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Aprilia has unveiled the Tuono 457 Special Edition in India, priced at Rs 3.99 lakh. Positioned as a tribute to the 2006 Tuono 1000R, it features a smoked fly screen and resettable suspension, among other touches.
A special edition of the 457 naked, and hearing it's aimed as an homage to the 2006 Tuono 1000R already gets me. They didn't change the core much, instead flavoring it through the fly screen, suspension, and bars. How they let the memory of the old model seep into the current bike — that tailoring is what's interesting.
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Limited models often don't have equipment differences that match the price gap, so I'd like to see a comparison with the standard version.
Sometimes it's tens of thousands more just for a limited-edition badge, so it depends what's actually behind the price gap.
Even just a limited color and parts combo, if it's a tribute to an old model, I get the urge to want one.
I don't know much about the Tuono 457 itself yet — is it a popular model?
Calling it "special limited" for just a smoked screen and a suspension tweak is a pretty common sales tactic.
A suspension re-tune does change the ride, so it's not entirely just cosmetic.
Rs 3.99 lakh feels like a fair price point in India for something in the 457 class.
Hearing it's a tribute to the 2006 Tuono 1000R really hits home for those of us who remember that bike.
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