BMW G310 GS (rumor)
BMW Motorrad has announced the BMW G310R, this year. It’s yet to be launched in India, but
BMW Motorrad is already working on another product for India, as per a report
from Autocar India. The report cites a senior BMW official based outside India,
among others.
According to the report, the German
automaker’s two-wheeler division is readying a mini GS, which will be a
dual-purpose version of the BMW G310R. The new adventure motorcycle could be
named BMW G310 GS. The entry-level dual-purpose motorcycle class is still a
niche in India, with offerings limited to the Hero Impulse and the Royal
Enfield Himalayan, but BMW Motorrad is seeing potential in the space.
Being a balanced on-road and off-road
motorcycle, the BMW G310 GS can be expected to have a more robust construction
and many other differences such as a specially-developed suspension,
on/off-road tyres, spoked wheels etc., compared to the BMW G310R for a
go-anywhere characteristic. The heart of the G310 GS, however, will be the same
313 cc liquid-coold single-cylinder engine of G310R, perhaps in a different
tuning.
The BMW G310 GS, when launched, could
have the Royal Enfield Himalayan as its closest competitor.
