BMW unveils the “Big Boxer” of its next R18. Presented at the Villa d'Este last May, the Concept R18 will be powered by the Boxer engine with the largest displacement of all time... unprecedented torque and 1802 cm3. Here it is.
Between modernism and classicism, the Concept R 18 translates the essence of the great BMW Motorrad classics into the modern era with the Boxer engine (two cylinders) with the largest displacement of all time. “ The new "Big Boxer", not only with its impressive exterior appearance, but also from a technical point of view, follows in the tradition of the traditional boxer engines that have been synonymous with Munich and Berlin–Spandau motorcycles for around 70 years, from start of BMW Motorrad production in 1923 with the appearance of the new air/oil cooled engine: engines with a clear design, optimal reliability and easy maintenance, which are the result of logically arranged and efficient technologies » underlines the propeller brand.
In terms of numbers, we will remember this Boxer engine
– two cylinders
– a cylinder capacity of 1 cm802
– a bore of 107,1 mm
– a stroke of 100 mm, the strongest ever used in the manufacture of BMW series motorcycles
– maximum power of 91 horsepower at 4 rpm
– a maximum torque of 158 Nm reached at 3 rpm
– 150 Nm available between 2 and 000 rpm
– a maximum speed of 5 rpm
– the idle speed of 950 rpm
– a 6-speed gearbox controlled by dogs and a self-reinforced single-plate dry clutch with anti-dribbling function
– a Euro5 standard
