VOLUME 57 ISSUE 25 JUNE 23, 2020 P25
Ducati Superleggera V4 Goes
Into Production
T
he first of 500 Ducati Super-
leggera V4s have come off
the production line.
The $100,000 carbon-fiber
frame/wheels/swingarm/body-
work stunner packs an eye-
watering 234 horsepower from
the 998cc 90° V4 once the race
exhaust is fitted (which you're
definitely going to fit, right?),
in a package that weighs just
335 pounds dry. To give you
an idea, Andrea Dovizioso's
Ducati Desmosedici GP18 that he
finished second in the MotoGP
World Championship on weighs a
claimed 346 pounds, and a 2020
Panigale V4 R has a claimed dry
weight of 379 pounds.
Then you throw in the best
Ohlins race suspension the
Swedish gurus can offer, along
with the Brembo Stylema R
brake calipers and MCS master-
cylinder, and OEM Pirelli Diablo
Supercorsa SP tires, and you've
got one hell of a street superbike
that will likely become an instant
classic alongside fellow Ducati
legends like the 916 and 750 SS
Green Frame.
"The Superleggera V4 is an
extreme machine, devised and
designed to achieve maximum
performance on the circuit, but
at the same time guaranteeing
the reliability and ease of use
requirements typical of a sports
motorcycle homologated for
road use," Ducati said in a press
release. "With this motorcycle
Ducati pushes the limit even fur-
ther. The technical competence
and knowledge developed and
continuously evolved in MotoGP
is made available to fans of tech-
nique and performance on two
wheels." CN
