Benelli was founded in Italy in the last century 19 1 1. At the beginning, the brand mainly focused on motorcycle maintenance. After continuous development, it has become a well-known Italian motorcycle brand in Europe and even the world, especially in the European market, which has always been among the best. Benelli started from 1996, showing people with a brand-new young image, and its vitality, enthusiasm and youth constitute the image theme of the company. At that time, the average age of employees in the company was only 34 years old. It can be said that since then, benelli has brought innovation to the motorcycle industry.
1939, British driver Ted Mellors drove Benelli to win the lightweight 250cc championship in TT race in isle of man.
The Tornado series under the Benelli brand began in the Tornado 650s in the early 1970s, until the 900Tre became the highlight of the series, making it the most effective model in the Benelli family. Tornado series continues the Italian pursuit of aesthetics and aerodynamics in vehicle design, and adopts the racing design style that young people like.
Tornado 900
Especially in these years when tornadoes were raging. The 252 and 302 models have created a fiery entry-level sports car market in China. This time, as the third model of Tornado series entering the China market, the launch of Tornado 402 middleweight sports car can be said to be the expectation of motorcycle enthusiasts. It's just that a poster was warmed up last Christmas. At that time, there were enough topics in the motorcycle circle.
Finding oneself and returning to the international front line is the current development strategy of benelli brand. At the same time, in order to present the brand's original Italian aesthetic design and passionate interpretation, the organizer specially chose the famous Chengdu Sanhe Classic Car Museum, and invited Mr. Hou Xiaoming, a famous domestic classic car collection and restoration expert, and Mr. Hu Shuanglong, editor-in-chief of CRRC. Com, together with motorcycle player, Mr. Wang Guang, co-founder of Linfei Highway, and Ms. Li Kaijie, public relations director of Qianjiang motorcycle brand, talked about Italian classic design and Italian aesthetics on the stage.
Of course, everyone's eyes can't be separated from the two Tornadoes 402 standing in the center of the stage, because this is a car that benelli started the trend from the classics and made the inheritance and revival perfectly integrated, and the Italian design aesthetics are also reflected in the Tornadoes 402 car. Whether it is the Little Lion series that started the retro car market in China or the TRK series that dominated ADV models all the year round. The design with Italian aesthetics that has been passed down for a hundred years has always been the most proud of the Benelli brand, and in the eyes of many motorcycle friends, Tornado has long been synonymous with classic sports cars.
Tornado? The design of 402 continues the highlight of tornado 900/ 1 130 as a whole, and the highly recognizable "hurricane front face" gives people a strong sense of oppression and aggression. The various lines outlined by the curve are integrated into many aerodynamic designs, and the overall lines of the car body are beautiful, smooth and dynamic. It can be said that benelli's young and personalized brand core is vividly presented. No wonder, when Mr. Hou Xiaoming shared his classic design of Italian locomotives and said that "Italian designers have gasoline and red wine in their veins", he got a lot of knowing smiles and * * * voices.
Indeed, the Italian people's pursuit of romance and passion is very comprehensive in the industrial design of automobiles and locomotives. So when you see that the displacement of Tornado 402 is positioned at the level of 400 ml, the actual power of the vehicle is higher. The actual displacement of the two-cylinder water-cooled engine of the new car is 399cc, the peak power is 35kW/ 10000rpm, and the peak torque is 38N.m/8000rpm. From the parameter point of view, this has far exceeded the mainstream level of 400cc level. Such peak power and torque also give Tornado the strength to compete with 450cc or even 500cc displacement models. In addition, the model adopts an all-aluminum single rocker arm, so that the kerb quality of the vehicle is kept at 172kg, which is higher than that of the tornado. 252 and 302 are lighter. Let the vehicle's sense of control and flexibility rise to a new height. These can be felt from the media feedback of the test drive on the track that day. Good-looking, easy to ride and comfortable is the first evaluation of this car by most people. Moreover, the large fuel tank of 14.8 liter also allows this car to ride a longer distance.
? Speaking of mobility, this tornado? The 402 comes standard with TCS traction control system, sliding clutch and front and rear ABS. High handlebar, 785mm friendly sitting posture, driving posture is no longer completely radical, and there is a comfortable riding triangle similar to a street car. At the same time of exercise, we should give consideration to play and daily needs, and also to more market users. Other configurations, tornadoes? 402 has also achieved full sincerity. MaxSport semi-hot melt tire, Nissin caliper+direct push pump, Marzocchi shock absorption+adjustable center and rear reduction provide a higher safety guarantee for the driver's control with a set of stable schemes.
On the one hand, it conforms to the classic retro Italian design language, on the other hand, Tornado 402 is not stingy with the intelligence of vehicles. Equipped with tire pressure/tire temperature monitoring, backlight handle buttons, front driving recorder, vehicle-machine interconnection system, screen navigation, full-color TFT instrument, USB charging interface and other functions. It can be said that Tornado 402 is in the price range of 30,000 yuan, which has made the system comfort configuration in the locomotive field to the extreme.
On the stage of the press conference, two tornadoes 402 always occupy the most important position and always attract everyone's attention, because as long as you have seen the real car, you will understand that driving such an elegant imitation racing car must not let passers-by miss the opportunity to enjoy it because of the "flash" of refueling.
Although a tornado? 402 has not given up the brand's track gene, but I personally think that this car can definitely give you a more elegant and comfortable riding experience and life attitude in the design, performance and specification configuration outside the track. The price of 3 1800 not only lowers the driving control threshold of imitation racing cars, but also gives novices a reason to choose. Its dynamic performance is also more interesting, which meets the needs of advanced users. Personally, Tornado 402 is expected to become the "crushing king" of a new generation of intermediate imitation racing cars.
Write at the end:
After 100 years of development, benelli is making the brand return to the public from the track legend, and the Italian aesthetic design and the pursuit of speed have also made the brand move from classic to leading trend. After the epidemic, a tornado? 402 may be setting off a new round of industry tornado. We have reason to believe that the tornado family will become stronger and stronger, and benelli will certainly bring us more amazing models and works in the future.
Because, you'll never guess where the boundaries of Italian passion for beautiful design and speed lie. ......
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