is already shown on the motorcycle show EICMA 2009 in Milan, where he is the most that ninaest show stoppers. This progress did not expect from BMW, and even more impressive that there are serious plans to start the engine in serial prizvodstvo.



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