BMW Motorrad · 2020–Present
BMW R18
The largest boxer engine BMW has ever built — a century of heritage in a 21st-century cruiser.
1802cc
Big Boxer
91 hp
Peak Power
158 Nm
Torque
345 kg
Wet Weight
5
Variants
BMW R18 — the neo-retro cruiser that revives a century of Boxer heritage
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History
From the 1923 R32 to the 2022 Roctane — the boxer lineage that led to the R18's 1802cc engine.
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The Big Boxer Engine
1802cc, air & oil cooled, hand-built in Berlin, numbered. The largest boxer BMW has ever produced.
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Variants
Five expressions — from the purist base R18 to the Transcontinental with Bowers & Wilkins audio.
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Design Story
Every detail traced to a historical reference — the double-loop frame, exposed valve train, chrome as language.
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Gallery
The R18 in full profile, alongside its ancestors — R32, R90S — and the Transcontinental.
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