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Originally Posted by Ruffy
Do they really need one (a parallel twin) when they have the SV as a lightweight mid-capacity model?
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Cost. A parallel twin is cheaper to produce than a V twin, plus the SV can't have its engine increased in size much more and maintain reliability (I know it's been raced as a near 700cc).
The new model was going to be known as the Suzuki Recursion and was a 588cc turbocharged parallel twin - in 2013! They then boosted capacity to 700cc and dropped the turbo and then... (sound of crickets chirping). Patent drawings were released in 2021.
Honda's new 750cc parallel twin (the Hornet) will be shown (allegedly) in Milan at EICMA in November.