2023 Aprilia RSV4 XTrenta First Look
I
t's been 30 years of racing
and winning for Aprilia on the
world stage, with that famous
first triumph going to Alessan-
dro Gramigni in the 1992 125cc
World Championship.
Since then, world titles have
flowed in the 125cc, 250cc and
WorldSBK Championships, and
this year, Aleix Espargaro finally
captured that long awaited first
MotoGP win for the brand in
Argentina this year. To celebrate
all these milestones, Aprilia is
bringing this stunning XTrenta
superbike to the public.
Limited to 100 models world-
wide and producing a stunning
230 horsepower, the XTrenta is
Aprilia's best possible production
motorcycle and builds off the mo-
mentum started by the 10 model-
only Aprilia RSV4 X of 2019.
The motor is now graced with
a titanium/carbon fiber exhaust
system from SC-Project, a new
air filter comes from Aprilia's Mo-
toGP team suppliers Sprint Filter,
with the water and oil radiators
delivered by Taleo Tecnoracing.
Aprilia were the first to imple-
ment an inverted-style swingarm
on a production motorcycle in
2021, which was fitted follow-
ing lessons learned in MotoGP.
And, the XTrenta has handed
Aprilia another production first by
having a lower wing fitted to the
swingarm's underside, beating
the company who initially de-
veloped the technology to the
punch—arch nemesis Ducati.
This, combined with winglets
that are a close replica of the
RS-GP machine Aleix Espargaro
and Maverick Vinales ride in
MotoGP, has given the XTrenta
a claimed aerodynamic load
increase of 25 percent, while
reducing drag by four percent.
As for the brakes and wheels,
IN
THE
WIND
P28
The ultimate production
superbike? Aprilia
certainly thinks so.
