VOL. 56 ISSUE 13 APRIL 2, 2019 P51
Want the very, very
best RSV4 Aprilia can
make? Here it is.
RSV4 X
makes the X instantly the most col-
lectable RSV4 ever made. Annoy-
ing, we know.
The X has the numbers to back
up the exclusivity. Aprilia is claiming
364 pounds dry, some 26 pounds
less than the RSV4 1100 that we
tested elsewhere in this issue.
Under the all carbon faring lurks
222 hp from an Aprilia Racing-
tuned 1078cc V4, with new cams,
valve springs, and cylinder head
work carried out in the same guise
as what's allowed in WorldSBK.
Interestingly, the engineers have
moved the neutral position to below
first gear so you'll never get a
neutral when shifting from the long
first gear to second. Aprilia has an
acronym for this in the ANN (Aprilia
No Neutral), and the system even
speeds up the already fast shift
from first to second.
The RSV4 X costs under the
WorldSBK limit of $44,987, setting
the lucky customer back $44,785.
But seeing as they are all sold and
likely to only ever see the inside
of a museum or the (very) occa-
sional track day, if you even get
the chance to purchase one in the
future, you can bet it'll cost a lot
more than that. CN
