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Ducati has announced its plans to mark the brand's 100th anniversary in 2026. The company unveiled the limited-edition, 100-unit "Superleggera V4 Centenario Tricolore," producing up to 228 horsepower, positioning World Ducati Week as the centerpiece of the celebration.
This bike carries the weight of a hundred years remarkably well. More than the figure of 228 horsepower, what resonates with me is the meaning of wearing the livery that won at Daytona in 1986 aboard a 750 F1. From Borgo Panigale, the birthplace of the company, it draws a single line connecting past and future. Looking back through history, the special machine a manufacturer releases at a milestone has always quietly signaled the direction that follows. This is that kind of machine.
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Tricolore is Ducati's traditional color scheme, right?
Yeah, it's the traditional racing color scheme with the green, white, and red of the Italian flag, often used for commemorative models.
Bugs me that the article doesn't give the actual price or domestic allocation numbers.
For the same category of limited flagship, I'd want to compare it against other brands' anniversary models too.
Even calling it limited to 100 units, given the price only a tiny fraction of people worldwide could actually afford one.
Ducati's 100th anniversary, and having World Ducati Week at the center of the celebration feels very on-brand.
A 228-horsepower Superleggera limited to 100 units, that's a flagship worthy of the 100th anniversary.
Exactly that, even just the spec of 228 horsepower feels like it's carrying the weight of history.
