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P100 RIDE REVIEW I 2025 DUCATI PANIGALE V2 S base length, the new Panigale is so incredibly agile that there's a touch of nervousness to it. You can put it almost anywhere you want in the corner and change your mind/line nearly as quickly. Again, it's a combination of the chassis, engine and electronics all working together, as lightweight and lower horsepower (not to men - tion the inertia associated with it) makes placing the bike where you want on track incredibly easy. Speaking of electronics, you've got the plethora of rider aids via the six-axis IMU like lean-angle-sensitive traction and wheelie con - trol, ABS and engine braking, but this system has been around for a long time now and is the least interesting thing on the bike. There are four riding modes: Race, Sport, Road and Wet, each sub-menu independently variable, three power modes in High, Medium and 95 hp Low, plus three different faces for the new five-inch dash in Road, Road Pro and Track. There's also cruise control that can be added as an optional extra. Ergonomics-wise, there really is no compari - son with the old Panigale. Those higher-set handlebars, reshaped gas tank and revised seat (albeit the same height as before) make for a far more comfortable ride. The handle - bars remind me of the position of my Isle of Man TT BMW, almost like a motocrosser, which gives fantastic leverage even if aerodynami- cally they're probably not ideal. One area of note is the new bodywork has these sneaky little cutouts that help chan- nel cooling air around the rider's legs, so the dreaded super-hot Ducati L-twin is now almost a thing of the past. Heat gets extracted and forced away from the rider, and its effective- ness only dawned on me after my fifth session in Spain. If you've ever ridden a 1299 Panigale L-twin, you'd be amazed these bikes were made by the same people. The 2025 Ducati Panigale V2 S is indeed a massive sidestep from almost all the sport - bikes created in Borgo Panigale. As the super- sport class changes from being as hard-edged as possible to one that is now more inclusive of all riders, Ducati has hit first and hit hard. However, at $18,995, the V2 S is a proposition for the truly financially free among us. CN 2025 DUCATI PANIGALE V2 S ($18,995) ENGINE 90° V2 VALVETRAIN 4 valves per cylinder, intake variable valve timing system COOLING SYSTEM Liquid FUELING EFI DISPLACEMENT 890cc BORE X STROKE 96 x 61.5mm HORSEPOWER (CLAIMED) 120 hp @ 10,750 rpm TORQUE (CLAIMED) 69 lb-ft @ 11,250 pm ELECTRONICS Riding Modes, Power Modes, Bosch Cornering ABS, Ducati Traction Control (DTC), Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC), Engine Brake Control (EBC), Auto tire calibration, Ducati Brake Light (DBL), Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down 2.0, Full LED head- lights with Daytime Running Light (DRL), Auto-off indicators TRANSMISSION Six-speed, Ducati Quick Shift CLUTCH Wet multi-disc CHASSIS Aluminum monocoque FRONT SUSPENSION 43mm Ohlins NIX-30 fork, fully adjustable REAR SUSPENSION Ohlins monoshock, fully adjustable FRONT BRAKE Dual 320mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc M50 piston calipers w/Bosch Cornering ABS REAR BRAKE 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper w/Bosch Cornering ABS FRONT TIRE Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV 120/70 ZR17 in. REAR TIRE Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV 190/55 ZR17 in. SEAT HEIGHT 33 in. WHEELBASE 57.7 in. RAKE 23.6° FUEL CAPACITY 4 gal. WEIGHT (CURB, DRY, CLAIMED): 388 lbs. S P E C I F I C AT I O N S