SpyderGTL
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September Release Event???
One thing does intrigue me about this announcement - it's the "2017 Early Release". By removing the RS from the line up, there is one noticeable hole in the line up - the pure sport machine. Maybe there's another shoe yet to drop and they're waiting for the fall release event. What would make more sense than a 10th anniversary RS with the 1330 engine and the Sport Mode now in the F3, just in time for the 10th anniversary event? From a production and support economies of scale, it makes a lot of sense to only have to support a single engine type. And with more power and torque, better mileage, and longer service intervals, I suspect most would want that in any machine, regardless of the style.
BRP has had a major release event in the fall of each of the last four years.
- Fall, 2012 - announce the 2013 ST
- Fall, 2013 - announce the 2014 RT with the 1330
- Fall, 2014 - announce the 2015 F3-S with the 1330
- Fall, 2015 - announce the 2016 F3-T with the 1330
- Fall, 2016 - sit on our hands just ahead of the 10th anniversary????
With factoring in some old rumors that the 2013 ST was supposed to have gotten the 1330, but it wasn't quite ready, notice the pattern here? I suspect there could be a small slice of the marketplace for a pure sport Spyder, one with the aggressive sport bike riding position, plenty of power and a Sport mode that lets you run with it. And perhaps a turbo - what did Lamont say in the Daytona video - "not yet, anyway"? Something like that could really help turn the RS into a real option for the crotch-rocket types...So if BRP plans to carry on their tradition of a fall release event, there may be more yet on the horizon.
One thing does intrigue me about this announcement - it's the "2017 Early Release". By removing the RS from the line up, there is one noticeable hole in the line up - the pure sport machine. Maybe there's another shoe yet to drop and they're waiting for the fall release event. What would make more sense than a 10th anniversary RS with the 1330 engine and the Sport Mode now in the F3, just in time for the 10th anniversary event? From a production and support economies of scale, it makes a lot of sense to only have to support a single engine type. And with more power and torque, better mileage, and longer service intervals, I suspect most would want that in any machine, regardless of the style.
BRP has had a major release event in the fall of each of the last four years.
- Fall, 2012 - announce the 2013 ST
- Fall, 2013 - announce the 2014 RT with the 1330
- Fall, 2014 - announce the 2015 F3-S with the 1330
- Fall, 2015 - announce the 2016 F3-T with the 1330
- Fall, 2016 - sit on our hands just ahead of the 10th anniversary????
With factoring in some old rumors that the 2013 ST was supposed to have gotten the 1330, but it wasn't quite ready, notice the pattern here? I suspect there could be a small slice of the marketplace for a pure sport Spyder, one with the aggressive sport bike riding position, plenty of power and a Sport mode that lets you run with it. And perhaps a turbo - what did Lamont say in the Daytona video - "not yet, anyway"? Something like that could really help turn the RS into a real option for the crotch-rocket types...So if BRP plans to carry on their tradition of a fall release event, there may be more yet on the horizon.
I hope that you're right... :2thumbs:
