Ahmedabad based businessman, Kiran has gifted his son a brand new BMW K 1600 GTL on the occasion of Friendship Day, which was celebrated yesterday across India. Mr Kiran was also celebrating his wife’s birthday yesterday, and together the couple had decided to gift the most expensive BMW motorcycle to their young son.
Highly acclaimed as a performance touring bike, BMW K 1600 GTL is the most expensive BMW two wheeler on offer in India. It gets a more comfortable seating position with better placed handlebars along with lower foot rests. New and attractive color schemes include Elegance (Ebony metallic/Blackstorm metallic, top), Lightwhite non-metallic and Thundergrey metallic.
BMW K 1600 GTL also gets new xenon headlamps, integrated back rest, grip and heating seats, daytime running lights and adaptive turning lights. In terms of safety, the K 1600 GTL receives cruise control, ABS Pro and dynamic traction control. It is fitted with keyless ride, hill start control and central locking besides forged wheels and brake light.
Two variants are on offer – Standard and Pro. Standard is priced from INR 25.9 lakhs, while the PRO is priced from INR 28.5 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). BMW K 1600 GTL gets its power from a 6 cylinder in-line engine which complies to EU4 requirements. This engine is capable of 160 hp power at 7,750 rpm and 175 Nm torque at 5,250 rpm. More about the engine, in the table below.
BMW K1600 GTL Engine Specs
Engine Oil-/water cooled 4-stroke in-line 6-cylinder engine, two overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder
Capacity 1,649 cc
Power 160 hp (118 kW) at 7,750 rpm
Torque 129 lb/ft (175 Nm) at 5,250 rpm
Transmission 6 speed
Drive Shaft
Top Speed Over 200 kmph
Fuel Efficiency 23.38 kmpl
The R 1600 GTL will also be fitted with e-Call system Intelligent Emergency Call as an optional extra. However, it will be introduced in European markets by 2018 and will only be on offer in markets where ConnectedDrive is available and hence this feature will not be seen on the BMW R 1600 GTL on sale in India.
BMW K1600 GTL Dimensions, Brakes, Tyres
Length 98.0 inches (2,489mm)
Width (incl. mirrors) 39.4 inches (1,000 mm)
Height (excl. mirrors) 57.5 inches (1,465 mm)
Seat height, unladen weight 29.5 inches Standard
Inner leg curve, unladen weight 67.7 inches Standard
Unladen weight, road ready, fully fuelled 348 kgs
Dry weight 321 kgs
Permitted total weight 560 kgs
Payload 212 kgs
Front Brake Dual disc brake, diameter 320 mm, 4-piston fixed calipers
Rear Brake Single disc brake, diameter 320 mm, double-piston caliper
ABS Standard
Rim, front 3.50 x 17 inches
Rim, rear 6.00 x 17 inches
Tyres, front 120/70 ZR 17
Tyres, rear 190/55 ZR 17
