Aprilia Tuareg 660

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 is a middleweight adventure tourer positioned as a dual-purpose motorcycle designed for both long-distance travel and off-road use. Even though the Tuareg 660 is a middleweight ADV, it costs almost as much as much bigger adventure bikes.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Price

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 is priced at Rs 18,85,000 for the base model and Rs 19,16,000 (ex-showroom) for the Rally variant.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Colour Options

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 is available in 3 colour options: Tornado Green, Hailstorm White, and Rally.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Variants

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 is currently available in 2 variants: Standard and Rally. The Rally variant comes with a few changes that are designed to make it better for off-road use.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Design

The design of the Aprilia Tuareg 660 focuses on off-road readiness with a an upright visor, spoke wheels, minimal bodywork, handguards, lower chain protector, 3-section headlamp, and a tall stance. The fuel tank has been shaped in a way to ensure the rider can secure their knees while off-road riding, and the tail section is compact. Overall, the styling looks the part of an adventure bike, with some visual references to Dakar rally bikes. The Rally variant adds a higher seat, gold colour handlebar and wheels, high mount front beak mudguard, aluminum sump guard, and a longer sidestand.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Engine

Powering the Aprilia Tuareg 660 is a 659cc, liquid-cooled, parallel-twin cylinder engine shared with the RS 660 and Tuono 660. It is Euro 5+ emission norm compliant, produces 80.21PS at 9,250rpm, 70Nm at 6,500rpm, and is paired to a 6-speed gearbox with a slip-and-assist clutch. A bidirectional quickshifter is offered as an optional extra accessory fitment, and the Rally variant adds an SC Project Slip-on exhaust.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Chassis, Brakes, Wheels, Suspension

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 uses a tubular steel frame, 43mm inverted fork and monoshock - both from Kayaba (KYB), fully adjustable with 240mm wheel travel. It gets twin 300mm floating front discs with Brembo 4-piston calipers, a 260mm rear disc with a single-piston Brembo caliper, and metal braided brake lines. It gets a 21-inch, 90-section front and an 18-inch, 150-section rear - cross wire spoked wheels with tubeless tyres. It has a 204kg kerb weight (199kg for Rally), 18-litre fuel tank, 860mm seat height (880mm for Rally), and 240mm ground clearance.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Features

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 gets a 5-inch full colour TFT console with automatic brightness adjustment and all-LED lights. It is equipped with Aprilia’s APRC (Aprilia Performance Ride Control) electronics suite which includes throttle-by-wire, 4 ride modes that change the engine maps (Urban, Explore, Off-Road, and Individual), traction control, cruise control, engine brake control, rear wheel lift off control, and switchable ABS. An optional accessory called Aprilia MIA enables smartphone connectivity and turn-by-turn navigation, calls, and music control via the console.

Aprilia Tuareg 660 Competition

The Aprilia Tuareg 660 competes with mid-capacity adventure tourers like the Kawasaki Versys 650, Moto Morini X-Cape, and Triumph Tiger Sport 660. It is also more expensive than the Honda XL750 Transalp, Suzuki V-Storm 800 DE, BMW F 900 GS, KTM 890 Adventure R, and Triumph Tiger 900. The Tuareg stands out for its more off-road focused nature and comprehensive electronics package, though it's priced much higher than all its rivals - almost double in some cases. In fact, its price puts it closer to top tier adventure bikes like the BMW R 1300 GS, Triumph Tiger 1200, KTM 1290 Super Adventure S, Ducati DesertX and Multistrada V4.