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RIDE REVIEW I 2022 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S P66 power" mode which gives you everything the V4 will offer in sec- ond gear and above (first is still managed). Catch those corners if you can because they'll be com- ing at you thick and fast. Addition- ally, for the first time ever, using the dynamic suspension mode seemed preferable to the fixed modes; something Jorge Martin admitted to over dinner. All this leaves us a few things to ponder over. This is the stan- dard and S model, not the R, yet we're talking an awful lot about its race and track enhance- ments—has this cost the Pani- gale V4 some road manners? It's hard to say, but maybe it has. Ducati itself admits it's a more track-oriented model, but does it matter? Perhaps not, since at most track days you'll see more S models than R models. The biggest question though, is have the changes actually worked? Is this a faster, easier machine to ride? Well, yes, it's undeniably an easier thing to ride, but maybe in the same way that eight rounds with Tyson Fury are only marginally more bearable than nine. It's still a full on, raucous, face-melting, head-banging animal of a thing, especially when you switch it into full power mode, so maybe you'll still be faster on one of the other usual suspects. But you won't get the experience, nor will you feel or look as good, and you won't get that feeling that this is the very best thing a factory can throw at you. And that's kind of the point, isn't it? CN SPECIFICATIONS 2022 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S ($29,995) ENGINE Desmosedici Stradale 90° V4, rearward-rotating crankshaft VALVETRAIN 4 Desmodromically actuated valves per cylinder DISPLACEMENT 1103cc BORE X STROKE 81 x 53.5mm FUEL INJECTION Electronic fuel injection system. Twin injectors per cylinder. Full ride-by- wire elliptical throttle bodies. Variable length intake system COMPRESSION RATIO 14.0:1 COOLING SYSTEM Liquid HORSEPOWER (CLAIMED) 210 hp @ 12,500 rpm TORQUE (CLAIMED) 90.6 lb-ft @ 11,000 rpm EXHAUST 4-2-1-2 TRANSMISSION 6-speed with Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down EVO 2 CLUTCH Hydraulically controlled slipper and self-servo wet multi-plate clutch ELECTRONICS Ducati Traction Control (DTC) Engine Brake Control EVO (EBC EVO), Ducati Electronic Suspension EVO (DES EVO), Cornering ABS EVO, Ducati Wheelie Control EVO (DWC EVO), Ducati Slide Control (DSC) CHASSIS Aluminum alloy front frame FRONT SUSPENSION Ohlins NIX30 43mm fully adjustable pressurized fork with TiN treatment, electronic compression and rebound damping adjustment with Ohlins Smart EC 2.0 event-based mode REAR SUSPENSION Fully adjustable Ohlins TTX36 unit, electronic compression and rebound damping adjustment with Ohlins Smart EC 2.0 event-based mode, aluminum single-sided swingarm FRONT BRAKE Dual 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Stylema (M4.30) 4-piston calipers with Bosch Cornering ABS EVO REAR BRAKE 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper with Bosch Cornering ABS EVO FRONT TIRE Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 120/70 ZR17 in. REAR TIRE Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 200/60 ZR17 in. RAKE 24.5° WHEELBASE 57.8 in. SEAT HEIGHT 33.5 in. FUEL CAPACITY 4.5 gal WEIGHT (CURB, CLAIMED) 431 lbs.