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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V2 S
to hold third and fourth gears
in the twisties while still having
decent performance on tap.
There are four modes of Wet,
Road, Sport and Race, all with
the usual levels of gradually
decreased electronic interven
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tion (also, Wet mode gives you
95 horsepower and a softer
throttle response—check out
the attached table for a full
rundown of what each mode
does). Jack the electronics into
Race mode so you're as close to
fully unmasking the engine as
you can get and you'll find some
seriously sprightly performance,
one that makes you question
whether you really need to join
the dick-swinging party and go
all in on a 200-horsepower V4.
From 5000 rpm to 9000 rpm
in second, third, and fourth
gears, you can have a right ol'
time, surfing up and down the
rev range while lofting the front
wheel high up in the first of
those two gears mentioned.
Ducati fitted its in-gearbox
Ducati Quick Shift 2.0 system,
the same as on the Panigale, and
while I didn't miss any shifts, the
In practice, Ducati has certain
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ly smoothed out low-rpm perfor-
mance, but it's still a little rough
if you get exceptionally lazy and
try to make the engine take off
from 1500 rpm or so in third and
fourth gear. This is still a perfor
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mance L-twin, don't forget, and
hasn't at all been messed with
since coming from the Panigale.
Get the motor clear of the
sub-2500-3000 rpm mark, and
you're on your way. Torque is
bountiful and plentiful, and rela
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tively wide gear ratios allow you
(IVT) system that electronically
adjusts the intake valve timing to
optimize performance across all
rpm ranges.
It works using an actuator on
the intake camshaft so the sys
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tem can shift valve timing by up
to 52 degrees and adjust
valve overlap based on engine
speed and throttle input.
Ducati is using the IVT system
to try to attain the best of both
worlds—a smoother low-rpm torque
delivery while still retaining the
Desmo system's top-end power.
The new five-inch dash is much easier to
navigate than in previous-model years.
(Left) Brembo M50 calipers provide incredible stopping performance.
(Right) Ohlins for the V2 S, as has always been the case.
