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The new BMW G 310 RR packs more equipment absent in its other two G 310 siblings under the same umbrella.

BMW has expanded its G 310 lineup with an all-new super-sport motorcycle, the all-new G 310 RR. Sharing much of its mechanicals with BMW’s other entry-level offerings like the G 310 R and G 310 GS, the BMW G 310 RR made its world debut in India with two color options. The ‘Standard’ variant in Black Storm Metallic color comes at INR 2.85 lakh (around $3,568), while the sportier looking ‘Sport’ variant with white, red, and blue paint scheme comes at INR 2.99 lakh (around $3,743).

The new BMW G 310 RR will soon arrive as an entry-level super-sport for beginners at the shores of the US as well, and like the G 310 R and G 310 GS, this new motorcycle will also come as a direct import from India. The US prices of the new BMW G 310 RR, co-developed with TVS Motor Company from India, will be announced only at the time of its launch here.

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While many people were assuming the new G 310 RR to look like a scaled-down version of the mighty S1000RR, that's not the case. The G 310 RR wears an all-new design language different from the S1000RR. However, it remains a sharp-looking motorcycle. It is a proper fully-faired super-sport motorcycle with a twin bi-beam LED projector headlamp set up at the front.

In both color options, the new BMW G 310 RR gets golden-finished front forks with a blacked-out theme for the engine and alloy wheels, though the Style Sport variant gets a red finish for the exposed trellis frame. The motorcycle features a compact sporty-looking heightened tailpiece with a horn-shaped LED insert in the tail lamp.

The new BMW G 310 RR's highlight is the portrait-style full-TFT instrument console, which looks much fancier and more informative than the slightly old-school full-LCD units shared between G 310 R and G 310 GS. This full-TFT unit in the G 310 RR is configurable with different display modes, depending on the selected riding mode.

Yes, the BMW G 310 RR also gets four riding modes – Track, Urban, Sport, and Rain – all of which are absent on the G 310 R and G 310 GS. You can toggle between the different riding modes through the dedicated switches present in the left-side switchgear. The bi-beam LED projector headlamps also claim to have better illumination for the road ahead, compared to the only-LED setup for the headlamps in the other two 310cc BMWs.

The other additional features in the BMW G 310 RR over the other two G 310 siblings are split-seats, clip-on handlebars, fairing-mounted rear-view mirrors, and full-fairing with ram air intake and gill vents. However, surprisingly, the G 310 RR misses out on adjustable brake and clutch levers, which are present on the other two motorcycles.

At the heart of the new BMW G 310 RR sits the same four-stroke, single-cylinder, water-cooled, four-valve, 313cc engine from the G 310 R and G 310 GS. Using two overhead camshafts and cam followers and wet sump lubrication, the engine produces 34 hp of maximum power and 20 lb-ft of peak torque output. It also claims a top speed of 100 mph.

The G 310 RR offers a restricted performance in the urban and rain riding modes. In these two riding modes, the motorcycle produces 25.8 hp of power and 18.44 lb-ft of torque output. The top speed falls to 77.7 mph.

Sitting on a tubular space trellis frame, the new BMW G 310 RR gets the same suspension combination as the other G 310 siblings. The G 310 RR gets 41mm upside-down telescopic forks at the front and a cast aluminum swing-arm with a central spring strut at the rear. The difference comes in their suspension travels – 140mm travel for the front suspension and 119mm for the rear suspension.

The new BMW G 310 RR gets a braking combination of a single 300mm disc with a 4-piston fixed and radially-bolted caliper at the front and a single 240mm disc with a single-piston floating caliper. The motorcycle gets front 110/70 R17 and rear 150/60 R17 Michelin Pilot Street tires.

BMW Motorrad’s Indian partner TVS Motor Company sells the Apache RR 310 as its flagship motorcycle in India. If you park two motorcycles beside each other, you will instantly realize that the new BMW G 310 RR is a badge-engineered version of the Apache RR 310. However, a closer inspection reveals that the G 310 RR misses out on a few crucial bits compared to the lesser-priced Apache RR 310.

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The BMW G 310 RR misses out on petal design for the discs in the braking system, more premium Michelin Road 5 tires, Bluetooth connectivity in the instrument console, and adjustability for the suspension and handlebar levers. All the features are available as standard in its Indian cousin, which is a shocker considering that the G 310 RR is the pricier of the two.

It's only a matter of time now before the BMW G 310 RR will join the G 310 R and G 310 GS in the entry-level lineup of motorcycles for new riders in the USA. But once it comes here, expect the G 310 RR to sit higher than the other two G 310 motorcycles in the lineup.

Hailing from India, Jeo has grown up dreaming about a red-colored Porsche 911. This fascination led him to study more about cars and their functionality in his automotive engineering days from the past. His passion for writing about cars directed him towards blogging, which he has been doing for almost a decade.