To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first Grand Prix world championship title, Aprilia has unveiled the limited-run RSV4 XTrenta track-only superbike. Making a colossal 230hp and weighing in at a paltry 166kg (dry), it is safe to say the full carbon-fibre bodied RSV4 XTrenta is going to be highly sought after.
The RSV4 XTrenta builds upon the success of Aprilia’s previous limited-edition track-only models — the RSV4 X (limited to 10 units) and the Tuono X (limited to 30 units) — but will be built in slightly larger numbers, at 100 units. This bike is finished in the traditional red, white and purple colourway featured on the RS-GP MotoGP bike that Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori sported in the Austrian round of the MotoGP. It builds upon the proven Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory superbike platform and turns the wick up considerably.
The 1,099cc V4 engine has a higher compression ratio, breathes via a free-flow Sprint air filter and gets a full-system titanium/carbon-fibre SC Project exhaust, boosting power to 230hp (13hp more than the ‘regular’ RSV4 range). Keeping this fire-breather of an engine cool is a radiator from Taleo Tecnoracing, an established name in the racing scene.
