What Honda motorcycle has a V4 engine?
What Honda motorcycle has a V4 engine?
Honda VFR and RVF series (VFR750, VFR800, VFR1200, VFR800X, VFR1200X) Honda has been making V4 motorcycles for the mass market for decades.
Will Honda make a V4?
Honda is working on a V4 engine superbike to be launched in 2023.
Does Yamaha make a V4 engine?
Yamaha. But Honda is not the only Japanese manufacturer to have used the V4 engine. The Yamaha V-Max (known as the VMAX from 2009) appeared in 1985 with a 1,197cc 70 degree V4 engine which produced arm-wrenching acceleration.
Does a V4 engine exist?
The V4 is an incredibly rare configuration in the world of cars, despite its prolific use in motorbikes. So why has it only been the likes of Lancia, Saab and Ford that have ever given this V-configuration some serious thought in their road cars in the past?
Who makes a V4 engine?
But very few automakers have offered V-4s—in the post-War era it’s just Ford (which supplied engines to Saab) and Lancia. Porsche used a V-4 for the 919 hybrid LMP1 race car (pictured above), and that’s really it.
What’s the difference between a V4 and inline 4?
A conventional inline four fires every half a rotation of the crank (every 180°). A V4, on the other hand, has an uneven firing order, typically having a 270° pause between the fourth and then the first cylinder firing (so, once every two turns of the crank).
Are Honda still making VFR800?
Sadly, the VFR 800F, VFR 800X Crossrunner and VFR 1200X Crosstourer were all dropped from Honda’s range with the introduction of Euro5 in 2021. The legendary status of this bike and its siblings resulted in the colliquial term ‘Viffer’ being applied to all VFR models.
Who made a V4?
Ford Motor Company
Ford Taunus V4 engine
| Ford Taunus V4 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Also called | Taunus V4 |
| Production | 1962 – 1981 |
| Layout |
When did Ducati start making V4?
2018
The Ducati Panigale V4 is a sport bike with a 1,103 cc (67.3 cu in) desmodromic 90° V4 engine introduced by Ducati in 2018 as the successor to the V-twin engined 1299.
Why are V4 engines brilliant?
The V4 configuration is extraordinarily strong, offering levels of rigidity and tensile strength that an inline-four, or even a V-twin, simply cannot match. For this reason, a V4 engine is prime for slotting into a bike that uses the engine as a stressed member.
Why is a V4 engine rare?
Like any V engine, a V-4 needs two cylinder heads, two exhaust manifolds, two valvetrains, and twice as many camshafts as an inline-four. That means a V-4 is expensive to develop and expensive to build. Lancia sort of solved this by using a tiny 12-degree V angle, which meant it only needed one cylinder head.
