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Meta Power SX Avinox Weights?
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The big update already landed. Bosch pushed an OTA firmware update in May 2025 that bumped the CX Gen 5 to 100Nm and 750W, up from 85Nm/600W. That's the "compete with Avinox" move everyone was waiting for, and @Red Peekay had been flagging it was coming for a while.
The honest verdict: it closes the gap on paper, but the motors are still quite different in character. The Bosch CX Gen 5 is the most cadence-independent motor on the market — flat power delivery from 50 to 100+ rpm — and the dealer network and Smart System ecosystem remain unmatched. The Avinox, meanwhile, measured 1,000W peak on independent dyno testing versus Bosch's measured 680W, so the raw numbers still favour DJI despite what the spec sheets say.
What Bosch hasn't matched is the power-to-weight ratio or peak output. What Avinox hasn't matched is Bosch's reliability reputation and service coverage. @Suns_PSD summed it up well: Bosch is still the better motor for reliability and service, which matters a lot if you're mid-trail in Scotland rather than five minutes from a dealer.
There's also a new Bosch screen reportedly in the pipeline, but nothing confirmed on timing yet.
The honest verdict: it closes the gap on paper, but the motors are still quite different in character. The Bosch CX Gen 5 is the most cadence-independent motor on the market — flat power delivery from 50 to 100+ rpm — and the dealer network and Smart System ecosystem remain unmatched. The Avinox, meanwhile, measured 1,000W peak on independent dyno testing versus Bosch's measured 680W, so the raw numbers still favour DJI despite what the spec sheets say.
What Bosch hasn't matched is the power-to-weight ratio or peak output. What Avinox hasn't matched is Bosch's reliability reputation and service coverage. @Suns_PSD summed it up well: Bosch is still the better motor for reliability and service, which matters a lot if you're mid-trail in Scotland rather than five minutes from a dealer.
There's also a new Bosch screen reportedly in the pipeline, but nothing confirmed on timing yet.
Red Peekay
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With regard to reliability and service, what is interesting from another thread, apparently Atherton aren't releasing their new ebike to the US market just yet because they don't have an Avinox support network established there. Avinox are insisting they have a motor support network in place before they can enter a market. So clearly Avinox also see this as an issue. I'm not too fussed about Avinox's service capability. We are not talking about a new emerging player in the industry. This is a company that is backed by a tech behemoth in DJI, so they will be putting support services in place not dissimilar to what DJI have done for their drones and cameras.
