In the middle of 2021, Aprilia presented its totally new trail called Tuareg 660, a medium displacement motorcycle perfect for rides, but with a strong off-road character. The bike is already on sale and quite successful in many global markets, and it even participates in the Italian Motorally GPX championship.
But from the start of Aprilia confirmed that it would develop a version for highly competitive sportsand now it shows us the advances in development of the motorcycle that will take the brand to the big raids like the Dakar.
The new Aprilia Tuareg prototype, developed to compete in the desert, was presented to the public during the Aprilia All Stars celebration last May and has already done its first kilometers of tests. It is a model prepared by Aprilia Racing for rally raid competitions that was born on the technical basis of the standard motorcycle.
production model It has necessary modifications to face the severe African incursions, including chassis architecture, with a new modular frame, and revised suspension geometries to ensure stability at high speeds and higher capacities. The competition version is equipped with Öhlins by Andreani suspension, SC Project full titanium exhaust, and specific Sprint Filter air filter.
Aprilia announced that the development will continue with the development of the engine for competitions and the incorporation of a first supplementary tank of gasoline.
