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Stark Future is on a roll. There’s no debating it.
The Barcelona-based electric startup recently recorded its first profitable quarter in Q2 2025, with a revenue of €47 million ($54.5 million) and a positive EBITDA of €4.5 million ($5.2 million). While it marks a major milestone for the firm, Stark has maintained an upward trajectory for some time now.
The company posted its first profitable month back in June 2024, with €10.4 million ($12.1 million) in revenue and a €210,000 ($243,000) EBITDA. It then reported its highest monthly revenue in April 2025, piling up €18.3 million ($20.6 million) and netting an EBITDA of €2.8 million ($3.16 million).
While that sustained success serves investors more than anything, what it tells consumers is that Stark is here to stay. The startup isn’t satisfied with simply maintaining those numbers, though. It wants more.
Stark released its first street-legal model, the VARG EX enduro, in December, but the brand plans to bring more road-going electrics to the market in the future. In the meantime, its efforts center on improving its existing e-motorcrosser. Enter the VARG MX 1.2.
Here and there
As the 1.2 designation suggests, the new VARG MX is a refinement of Stark’s flagship product, not a ground-up rebuild. The frame remains a tubular steel unit, but it’s now constructed from high-strength steel alloy (instead of chromoly steel). That not only sheds nearly two pounds from the frame but also allows Stark engineers to tailor the flex characteristics around the shock’s mounting area.
Within that new frame now lives the same 7.2 kWh battery found in the VARG EX. By Stark’s account, the new power pack nets 20% more range, just like it does in the EX. In addition to the extra juice, the MX 1.2 also benefits from a reworked one-speed gearbox, which the firm claims is both lighter and more efficient.
Stark didn’t skip out on the model’s tech, either. The Arkenstone Phone and docking station returns with several revisions on the 1.2. You can still tailor the VARG MX’s output (between 10 and 80 horsepower) through the interface, but it now features an improved clamping system, enhanced processing, increased brightness, and better connectivity. A new Laps feature also provides GPS-recorded lap times. The system even gathers real-time course data and lap splits.
The VARG MX earns all these upgrades while falling in price. The outgoing Standard (60 hp) and Alpha (80 hp) trims carried MSRPs of $12,900 and $13,900, respectively. In 1.2 form, the former drops to $12,490 and the latter dips to $13,490. There’s one big stipulation in the small print, though. Well, for U.S. customers, at least. All VARG MX 1.2 units entering the States will come with a $1,000 tariff charge tacked onto the asking price, bringing the totals to $13,490 and $14,490.
Yes, Stark Future is on a roll, but the VARG MX 1.2 needs to sell well for the electric bike maker to maintain its momentum.
| 2026 Stark VARG MX 1.2 | |
|---|---|
| Price (MSRP) | $12,490 (Standard), $13,490 (Alpha) |
| Drivetrain | 360V electric PMAC |
| Claimed horsepower | 60 (Standard)/80 (Alpha) |
| Frame | Tubular steel |
| Claimed range | 1.3-6 hours |
| Claimed battery capacity | 7.2 kWh |
| Claimed charge time | 2 hours @ Level 2 |
| Front suspension | KYB 48 mm fork, adjustable for compression and rebound damping; 12.2 inches of travel |
| Rear suspension | KYB shock, adjustable for spring preload and compression damping; 11.9 inches of travel |
| Front brake | Single Brembo two-piston caliper, 260 mm disc without ABS |
| Rear brake | Brembo single-piston caliper, 220 mm disc without ABS |
| Rake | 26.1 degrees |
| Wheelbase | 58.6 inches |
| Seat height | 38.9 inches |
| Tires | Dunlop MX34 or Pirelli MX32, 90/90-21 front, 140/80-18 rear |
| Claimed weight | 260 pounds |
| Available | Now |
| Warranty | 24 months |
| More info | starkfuture.com |
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