MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 Rosso 2022 — Specifications

Whatever its orientation, its missions, its level of finish or power, all three-cylinder MV-Agusta motorcycles received a good technical overhaul in 2021. And a little bit more for the Turismo Veloce. A spirited character, eager to offer a notion of comfort and road feel that other models cannot comprehend, the Varese crossover improves life on board with a 20 mm (830 mm) lower seat height, a better-padded saddle, and a more protective fairing. The latter grows 75 mm in height and 38 mm in width.

The engine was brought into Euro5 compliance, with the blessing of a few modifications. New moving parts, reduced friction, modified exhaust, more powerful injectors, modified gear ratios – the final figures confirm that neither power nor torque have been impacted. The manufacturer even reports a 12% increase in the torque curve between 3,000 and 6,000 rpm.

It is in the electronics that the Turismo has gained the most. The installation of an IMU allows for an active cornering ABS, from Continental. We also note a cruise control system, a version 3.0 shifter, a new larger (5.5-inch) TFT screen with revised graphics. These were introduced with the latest Brutale 1000. It can appear with a smartphone and interact with it via the MV Ride app.

A beautiful palette of improvements, ideal for showing the public and the competition the verve of one of the most surprising MV-Agusta motorcycles. With the birth of the Turismo Veloce, "Meccanica Verghera" also entered the two-wheeled SUV market. The TV 800 is a blend of trail, roadster, and the sporty temperament of the brand. It is also a model that is not really inexpensive. But by integrating it into the Rosso range, the manufacturer has reduced its price. But at what cost?! (in the literal and figurative sense)

First by limiting the choice of colors: there is only one. A black lower body that envelops the chassis, from the metallic parts to the fairing, topped with a crimson cape. Then, the manufacturing processes have been revised. A little short to explain the €3,000 less than the previous version. The factory has taken the opportunity to establish a new price positioning in order to mingle with the 900 Tracer GT and F 900 XR.

Fine and taut curves, concern for beauty, sweating sporty effects, contained stature and palpable tension, the Turismo Veloce is truly an MV. A refined and graceful blend provoking curiosity after congratulations. A nose strongly inspired by the F3 gives the first note of a score between sport and tourism. Note the superb design of the rear, with a passenger seat that seems to be in semi-suspension. Succumb to the inclined chevrons delimiting the thinness of the rear lights. The Turismo Veloce wants to be a trail, but above all wants to be the most desirable.

The exhaust pipes take the appearance of those of the F3 and Brutale motorcycles equipped with the three-cylinder engine. Logical, as the machine is also powered by the Tre Pistoni. However, the final shape is more squared, as inspired by the old F4. The concern for detail and offering exceptional scents is extended by the discreet topstitching on the seat, a monobrach, LED turn signals embedded in the handguards, the finely luminous polygon surrounding the optical unit, moments of MV-Agusta engraving here and there... The temptation is omnipresent.

The taste of the trail, in the trail-GT segment, is the large twin, preferably 1200 cc. MV has instead opted for a boiling mechanical package already named in its sporty F3, taken up by its roadsters Brutale and Dragster. Thus, the 3-cylinder super compact settles into the Turisme Veloce, in its 800cc configuration. Fiery and raging, the 3-cylinder is calibrated to deliver 110 horsepower at 10,150 rpm. In terms of torque, it offers 8.16 mkg at 7,100 rpm. It smells of nervous trail, more likely to excite your back than the purring of a GT.

Fans of technology will appreciate its advanced electronics, the 800 Turismo Veloce housing the MVICS 2.1 platform. Behind this code name lies a panache of driving assistance systems. Three riding modes (Touring, Sport, Rain) + one customizable – the parameterization possibilities are worthy of the Gran Turismo game. It is possible to set a defined number of levels for the accelerator sensitivity, the angle-sensitive traction control, the torque curve, the power, the engine braking, and the engine responsiveness. The motorcycle is also equipped with a wheelie control system, a cruise control system, and the third generation EAS shifter. This allows you to shift up and down gears without touching the clutch. Let us conclude this chapter of silicon with the cornering ABS and the on-board Bluetooth? Yes, unless you opt for the Lusso version, enriched with semi-active suspensions and GPS.

An MV frame carries a signature: two aluminum pieces fixed to a steel trellis frame. Very similar to that of the ex-Rivale, its structure is a little wider and the footrests are modified to accommodate a center stand. With 160 mm and 165 mm of travel, the suspensions are supplied by Marzocchi for the 43 mm inverted fork and Sachs for the shock absorber. The settings have been revised for 2021. Brembo takes care of the braking system and it is serious without being hypersport. Radial fixation, 4 pistons per caliper and 320 mm front discs; 220 mm disc and double piston caliper for the rear. With a delicate stature, the Turismo Veloce is also on the scale with 191 kilos. Its tank envisages good stages, with 21.5 liters of capacity.

The taste of the trail, you will find it different and more pronounced with this machine from Varese. The appearance gives the desire, the body expresses impulses of sport, the engine smells of gunpowder. Manifestly inclined to travel the winding roads with velocity, the machine will express more its genes of Italian fury than a pretense of "campagnarding" between roads, paths and fir trees. This MV-Agusta seems to wear its name very well.

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