2018 DUCATI PANIGALE V4S
FULL TEST
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ABS CORNERING BOSCH EVO
The ABS has come in for an
upgrade, as it now has a Cor-
nering feature that allows for
greater levels of control right up
to the apex of the corner. There
are three levels, with level three
designed for low-grip situations
on the street, and a high degree
of electronic intervention. Level
two houses the Slide-By-Brake
feature, which allows a rider to
slide the rear of the bike into
the corner by hammering the
rear brake and the electronics
helping to pivot the chassis into
the apex.
Level one is for track riding
only, and disengages the ABS
action on the rear brake while
still maintaining some electronic
intervention on the front.
DUCATI TRACTION CONTROL
EVO (DTC EVO)
Using information from the
IMU, the DTC EVO has eight
different levels, plus off. Level
eight gives the most electronics
intervention and one the least.
The system works by detecting
wheelspin and then closing the
throttle bodies and reducing
spark and ignition advance. The
ELECT-
RONICS
FOR
DAYS
The Ducati Panigale V4S's electronics work based
off information from the six-axis Bosch Inertial
Measurement Unit that instantly detects the
motorcycle's roll, yaw and pitch angles. The
information that comes to the ECU and is then sent
to the various systems means the bike is constantly
moving, changing and adapting to what's happening
underneath it, making this the most electronically
advanced machine Ducati has ever produced.
This is just a brief overview of each system:
