Beauty meets performance. In styling the Panigale V4, designers imagined transporting the design icon that is the Ducati 916 into the present, redesigning it and merging its DNA with that of the modern-day Desmosedici GP to create a model that would pay homage to Ducati history but also offer the highest possible performance.

Traces of the Ducati 916 are visible in the general proportions of the new Panigale V4, with a higher front end and slightly lower tail that balance the body for a more horizontal dynamic, typical of Ducati sports bikes of the past. The side fairing is clean and elegant. 

The new Panigale V4 is powered by the latest generation Desmosedici Stradale. The MotoGP-derived engine evolves to conform with strict Euro 5+ standards and noise thresholds, achieving 216 hp of maximum power and dropping 1 kg in weight.

The Panigale V4 mounts the 1103 cc Desmosedici Stradale: the 90° V4 (rotated backwards by 42°) with MotoGP-derived Desmodromic timing, unique in terms of its counter-rotating crankshaft and “Twin Pulse” firing order. 

Based on Ducati Corse experience, the chassis layout aims to improve track performance, or rather faster lap times that are achieved with less effort and can be more consistently replicated by both amateurs and professionals. Thanks to solutions such as the Ducati Hollow Symmetrical Swingarm and Front Frame with reduced lateral stiffness, the new Panigale V4 is quicker through the most delicate phases of track riding.

Thanks to suspension hardware and software updates, the new Panigale V4 S limits the compromise between road and track setup and offers more precise management during every single riding phase.

The electronic solutions integrated into the new Panigale V4 offer the rider an even more safe and sophisticated superbike that can amplify the riding ability of every rider.

The electronic controls evolve with the use of the Ducati Vehicle Observer (DVO), developed by Ducati Corse. This algorithm can simulate the input of seventy sensors and measure seventy physical quantities for a precise estimate of the levels of intervention of the traction and wheelie control systems. This means that these systems can intervene in almost predictive mode, boosting both performance and safety.