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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 DUCATI PANIGALE V2 S
reduction, the new L-twin makes
70 percent of its torque at 3000
rpm, and this increases to 80
percent from 4000 rpm to its
11,000 rpm limiter. From the
handlebars it feels unlike any
Ducati L-twin I've yet ridden. We
tested the Panigale V2 S around
the brand new Circuito de Sevilla
in Southern Spain, with its many
undulations and low-rpm corner
exits, matched to a very long
front and back straight, and the
motor's personality is almost in
defiance of all those that came
before it.
version of the big bike. That's
quite something, given the mid
-
size Ducati can trace its heritage
way back to
the 748 of 1994.
The all-new 890cc motor is go-
ing to be one of the brand's most
utilized powerplants, as it will see
duty in this Panigale V2 and V2
S, the upcoming Streetfighter V2,
the Multistrada we just tested,
and another bike Ducati teased
me with at the Spanish launch
(personally, I think it starts with
Mon and ends in ster).
At 120 pounds, itself rep
-
resenting a 20-pound weight
Make
no mistake, the new
Panigale is still very much a
red-blooded Ducati sportbike;
it's just that it's more your friend
now than your sparring partner.
The aim of the design game was
to enhance the old bike's famous
agility but also to make it more
approachable for the majority of
riders out there, most of whom
will not be taking this particular
Panigale to the track.
This is the first time that Duca
-
ti has developed the supersport
machine as its own
entity, rather
than just being a scaled-back
The V2 S is still a pureblood
Ducati sportbike, but it's now a lot
friendlier than before.
