Kebelakangan ini terdapat khabar angin bahawa jenama MV Agusta akan kembali ke Malaysia menerusi pengedar baharu.
Meskipun pada waktu itu siapakah pengedar dilantik masih kekal menjadi tanda tanya namun perkembangan terbaru beri bayangan bahawa AFY Mobility Industries Sdn Bhd (AMI) merupakan pihak yang bertanggungjawab membawa jenama itu semula ke Malaysia.
Ini kerana baru-baru ini AMI telah memeterai kerjasama dengan pihak Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) untuk membangunkan projek AM-2, iaitu projek pembangunan motosikal tempatan yang akan dilancarkan pada suku ketiga 2023.
Sewaktu perasmian kerjasama tersebut, tetamu kehormat yang hadir, Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid bersama-sama Pengerusi Eksekutif Kumpulan AMI Ahmad Faez Yahaya telah bergambar dengan dua jentera MV Agusta, MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 dan MV Agusta F3.
Ini secara tidak langsung menguatkan dakwaan bahawa jenama motosikal dari Varese, Itali itu akan kembali bertapak di Malaysia.
Walaupun belum ada sebarang pengumuman rasmi setakat ini namun ternyata perkembangan ini amat menarik untuk segmen motosikal premium di Malaysia yang ketika ini di dominasi Ducati dan BMW.
Pada masa sama, sekiranya benar, kemasukan semula jenama MV Agusta menerusi pengedar baharu pastinya akan menggembirakan pemilik jenama Itali itu di Malaysia kerana adanya rangkaian pengedar dan servis selepas jualan yang kukuh selepas ini.
MV Agusta has rolled out three updated models for 2022: Turismo Veloce, Dragster and F3.
2022 F3, Turismo Veloce and Dragster features the Reparte Corse trim.
all three models gets electronic refinements and equipped with 800cc triple engine.
All three motorcycles have been given the Reparto Corse (RC) treatment which features a distinct colour combination.
If you are a fan of MV Agusta, you would recognise the RC nameplate as the company’s racing department.
As a result, the Turismo Veloce, Dragster and F3 is an upgraded versions of the base model.
Turismo Veloce RC
The Turismo Veloce RC features the same 800cc triple engine found in the Dragster and F3 but with the power adjusted to just 110hp and 84Nm.
As a sports touring machine, the Turismo Veloce RC offers great comfort over long distances, and while the engine makes lower horsepower than the two, it is still capable of carrying the 21.5L fuel tank and 199kg (dry) weight.
According to MV Agusta, the Turismo Veloce RC can reach 230km/h max speed with stopping power comes in the form of a dual 320mm disc with Brembo piston callipers at the front and a single 220mm disc with dual-piston callipers at the rear.
Other features include cornering ABS with rear wheel lift detection and parking brake.
Dragster RC
The Dragster SC features an updated titanium nitride coating on 43mm Marzocchi USD telescopic forks at the front and Sachs single shock absorber with preload, compression and rebounds at the rear.
The same dual 320mm disc does braking with Brembo callipers at the front and a single 220mm disc at the rear. An ABS system also regulates the brake.
Like the Turismo Veloce RC, the Dragster is also equipped with a parking brake.
Unlike its touring sibling, the Dragster make 140hp and 87Nm from the 800cc triple and is the lightest among the three. It can also do a max speed of 245km/h, higher than the F3.
F3 RC
Finally, we have the F3 RC, which now carries the burden of becoming the brand’s flagship sportsbike since the F4 is no longer available.
Like the Dragster, MV Agusta upgraded the 2022 F3 RC edition with a titanium nitride coating front suspension that helps to reduce friction. The wheels are now 10% lighter, which MV Agusta claimed helps reduce the moment of inertia up to 7%.
The F3 is also the most powerful out of the rest, with 147hp and 88Nm and features a new traction control system with eight different stages and four-level torque control.
MV also claimed that the F3 RC could hit a top speed of 240km/h.
Other notable features include:
dual 320mm front disc with 4-pot Brembo callipers
single 220mm rear disc with 2-pot Brembo callipers
cornering ABS
43mm Marzocchi USD telescopic forks
Sachs rear single shock absorbers
aluminium swingarm
Sadly, all three RC editions are available in limited numbers, which means by the time you read this, all 200 units of the F3 and 300 units of the Dragster and Turismo Veloce might be on their way to meet their new owners.
MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov revealed that the Italian motorcycle brand would introduce an updated version of the F3.
While the upgrade is mainly to reach the Euro 5 emission standard, we can assume MV will also introduce other features.
“We have done restyling. It will be presented within a month and will be updated to Euro 5,” he said during an interview with GPOne.
The F3 was last updated in 2018 when MV Agusta introduced the F3 800 RC limited to only 350 units that offer an updated engine that had seen the power increase from 148hp to 153hp.
Moreover, Sardarov also revealed that the company is working on a new 950cc 3-cylinder engine.
“We are working on a new 950cc 3-cylinder engine expected to debut at the end of 2022. We will launch the new engine alongside a new Dragster and Brutale.
“It will also be used on the F3 and Superveloce,” he added.
MV Agusta is looking into revitalising the brand for the future and the one thing that got us excited more than anything is the prospect of a new F3. Regarded by many as one hell of a sexy supersport, it’s definitely in the to-do list of the brand’s current CEO, Timur Sardarov. (more…)
MV Agusta has just announced the latest model in the RC family which is the 2018 MV Agusta F3 RC.
The RC range will include both the MV Agusta F3 675 and 800 models.
All the extra goodies have priced these babies at $19,998 and $21,998 (RM81,541 and RM89,696) respectively.
Looks like MV Agusta is on a role here with a number of limited editions planned to be released for the year 2018. The latest one comes in the form of a very, VERY seductive 2018 MV Agusta F3 RC in which we think is the most beautiful F3 we’ve seen yet. (more…)
