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TopSpeed: The Ducati Panigale V4 Is 'The Motorcycle That Makes Summer Feel Too Short'

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TopSpeed: The Ducati Panigale V4 Is 'The Motorcycle That Makes Summer Feel Too Short' — PHOTO — TOPSPEED / © TopSpeed↗ View original

US outlet TopSpeed profiled the Ducati Panigale V4, calling it the bike that makes summer feel too short. Its 1,103cc Desmosedici Stradale V4 makes 209 hp at 12,750 rpm and 89.5 lb-ft at 11,250 rpm, with a dry weight of 421 lbs and a starting price of $27,795. The review's verdict: 'Once you've opened the throttle on a Panigale V4, almost everything else will feel slow.'

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Shinji Hanoura

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Looking at the spec sheet, 209 hp at 12,750 rpm and 89.5 lb-ft is a monster number. Making that much power at a dry weight of 421 lbs puts it in a different league compared to older models. Just imagining the sound of that Desmosedici Stradale gets my heart rate up. At $27,795 to start, it almost looks like a bargain for what you're getting.