RIDE REVIEW I 2023 DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V4 S
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e grabbed one of the
busiest men at the interna-
tional press launch for the
2023 Ducati Streetfighter V4 S,
Ducati's Vehicle Testing Department
Manager Luigi Mauro, to go through
the bike's main points.
Tell us about the development
link between the Streetfighter and
the Panigale.
The Panigale is one of our most
important bikes, therefore all of the
effort is focused mainly on that
bike. Using the experience with the
development of Panigale, we made
a completely new software for the
Streetfighter, both for range and
vehicle software. Traction control,
anti-wheelie—all software related to
safety that can help the driver. We
made both of them initially new in
the Panigale stage.
So that was for 2022?
Yes, 2022. The 2022 Panigale
is the maximum expression of the
Panigale. Then we move all this
experience into the Streetfighter. Of
course we didn't move 100 per-
cent. We move the structure of the
software, but after that you have
to adapt the software and create
new calibration, both for engine
and data.
The Streetfighter engine is
pretty much unchanged, correct?
Yes, internally it has not
changed. There is just a different
homologation (Euro 5). So, you have
two more lambda sensors after the
previous and after the catalytic
convertor. But, internally, the engine
is the same.
What are the main things you
are changing in the electronics
from the Panigale to the Street-
fighter to make it more rideable?
Regarding engine management,
the bigger difference is the torque
reduction because with this bike,
the riding position is higher, so the
center of gravity is higher. It's a very
powerful bike. 208 horsepower is
a lot! Then it becomes difficult to
manage. So, we decided to reduce
the torque in first gear to give a more
comfortable ride for people. In the
Medium power mode, it is full power
in fifth and sixth gear, but first, sec-
ond, third and fourth gears, you have
a torque reduction that as you go up
the gears is less and less.
But this is different in
Sport mode.
Yes. In the Sport riding mode,
with the High power mode, you
have a torque reduction in first,
FIVE
MINUTES
WITH
LUIGI
MAURO
Luigi is the man that
signs off on each
Ducati model once
it's gone through all
its tests. He's kind of
a big deal.
