BMW Concept 6

[Franz]

Just picked this one up in an austrian newspaper:
BMW Concept 6, as the name says a 6-cylinder which has 130 Nm of torque already available at 2000 rpm, power should be similar to a modern 1300 carengine, should have 1300 cc displacement, 55' angled forward and seems to be things to come for another revamp of the K-Series. Max. rpm should be 9000 as this engine will have longer strokes as usual just to save space. Nice design and interesting technology. Cheers, Franz

 

[Marco]

Franz

Looks intresting, and time will tell if it's never end up for the shops, surtainly not for LOS for loong time

 

[Muzz]

Franz, thanks for posting. It's as ugly as fook, with a wheel base longer than a Routemaster Bus and with the Green days ahead of us, I can't see the point of a six cylinder motorcycle anymore. But an interesting concept....

 

[KZ]

I like the looks, apart from those exhaust tips. Smooth out the lines a little, give it a decent paint job and it'll look alright. But why a wide 6? Only five cylinders would have been something nobody has built yet and just a bit wider than a four. Or a VR5 with the second and fourth cylinder just far enough back so it would not be wider than a four. Then again, those Bavarians seem to know what they're doing...