2019 Harley-Davidson Touring Model Updates
Milwaukee-Eight 114 coming as standard for most touring models
Along with the new FXDR 114 and 2019 Custom Vehicle Operations lineup revealed this week, Harley-Davidson announced it will upgrade several of its 2019 touring lineup to the Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine.
Getting the larger 114 engine as standard for 2019 are the Ultra Limited, Ultra Limited Low, Road Glide Ultra, Road Glide Special, Street Glide Special and Road King Special. Staying with the Milwaukee-Eight 107 engine are the Road King, Street Glide, Road Glide and Electra Glide Ultra Classic. Essentially, all of the touring models with “Special” or “Ultra” except the Electra Glide Ultra Classic will only be offered with the M-8 114.
Harley-Davidson claims the Milwaukee-Eight 114 produces 5% more torque than the 107 (123 lb-ft. vs 117 lb-ft.) and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph 5% quicker.
The Ultra Limited, Ultra Limited Low, Road Glide Ultra, Road Glide Special and Street Glide Special will also come equipped as standard equipment Harley-Davidson’s Boom! Box GTS infotainment system. The audio system includes either two or four speakers (depending on the model) with 25 watts per channel, pumping out sound from AM, FM, WB, XM, Bluetooth streaming or connected digital storage sources.
The system includes a 6.5-inch touchscreen TFT display, which Harley claims offers a higher resolution and a four times higher contrast ratio than the previous GT display. The system also has a faster processor and more memory than the GT system, which Harley-Davidson says improves start-up time to 10 seconds from 21 seconds and calculates navigation routes in 2.5 seconds instead of 10 seconds.
The infotainment system is also compatible with the Harley-Davidson Wireless Headset Interface Module, which is available separately. The Boom! Box GTS is Apple CarPlay compatible when used with the headsets.
Ultra Limited – Starts at $28,089
Ultra Limited Low – Starts at $28,089
Road Glide Ultra
Road Glide Special – Starts at $27,489
Street Glide Special – Starts at $27,089
Road King Special – Starts at $23,089
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Man, the specials are getting expensive. They all are. I am sure we'll have 120 month loans before long. Just focus on the monthly payment and don't read the fine print.
Were I to buy a new scoot (highly unlikely), I'd want an EGlide Classic (not Ultra). Don't need/want all the electronic geegaws (sat radio, gps, cd, touch screen, et al), but with lowers, the tallest windscreen available and just a wx radio. But alas, H-D doesn't have delete options available. Ergo, I keep what I have.