BMW發表參加WSBK的賽車 - 世界摩托車錦標賽 MotoGP

正確說 應該還事 概念車階段..
http://chinese.autoblog.com/2008/04/18/bmw-m-superbike/

在四輪賽事表現相當不錯的BMW，也即將要踏入二輪的競賽殿堂，而這張照片就是為了競
技而生的BMW S1000RR賽車，跳脫了傳統的水平雙缸跟多連桿前叉，而是以競技取向的直
四引擎和倒叉設計，期待它的表現。

在被Yamaha、Kawasaki、Suzuki、Honda、Ducati各據一方的超級機車錦標賽中即將有新
血加入了，BMW車廠也表示將會在賽車上安裝某些獨門的技術，特別是汽缸頭跟"循跡控制
系統...聽起來還挺有希望的。

BMW執行長Hendrik Von Kuenheim 說：日本車廠在這個領域也許領先我們20年以上的技術
和經驗，雖然如此，跟制度完善的車隊良性的彼此競爭會更激勵我們往前努力，當然我們
希望可以在一開始就有相同水準的競爭力。

相同水準？那可要先讓S1000RR明年能夠上場再說...


http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/bmw/2009-bmw-s1000rr-preview-78046.html

BMW Motorrad’s new president stunned the world when he officially announced
a new ultra-sport literbike built to take on the established Japanese
competitors both on the sales floor and the World Superbike Championship.
The new bike is dubbed the S1000RR, and it marks a bold new direction for the
formerly staid German brand.

“We are confident that we will be able to start the Superbike World
Championship next year with a convincing all-round package, and that our
series motorcycle will be just as convincing,” said Hendrik von Kuenheim, a
20-year veteran of BMW and now the General Director of BMW’s motorcycle
division. “In both terms of both its technology and price, our Supersports
will be absolutely competitive.”

BMW has a long history of racing, though it’s been mostly in the realm of
automobiles. They have the high-technology know-how, but it will be
interesting to see how BMW can create a bike to be competitive on price and
performance with the Japanese.


BMW’s new literbike contender. The S1000RR’s frame and suspension layout is
conventional, but the bike will have several high-tech features, including
traction control.



The S1000RR appears quite narrow and compact. A centrally located ram-air
duct crams high-pressure air into the inline-Four engine.



Test rider Jeremy McWilliams, a former MotoGP pilot, puts the S1000RR
development bike through its paces.



“BMW Motorrad is looking at a long-term involvement in this segment,” said
BMW Motorrad’s head honcho. “Clearly, that means we must speak the language
of the segment and follow the usual market standards. And, indeed, we are
confident that we will set new benchmarks in this scene, winning over an
appropriate market share.”

Although details of the S1000RR are still a little vague, we can tell you
that it adopts the successful formula of an inline-Four engine with a target
of 190 crankshaft horsepower.

“In the early project phase we checked out various engine concepts,”
explained von Kuenheim. “The straight-Four (offers) the best qualities to
meet the power, performance, weight, and package requirements to be fulfilled.
”

The frame is a conventional perimeter layout made from aluminum. To ensure a
light and compact layout, the S1000RR eschews any of BMW’s unique suspension
designs, instead using an inverted fork up front and a chain-drive rear end
with a banana-style swingarm working a single shock out back. BMW intends the
finished bike’s wet weight to be 419 pounds.

“For package reasons we have decided against the BMW Duo-Lever on the
suspension,” said von Kuenheim. “Taking up more space, this kind of
front-wheel geometry would have presented disadvantages with the very compact
structure of BMW’s new Superbike.”

The S1000RR will offer at least one feature the Japanese don’t: traction
control. We expect all sorts of other techno-wizardry in this bike, including
throttle-by-wire actuation and variable-length intake snorkels. Von Kuenheim
also promises some innovative technology in the engine’s cylinder head.

“From the start we wish to be on par with our well-established competitors
also in the Supersports segment,” von Kuenheim stated boldly. “It is our
objective to offer the customer a high-performance motorcycle with absolutely
outstanding qualities and features on both the road and race track in terms
of rideability, performance, and ergonomics.”

BMW intends to enter World Superbike competition in 2009 with its S1000RR. It
will build 1000 of the new literbikes by the end of 2009 to meet homologation
requirements for this production-based class. BMW has already been developing
the bike in conjunction with Alpha-Racing, a German tuning shop with plenty
of motorsport experience. The team is currently looking to find riders for
the bike. In the near future, BMW will begin production of the racebike in
order to develop it for the 2009 race season.

BMW describes its progress with the development as “very promising.” The
expected goals are to garner top-10 results in ’09, then to log podium
positions in 2010.

But why would BMW want to venture into such a competitive category?

“The very fascination of this motorcycle with its racing DNA expands and
upgrades the brand image of BMW Motorrad by offering an additional sporting
and emotional element winning over new customers for the brand,” said von
Kuenheim, noting that the class accounts for more than 100,000 units
worldwide. “We are actively looking for new options, for profitable growth
and for the planned increase in volume. Precisely that is why we have
decided, among other things, to take on the competition in the Supersports
segment on both the road and the race track.”



The S1000RR development bike includes radial-mount brakes and a high-tech
gas-charged fork.



Together with BMW’s recent acquisition of Husqvarna, the German company has
ambitions sales goals for the near future.

“This year we again plan to deliver more motorcycles to our customers than
in the previous year,” said von Kuenheim. Considering that motorcycle
markets show a rather irregular and inconsistent development, this is and
remains a very demanding target.

As part of the strategic reorientation of the BMW Group, we have announced
that customer deliveries by BMW Motorrad are to increase by approximately 50%
by the year 2012 to 150,000 units. To meet this objective, we are making BMW
Motorrad even more sporting and dynamic. This means that we are specifically
entering market segments where BMW Motorrad was not represented so far.”



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