VOL. 54 ISSUE 29 JULY 25, 2017 P53
D
ucati unveiled what will
be the final Panigale
superbike.
Dubbed the 1299 R Fi-
nal Edition in the Italian Tri
Color scheme, the machine
will signal an end to Ducati's
V-twin superbike with Ducati
CEO Claudio Domenicalli also
releasing details of the newly
anticipated V4.
The new Final Edition en-
gine has been developed off
the recently released Super-
leggera, with a claimed 209
horsepower and 104 lb-ft of
torque on tap from the Su-
perquadro motor. The motor
includes a lighter crankshaft,
larger intake and exhaust
valves, reworked cylinder
heads, cams with higher lift,
and a full titanium Akrapovic
exhaust with WorldSBK-style
underseat mufflers.
The Final Edition doesn't
come with Ohlins electronic
suspension, instead it comes
with a mechanical NIX30 fork
and TTX36 shock, an adjust-
able Ohlins steering damper
and forged alloy wheels.
On the electronics side,
the Final Edition gets Ducati's
standard three riding modes
(Race, Sport and Wet), Ducati
Wheelie Control Engine Brak-
ing Control, Ducati Quick Shift
for clutchless up and down
gearshifts, a Bosch Inertial
Measurement Unit with Cor-
nering ABS and the Ducati
Traction Control Evo system,
and the ECU now calibrates
the speedo automatically to
different tire sizes and final
drive ratios.
The delectable Ducati 1299
R Panigale Final Edition will set
you back a tasty $40,000, but
when you consider that many
of the parts belong to the
Superleggera—and that beauty
costs twice the price—the Final
Edition does make for a very
tasty proposition.
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Ducati 1299 R
Edition
