The 2017 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR and V4 1100 Factory Get Updated Electronics and More

Aprilia has updated its Tuono V4 1100 RR and V4 1100 Factory with a new electronics package, bigger brakes, a Euro 4-compliant engine, and on the Factory model, a RSV4-culled Öhlins’ NIX fork. One of the things we’ve always loved about the Tuono is how it’s basically an RSV4 sans fairing/plus one-piece handlebar, and it looks like Aprilia is now only trying to make that connection stronger.

Part of that strong family tie stems from the full Ride-by-Wire-backed electronics package with new Aprilia Traction Control (APTC) system that's adjustable on the fly and uses a "fine-tuned logic for higher performance operation"; new Aprilia Wheelie Control (AWC) that can be adjusted without closing the throttle; Aprilia Quick Shift (AQS) that now has an auto-blip downshift function; Aprilia Pit Limiter (APL); and Aprilia Cruise Control (ACC).

Both Tuonos come with a three-level-adjustable Cornering ABS system developed in collaboration with Bosch, plus three new engine maps—Sport, Track, and Race—that vary only in how they put the Tuono’s trouble-loving 175 hp to the ground.

In other electronic-related news, the new Tuonos will be outfitted with Aprilia’s new TFT display, and can be outfitted with Aprilia’s optional V4-MP, which lets you connect your smartphone to the bike and is now claimed to minimize smartphone battery consumption.

Euro 4 emissions standards have forced Aprilia to take a look at the engine, but in reality the V4 isn’t all that different, hold for a new exhaust and ECU that enabled Aprilia to bump the rev limiter by 500 rpm, plus DLC coating on the piston pins and connecting rod heads finished off with a surface honing treatment.

Bigger news is the move to larger, 330mm discs, which should offer up more stopping power. On the Factory, you also get the Öhlins’ NIX fork, which saves some weight while hopefully also offering a little better performance than the outgoing unit on the Tuono VR 1100 Factory.

Quite honestly, the thing that excites me most about all of this is the electronic updates. I love the idea of cruise control and the move toward auto-blip downshift, plus I always thought that Aprilia's traction control system was the one weak point in the V4’s package, and I think the “fine-tuned logic” will go a long way in hiding some of this TC system’s more-aggressive cuts. Comfort was already improved in the last update, so now you’ve got a bike that’s A) seriously fast B) comfortable and C) more refined than before. I’m not sure what more you could really ask for. Kudos, Aprilia.

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