BMW’s HP4 was a limited-production high-performance supersport motorcycle from BMW Motorrad, introduced as the next step in the brand’s HP line of special models. BMW says the HP series began in 2005 with the HP2 Enduro, HP2 Megamoto, and HP2 Sport, and that the HP4 was the first four-cylinder machine to wear the HP badge. It was based on the S 1000 RR, but it was developed as a more focused, track-oriented version with a stronger emphasis on lightweight construction and race-ready hardware. BMW unveiled the HP4 in 2012, and the model was marketed as a 2013 motorcycle in BMW’s press materials.
In BMW’s own positioning, the HP4 was meant to be rare, exclusive, and especially close to racing use straight from the factory. That made it significant not just as a special edition, but as a showcase for BMW Motorrad’s supersport engineering at the time. The bike also had enthusiast appeal because it sat at the top of BMW’s four-cylinder sportbike range and carried the HP sub-brand’s high-performance identity into a new engine layout.
The HP4 remained a short-lived model. BMW Motorrad later offered ABS Pro for the HP4 in 2014, but BMW’s 2015 model-year information states that the HP4 would not be offered for model year 2015. Taken together with BMW’s 2014 references to the model’s final production, this indicates a continuous production run that ended after the 2014 model year. The HP4 was therefore a focused, single-generation chapter in BMW Motorrad history rather than a long-running nameplate.