Due to the intake changes, the
variable length intake trumpets have
changed slightly, down 10mm in the low-
er configuration and up 5mm when fully
extended. There's been other little tweaks
as well, such as the alternator and oil
pump being the same as the Panigale V4
R while the gearbox drum is the one
used on the Superleggera V4.
Europe is luckier than us here in
America, as their V4S's get a claimed 216
hp while we get 209 hp, most likely due
to tighter emissions regulations in places
As they say in the classics, flattery
will get you everywhere.
It does this due to two areas of im-
provement—vastly reduced chassis stiff-
ness and a mixture of predictive electron-
ics—but we'll get into those in a moment.
The Panigale's 1103cc, twin-pulse,
counter-rotating crank, Desmosedici
Stradale V4 is pretty much as it was from
2021, although bodywork and intake
changes have necessitated new cam
-
shafts with higher lift than before and a
revised cooling system.
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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S
Polarizing?
Possibly to
purists, but every
change, from the
bodywork to the
electronics to the
all-new double-
sided swingarm
has made the
Panigale faster
and easier to
ride at the limit.
