BMW Motorrad has unveiled its first four-cylinder HP model, the 2013 BMW s1000RR HP4. Based on the one of MotoUSA’s favorite sportbikes of all time, the S1000RR, the HP4 is a continuation of the HP model series founded in 2005 by the HP2 boxer enduro. Tipping the scales at five pounds less than the standard S100RR, this new model gets a host of upgraded parts, but most notable is the addition of Dynamic Damping Control (DDC) that BMW claims is a world first for production motorcycles.

BMW's 2013 HP4 motorcycle can claim the title for most coveted bike so far this year. The HP4 is a street-legal version of the S1000RR racing model, with crazy power and even crazier handling abilities, mainly from a new feature in the suspension.

The HP4 is the first consumer motorcycle with automatic variable dampening, or Dynamic Damping Control. The system will stiffen up through turns, and go supple to smooth over bumps. You previously had to pick one of the two and suffer traumatic potholes, or squishy cornering. Sensors give the engine control unit (ECU) data on the bike's braking and turning then adjusts the damping rates for the shocks and forks to the current conditions. Based on the BMW S 1000RR, the new HP4 has an output of 193 hp and a dry weight of 373 lbs (169 kg) including Race ABS. Race-ready with a 90% full fuel tank at just 439 lbs, it’ll take all your willpower just to stop from ripping up asphalt on this thing.