Recently, Bernali released the "TNT899" online call for fame on the official micro, this call is very interesting, both a name call for TNT899 to do publicity, momentum, hoping that this car can have a good prospect.
However, Bernali may not have thought that this call for fame will actually overturn.
Of course, this overturned situation has been discovered by the manufacturer on the same day, immediately accused of commenting, to the destruction of the body, and now Moyou in the activity push below, can see the only high praise comments are "ice pier" and "fierce wind 899".
However, before that, TNT899's most popular Chinese name was "living fossil", and the number of likes ranked first.
Since the price and specific configuration information of this car have not yet been disclosed, I do not have much to interpret for it, so I would like to tell you the history of TNT899 from another aspect, and tell you by the way.
Why is it said that it is a "living fossil" that is topped to the top?
The TNT899 has been around for 14 years since its release, and the history I've found about it is from 2008, but some say the car was released in 2004. In short, in the past ten years, its appearance and configuration have basically not changed, or the changes are so small that you can't recognize it at a glance.
Similar to it, there is now a CG125, both of which have been released for many years, but the whole car has not made major changes, so it has the reputation of "living fossil", of course, this may not be a reputation.
In short, most of the moyou still have a joke about this car, because it is old enough, because it witnesses The final decay of Bernalí. So that some people on Douyin have jokingly called this car "Wu Lao Stink 899", indicating that this car may follow in the footsteps of Wu Lao Stink Aiju Xiao 750 (former plot summary: On a certain sound platform, Qianjiang's three car owners Wu Lao Stink played the Spring Festival Seven Days of Fun, his car is always bad, he made his own experience into a video to share with everyone, which resonated with the majority of Mo friends).
(Wu Lao Stinky Love Colt)
If you are interested in Wu Lao's stinky things, in a few days I will open another single chat, today we still look at Benally's TNT899, I will tell you the story behind this car.
The problems with the TNT899 are well known in the circle, just like the Nachijie in the car, so that even if you haven't ridden this car, you will know that this car has fuel consumption problems... If there is a car owner, please introduce its fuel consumption.
But the main reason for the unpopularity of this car is because of the lack of safety configuration, it does not even have a basic ABS. But I really don't blame Benali for this, I can only say that it is unlucky.
Benali, Italy, has gone through four periods in total.
The first period was native Benali, an authentic Italian family-owned business.
Until 1970, Benali was defeated by Japanese companies in foreign trade, and the overseas market at this time was very important to Benali, losing this profit, it could not be mixed in the market, and on the verge of bankruptcy, Benali was forced to transfer his equity to the Argentines.
The second period was the period of the Argentine acquisition.
At this time, Benagli gradually became an empty shell, the core things were hollowed out by capital to make a 6-cylinder engine, and finally the car was also built, but the concept of this car was too advanced, not suitable for the market at that time, gradually cooled, and then Benagli only had one brand and some value.
The third period was the highest moment of Benale's modern era, when the Italian businessman André Melloni took back The Benali from the Argentines and invested in the development of a three-cylinder engine.
Andre Melloni is also a "play master", and the car is mainly played. Some people say that he was inspired by Triumph and wanted to differentiate himself through the three-cylinder, and there was really nothing wrong with this three-cylinder engine, and it was because of this three-cylinder engine that Benali returned to the public's vision.
Three cylinders are also made, and three cylinders are defeated.
With a three-cylinder engine, Bernali did not mass-produce it at the first time, but took the car to play a race.
At this time, Andre Melloni still holds the thinking of traditional European car factories, this kind of thinking may be commonplace for Italians, representative manufacturers are Ducati and Apulia, simply put, it is to invest in research and development, burn money to play games, expand popularity through competitions, increase motorcycle sales, sell more cars to make money, continue to engage in research and development after making money, and continue to play games with new technologies... The cycle repeats, and finally a virtuous circle is achieved.
This process sounds very good, there is nothing wrong, but the competition and research and development are very expensive, as long as you do not take the right step, the entire enterprise will disappear, many Italian veteran car companies are playing themselves in this way.
There is nothing wrong with Benale developing a three-cylinder engine, this is a stage it must go through, because the Argentines took over Benali this time did not leave Any technical wealth for Benali, the six-cylinder engine did not meet the needs of the times, but gave Benali the rest of the family money to Hoho! So Andre Melloni had to start all over again, and this famous three-cylinder machine was born.
The original Bernally three-cylinder engine was born for the event, with a maximum power of 104 kW, which is a very bad figure. However, due to R& D budgets and other issues, the completion of this three-cylinder machine may not be so high, especially in terms of electronic injection, which also lays the groundwork for the story of "oil tiger" afterwards.
But what really matters is Bernalie's performance on the WSBK.
In 2001, Bernali's then-owner, Andre Melloni, signed former WSBK champion Peter Goddard, intending to use his success in the event to bring Bernali to a Jedi comeback. Unfortunately, the opposite happened, Bernalie did not get good results in these two WSBKs, the car also broke down during the event, and the big boss was about to spend money to listen.
At the same time, Benagli was still developing models such as the 1130, and internal and external troubles followed, and Benagli's financial situation was once again in crisis.
If he hadn't gone to the race, but put the money and the car into production in the first place, Benali might not have been in debt of nearly ten million euros.
The so-called no coincidence is not a book, at this time Bernali ushered in a distant savior, that is, the Qianjiang motorcycle of our powerful country, one lacking money, one lacking popularity, the two hit it off.
At this moment, Benali officially entered the fourth stage - the Qianjiang Benali stage.
At this stage, Benale got qianjiang injection and began a new round of tossing, including the TNT899 and other models we see now, which were made during this time, and the 899 series models were the last attempt of the orthodox Benally, but the sales were still unsuccessful. Moreover, Qian Jiang did not continue to support the Italians to further improve the project, Qian Jiang had his own idea, that is, to bring Bernali's existing engine technology back to China.
Qian Jiang bought it to give himself gold, not to help Benali realize his dream. What Europeans don't look up to, it doesn't necessarily sell badly at home.
So in 2015, the spy photos of The Qianjiang domestically produced 899 series models flowed out on the Internet, probably like this.
Although there is a spy photo, but this car has not been listed, perhaps Qian Jiang also knows that the completion of the TNT899 series is indeed not high, this thing is not suitable for the domestic market around 2015. It was not until 2021, after the domestic large-displacement consumer population was cultivated, Qianjiang put it on the table again. Of course, the shape of this car is back, or the original recipe + familiar taste.
According to Bernali's latest news, this car will definitely carry ABS, may be equipped with anti-slip and quick gear changes. In general, it is to make up for the previous regrets, so that everyone cannot refuse to buy this three-cylinder beast on the grounds of insecurity. As for whether the EFI is optimized and whether the fuel consumption is reduced? Qianjiang manufacturers are not mentioned for the time being.
Although it is not mentioned, but the masses have been chanting, plus Benally has not been known for quality control, which makes TNT899 before it is listed as garbage.
It is certainly not right to scold the car for garbage before it is listed, but this distrust also stems from the past experience of the company, and most people just don't trust Qian Jiang and don't trust Benali. If it is Haojue to build this car, I believe that everyone's question will only be what is the price? And what about the quality?
summary:
Benali TNT899 is a product abandoned by the times, if it has been continuously upgraded since 2008, checking for defects and filling in leaks, there is no ABS to install ABS, and we will solve the problem of EFI, then I believe it will become a strong model that crushes yamaha MT09 and is comparable in quality to Kawasaki Z900. However, it has been suspended for a period of time, and no one can say exactly what will happen after the resumption of production, we can only wait for the market to test it.
If you are curious about new things and have a playful mentality about motorcycles, then this car can still be bought, just because it is a three-cylinder 120 horses, and no one in the existing price of the new car can reach the parameters of Benale's "old antique".
And since the release of 1200GT, Benali is no longer the Benali who goes against the pricing line, and it is also afraid of being swept by the spring breeze, so I have a hunch that this car will maintain a certain cost performance. Otherwise, let us witness the second fall of a generation of tyrants, mourn their misfortune, anger them, we as spectators do not have any good way to help live fossil-level salted fish turn over.
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