Honda has officially pulls the cover away from the firm newest powertrain, a 755c parallel-twin engine set to be the beating heart of the upcoming Honda Hornet.
- Honda 755cc parallel-twin engine set to power the firm’s newest mid-range motorcycle.
- The new mill makes 92hp and features 270-degree crank.
In the meantime, let’s get something right first. Firstly, Honda already has a solid and reliable 745cc parallel-twin engine currently powering the X-ADV 750, Forza 750 and the NC750X.
However, the new engine is a 755cc parallel-twin, 8-valve Unicam unit that capable of producing 92hp @ 9,500rpm and 75Nm @ 7,250rpm.
Also, the new platform features a 270-degree crankshaft, a similar approach taken by other manufactures in developing a parallel-twin mill.
Meanwhile, Honda deputy director of major projects, Fuyuki Hosokawa, explains the intention of developing the new mill.
“The Hornet has always been a very special motorcycle for Honda. Exciting and engaging performance has always been combined with flexible and agile handling.
“Before starting this project, we thought a lot about what kind of performance we wanted to give the driver.
We knew it was essential to maintain the classic Hornet’s peak power “punch” and at the same time, as a new generation Hornet for modern times, we wanted the engine to have a really strong torquey feel and a “throbbing” feel. in the low to mid rev range.
“To get the kind of performance and lightweight handling we wanted, we knew we had to develop an entirely new short-stroke twin engine with a 270° crankshaft.
“This would not only deliver that peak power, but also the sporty low-end torque, ideal for driving in urban environments and coming out of corners on the highway.
For us, the Hornet has always been the epitome of the streetfighter concept and this new Hornet concept proudly continues this tradition,” Hosokawa said in a statement.
Despite calling it a concept, we expect Honda to unveil the new engine in production form together with the new Hornet at the EICMA show in November.
