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Even though Suzuki has not offered yet any official info on the upcoming versions of the GSX-R750 and GSX-R600, it looks like their engines are about to change for the better. At least this is what a recent document from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) shows.
Sources in the industry say that when it comes to CARB homologation, vehicles whose engines did not suffer modifications don’t need re-testing. However, the CARB document shows the results of new engine tests for the abovementioned bikes, and the new figures differ from the existing ones, according to visordown.
The CARB paper mentions the two bikes, but only one set of pollutants measurement is present, apparently for the GSX-R750. The hydrocarbon emissions for the 2015-spec machines go up at 0.26g/km from 0.24g/km, whereas the combined HC+NOx emissions are reduced from 0.36g/km to 0.32g/km, while the standard is 0.8g/km. The carbon monoxide emissions also go up from 1g/km to 3g/km, but with the standard limit being as high as 12g/km, these bikes are rather on the clean side of things.
Now, in the absence of any details from the manufacturer, we can only speculate that these figures are the result of rather minor tweaks and updates of the ignition and/or the fuel injection system, with no major changes in the other departments. Suzuki could however introduce some aesthetic updates in their GSX-R series, as it’s been quite a while since the last major overhaul of the Gixxers.
Anyway, as Suzuki is sort of keeping things secret, we can expect a nice surprise with new GSX-R machinery unveiled this fall in Europe, at the Intermot in Cologne, Germany or at the 2014 EICMA in Milan, Italy.
The CARB paper mentions the two bikes, but only one set of pollutants measurement is present, apparently for the GSX-R750. The hydrocarbon emissions for the 2015-spec machines go up at 0.26g/km from 0.24g/km, whereas the combined HC+NOx emissions are reduced from 0.36g/km to 0.32g/km, while the standard is 0.8g/km. The carbon monoxide emissions also go up from 1g/km to 3g/km, but with the standard limit being as high as 12g/km, these bikes are rather on the clean side of things.
Now, in the absence of any details from the manufacturer, we can only speculate that these figures are the result of rather minor tweaks and updates of the ignition and/or the fuel injection system, with no major changes in the other departments. Suzuki could however introduce some aesthetic updates in their GSX-R series, as it’s been quite a while since the last major overhaul of the Gixxers.
Anyway, as Suzuki is sort of keeping things secret, we can expect a nice surprise with new GSX-R machinery unveiled this fall in Europe, at the Intermot in Cologne, Germany or at the 2014 EICMA in Milan, Italy.
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