Ducati Panigale V2 Vs V4

Ducati panigale v2 joins revised v4 multistrada and diavel a full look at ducati s 2020 lineup that s packed with horsepower and heritage.

Ducati panigale v2 vs v4. With a 998cc desmosedici stradale v4 engine at the heart of. The panigale v2 features the single sided aluminum swingarm the hallmark of every high end sports ducati. The ducati panigale v4 s broke new ground for the company when it was released in 2018. Ducati says that the panigale v2 is designed to be more approachable for the regular superbike rider as bikes like the panigale v4 push the boundaries of what mere mortals can do on a race.

Click here to subscribe. Aping ducati s v4 superbike the panigale v2 has its big sister s snarling snout pointy rear end gaping air intakes and for the first time a single sided swingarm. Unless you knew where to look you d swear this was a v4 r. The extensive fairing highlights the more compact twin cylinder superquadro engine smaller in comparison to the desmosedici stradale creating a bike that is visibly leaner and less intimidating than the panigale v4.

I took my 2019 ducati panigale v4 r to ducati detroit and put it on the dyno along with a 2020 ducati panigale v2. Noticeably ducati has left enough breathing room in the pricing distance to the panigale v4 for an up spec panigale v2 s to find a home perhaps in 2021 which could feature öhlins suspension. I remember walking away from the 2018 ducati panigale v4 s test in valencia impressed. In 2019 ducati announced a revamped panigale lineup with the addition of the panigale v2 nameplate and a host of additions to the v4r.

Roads are mulholland highway. Now two years on we see the first evolution of the species.