2019 Tuono V4 1100 Factory test: electrostimulation for the Aprilia roadster
The Tuono V4 1100 is undergoing a new evolution in 2019: its top-of-the-range "Factory" version is equipped with new Ohlins electronic suspensions! Site quickly tested the Aprilia maxi roadster (maxi sporty and maxi enjoyable!) On pretty small Italian roads… Andiamo !
Tuono Factory test page 3: Technical point
Engine
The "new" Tuono V4 1100 Factory uses the engine of the model released in 2017 as it is in order to comply with the latest antipollution standard in force, the Euro4. It therefore takes the V4 at 65 ° which cubs 1077 cc, against 999.6 cc for the original version of the RSV4 (which blows its 10 candles this year!).
For the record, a more sophisticated ECU, modified valve lifters and lowered internal friction via novel surface treatments had made it possible to gain 500 revolutions two years ago (12,500 rpm at the switch).
Redesigned combustion chambers were also appearing in 2017, as were stronger exhaust valve springs. In 2019, the exhaust retains its double lambda probe and its electronically controlled valve.
The Tuono V4 1100 "Euro4" reproduces the – high – mechanical performance of the Euro3 version: 175 hp at 11,000 rpm and 121 Nm of torque at 9,000 rpm. The announced consumption of the 4-cylinder V is just as vertiginous: according to the engineers of Noale, their mill – water – would swallow an average of 7.7 l / 100km. Health !
The air-fuel mixture is always sprayed via four injectors (eight on the RSV4) and the throttle bodies measure 48 mm. This power supply has been managed – since 2015 – by a servomotor, itself informed by a potentiometer located in the throttle: the famous "full ride by wire" which had been perfected in 2017.
Three engine modes are always available: Sport, Track or Race. "The difference on the engine is essentially in the response of the throttle control and the engine brake", reminds us an Italian manager..
Paradoxically, Sport mode – for the road! – is the most responsive, while the Race mode – for the circuit – offers a smoother response and less engine braking, which should make the driver’s job easier while saving the rear tire. All give access to the same maximum performance.
The extractable type gearbox receives an anti-dribble and a quickshifter as standard (bidirectional and softened for 2017 thanks to a new sensor). The final transmission ratio – by chain – is retained: pinion of 15 and crown of 42.
Cycle part
The cycle part of the Tuono V4 1100 Factory is mostly the same as that of the 2017 … and the 2015! We find in particular the double beam aluminum frame of the RSV4, with the values of pistarde therefore: socket angle of "only" 24.7 °, and socket contained at 99.7 mm.
In its basic version "RR" (at 14,849 euros), the Tuono V4 uses Sachs suspensions, unchanged for four years. The 43mm diameter inverted fork and separate cylinder mono-shock are fully adjustable. But for that you have to take out the tools !
On the "Factory" of 2019, on the other hand (at 17,999 euros), the pilot no longer needs to take out his screwdriver, or even to remove his gloves! It benefits from Ohlins semi-active electronic suspensions which can be controlled automatically by the motorcycle or "manually" by the user….
"In semi-active mode, the behavior of the suspensions is managed by the Smart EC 2.0 system, which actively intervenes in the operation thanks to an algorithm processing in real time the data transmitted by the vehicle to the dedicated unit", details the manufacturer.
"In manual mode, the 3 driving modes offer the same number of predefined settings, without semi-active assistance, like conventional mechanical suspensions." In other words, the pilot chooses his own settings, and these are not modified during taxiing..
Independent of the engine modes which can be changed while driving, the suspension modes (A1, 2 or 3, M1, 2 or 3) are only accessible when stationary. On condition of prolonging his break and entering the sub-menus – not very complicated – the pilot can perfect the "factory" settings..
In automatic mode, it is possible to modify the hydraulics of the suspensions (the preloads are to be adjusted mechanically) according to themes: severity of the front axle or the rear axle (rebound and compression are adjusted), support during braking or acceleration ( compression only), even cornering stability and steering damper.
In manual, the "engineer" pilot has the same range of adjustments as with traditional suspensions: "31 clicks for the expansion and compression of the fork and the shock absorber", the Aprilia engineers counted for us..
The switch to "digital" of the fork and the mono-shock does not modify the weight of the machine: always 185 kg dry and 209 kg all full (mainly 18.5 liters of gasoline). Braking is fully renewed: 330 mm discs, Brembo monobloc M50 calipers and radial master cylinder at the front, 220 mm disc and 2-piston caliper at the rear … And braided hoses for everyone, good obviously !
ABS – configurable and disconnectable – has been angle sensitive since 2017. The Bosch 9.1 MP system must therefore limit – eradicate? – the risks of losing grip when entering a curve that is too optimistic on greasy or wet roads, or when the brakes are too abrupt in a bend which closes sneakily. It also monitors the lifting of the rear wheel on – very – heavy braking.
Precisely when it comes to grip, the Tuono Factory offers the same fit as the RSV4, namely a pair of Diablo Supercorsa SP (Pirelli Diablo Rosso III on the RR model). It is still possible to fit a 190/50/17 or 200/55/17 tire on the 6-inch rear rim. Attention, changing the dimension requires re-setting of the on-board electronics !
Electronic
In 2017, the Tuono V4 1100 had perfected its electronics by adopting the fourth generation of APRC (Aprilia Performance Ride Control), that is to say all the assistance groups watching over the bike – and its rider! -: ATC or traction control, AWC or anti-roll, AQS or quickshifter, APL or speed limiter, ALC or start assistant (gun!) And ACC or cruise control.
All these electronic crutches are informed by an inertial unit capable of accurately measuring the position of the motorcycle in space, in real time. This famous IMU was moved in 2017 between the saddle and the tank in order to refine its operation.
As in 2015, the level of intervention of these aids are automatically set according to the engine mode selected using the starter – once the V4 is running! -: Sport, Track (track in French) or Race (race, easy!).
ABS is also configurable: level "3" for difficult conditions, "2" for dry and "1" for the circuit (the rear is then disconnected, the "cornering" function is deactivated). "It is always possible to completely disconnect the ABS on the 2019 Tuono, which is no longer possible on the 2019 RSV4 because the homologation differs", specifies an Italian engineer..
For four years, the traction control has been configurable (while driving and without cutting the gas) on eight levels from the left stalk via clever "+" and "-" paddles placed under the left stalk. A second button allows you to manage the anti-wheeling while driving, on three levels … or to use the cruise control, you have to choose its function in the sub-menus before setting off.
The Tuono V4 1100’s instrumentation (4.3-inch TFT color matrix screen) continues to display information selected according to use (Road or Race). Thanks to the optional Bluetooth connection module (count around 250 euros), it is still possible to connect the motorcycle to a "smart" phone via the V4-MP application.
This multimedia platform allows you to view the data collected by the motorcycle’s sensors and the smartphone’s GPS: you can relive your route on the road or your session on the track through the opening of the throttle, the engine speed, the inclination of the motorcycle, the intervention of the anti-skating or the gear engaged, turn by turn! Then it’s up to you to interpret them, and move forward…
Even stronger: thanks to the phone’s GPS, the app allows you to calibrate the anti-wheeling and anti-skating, turn by turn! These adjustments can also evolve automatically thanks to data pre-recorded by Aprilia’s Racing department on numerous circuits. In this case, you really become a factory pilot, in the same capacity – but not at the same salary unfortunately – as Aleix Espargaro and Andrea Iannone !
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