RIDE REVIEW I 2023 DUCATI DIAVEL V4
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Fast forward to the present day,
and the base model gets the up-
dates first. The 2023 Ducati Diavel
has thus been
graced with the V4
Grantourismo motor that draws its
heritage from the Multistrada V4
S, a motorcycle so good I named
it my bike of the year in 2021, so
it's got good genes.
The new V4 motor ensures
the Diavel V4 can lay claim to a
stomping 168 horsepower deliv
-
ered at 10,750 rpm, while torque
is rated
at 93 lb-ft at 7500 rpm.
That first number represents a
seven percent increase in overall
horsepower, and although torque
has dropped two pounds per
foot, how it is delivered is vastly
improved over the 1260cc V-twin.
"For such high horsepower
requirements, the only solution
was to fit the V4 engine," says
the Diavel V4's Product Manager
Stefano Tarabusi. "The way in
which the V4 engine makes the
power is more progressive than
the Testastretta V-twin, but you
can reach the higher numbers
much easier with the V4. We have
learned a lot with the develop
-
ment of this engine in the Multi-
strada V4 range, which of course
we started
with the first Panigale
V4. We look at this V4 engine as
a 360° engine: you have smooth
torque in the lower rev range,
which translates in a strong mid
-
range but at the higher end of the
revs
it continues to make power
with no limits, much like a sport
bike. This is very unique in this
category."
You could be forgiven for thinking
you were on a Streetfighter V4 S by
the way the Diavel V4 rails in corners.
