Aprilia preparing track only superbike
By Ben Purvis
Piaggio has filed a new trademark application showing the name and logo of an upcoming Aprilia model - the XGP - which is expected to be the next generation of ultra-expensive track-only superbike.
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The logo - a stylised 'X' incorporating the letters 'GP' - is a development of the graphic that's previously appeared on a series of high-end and increasingly expensive RSV4-derived track bikes. It's a series that started with the RSV4-X back in 2019, tuned for 225hp and lacking roadgoing equipment, it was offered at €39,900 and just 10 were made.
Selling out fast, it was a clue that this was a profitable avenue for Aprilia, and a naked Tuono V4 X was next to get the treatment - in a limited run of 30 221 hp bikes for € 34,900 in 2020.
In 2022 Aprilia upped the game with the RSV4 XTrenta, building 100 of the 230 hp track bikes at a price of € 50,000 each, revealing the RSV4 X Ex3ma in 2024, matching the previous model's 230 hp but sporting more extreme aerodynamics and priced at € 80,000 (before tax) for each of the 30 examples made.
The new XGP logo points to the same recipe being repeated, but with even closer ties to Aprilia's RS-GP MotoGP race bike than the previous models. There seems to be no shortage of deep-pocketed collectors prepared to spend vast sums on limited-edition (and limited-use, given their lack of road legality) bikes, and this is likely to result in another good payday for Aprilia.
