Aprilia unveiled their 2018 challenger which will be ridden by Aleix Espargaro and Scott Redding.
Aprilia is going into its fourth season in the premier class this year with Espargaro continuing with the team for a second year.
Scott Redding will make his debut on Aprilia replacing Sam Lowes.
Aprilia racing manager Romano Albesiano described 2018 RS-GP as "an in-depth optimisation and evolution of the concepts" from the '17 design.
"The frame is radically new, as is the airbox, the cooling system and the aerodynamics," he added.
Aprilia had a relatively subdued pre-season with Espargaro taking 14th overall in all three tests and only at Buriram managing to be less than a second off the pace.
"The new project's first positive step was the popularity with the riders during the winter tests," said Albesiano.
"They both noticed straight away how much the bike has grown. This reaction is never a given when you introduce such significant changes, but it makes us optimistic for this new MotoGP season.
"I expect this to be an extremely demanding season. The level has been raised even further in terms of both the bikes and the riders on the grid.
"On our part, we have all our papers in order to be contenders."
KTM is the only manufacturer left to present their 2018 livery, n is scheduled to showcase on 12th march.
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