De Giant-motoren werden voor het eerst geïntroduceerd in 2017 met de release van de Synchroniseren. De Synchroniseren (70 Nm) is in principe een Yamaha-motor, maar met volledig vernieuwde software van Giant. De originele software was geoptimaliseerd om stuwkracht te leveren bij de eerste krukasbeweging zonder vertraging (Zero Cadence Support). Later werd de SyncDrive Pro engine was released to satisfy the requirement for the most demanding e-MTB riders. The SyncDrive Pro was based on the powerful Yamaha PW-X motor (80 Nm & 360% support). For e-bike designed for trekking & touring Giant developed a more dynamic engine SyncDrive Sport met 80 Nm koppel. De SyncDrive Life (60Nm) is de minst krachtige Giant-motor.

In 2021, Yamaha released the new Yamaha PW-X3 motor which is smaller, lighter, and slightly more powerful that its predecessor. This new engine, which Giant renamed the SyncDrive Pro motor, delivers 85Nm of torque, an increase of 5Nm  over the previous motor, to be inline with the powerful range of the Bosch and Shimano motors.  However, the main advantage of the SyncDrive Pro is that the new motor is 10% lighter at 2.7 kg and 20% smaller. The design of the engine allows for an extra ground clearance of 37mm. Furthermore, the new drive unit system includes the RideControlGo, a new user interface built into the top tube to monitor the battery level and chosen motor support mode.

OP DE OPMERKING: The engine plugs of the new 2021 Giant SyncDrive Pro motor with RideControlGo have been updated and thus the Giant tuning pre-2021 are not compatible with the new Giant SyncDrive Pro motor.
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