MV Agusta bets on a new 4-cylinder … 1200 !

In an interview with our colleagues from the magazine Australian Motorcycle News, Giovanni Castiglioni announced that the development of the new MV Agusta Superbike was aborted in favor of that of a Brutale 1200 cc… Explanations.

Just a month ago, MV Agusta was pleased to have signed an investment fund which should be "able to contribute, thanks to their entrepreneurial and managerial skills, to the consolidation of MV Agusta as a key player. of the super premium motorcycle market ".

Giovanni Castiglioni had it: to get his business afloat, the captain was going to set the bar for the very high end, all! "Ciao" the entry level and "arrivederci" the extensions, like the one attempted – and missed in France – towards Touring with the Turismo Veloce…

In an article published in Australian Motorcycle News, the tall – young, handsome and bearded – transalpine boss even decided to say "addio" to the 4-cylinder Superbike! Expected for 2016, the new 1000 cc mill is postponed to the calendar greek Roman.

The MV Agusta Superbike overtaken by a hyper-roadster

The F4 will therefore retain its current engine, no offense to Leon Camier, to date the only MV Agusta driver who nevertheless asks his factory for the few horses that his racing machine lacks and keeps the podium out of reach….

In 2017 "for us, I think the biggest concern will be the same as last year: the power", declared "Kamir" after the final 2016 tests in Jerez, convinced that his Italian 4-in-line could do better … He has no choice this year if he wants to compete for the podium at the official Kawasaki and Ducati.

“At the same time, on some tracks, the crucial point is not the power,” admits the English n ° 2, brilliant eighth in the world ranking in 2016. “We have a good chassis which, I think, could still be slightly better next year, so we just have to keep working on the equipment we have "… and the means – financial – on board !

According to the CEO of MV, precisely, it would be more reasonable and profitable to allocate the R&D budget to another project: "we know that a Brutale 1200 will sell very well, so we have to focus on that", considers – Rightly or wrongly, the future will tell – Signore Castiglioni.

Imitated by Aprilia with its Tuono V4 inflated in 2015 to 1100 cc (1077 cc exactly, 81 x 52.3 mm), MV Agusta intends to outbid by increasing the displacement of its own maxisportif maxiroadster of 1090 (1078 cc, 79 x 55 mm) at around 1200 cc. "Mamma mia"…

With this future (top from top) model, MV Agusta intends to "sell less but sell better, focus on very high quality to target the super premium market where the margins are also better". R or RR versions, RC limited series – even one ?! – are also expected.

According to its latest estimates, the Varese firm – whose workforce has fallen from 300 to 190 "blue-collar workers" and from 70 to 40 "white-collar workers" in the R&D department – expects production to be limited to 5,000 machines. next year (approximately three times less than expected when AMG Mercedes takes over the capital).

Last May, the big boss told MNC a slightly higher range, between 7000 and 8000, comparable to that of Ferrari, this compatriot that MV Agusta wishes to take as a shining example: while the prancing horse brand peaked at 4,200 sales in At the start of the 2000s, it was preparing to beat its 2015 record (7664 cars) and wanted to increase its production to 9000 units by 2019. "Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano"…

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