I thought I’d cover the announcement out of Ducati about the new Panigale V4 SP2, which essentially offers the most decked out and track specific Panigale out of the line-up.
The price is a little eye-watering at $56,900 as far as the MSRP ride-awa…
I thought I’d cover the announcement out of Ducati about the new Panigale V4 SP2, which essentially offers the most decked out and track specific Panigale out of the line-up.
The price is a little eye-watering at $56,900 as far as the MSRP ride-away for Australia, or $59,495 in New Zealand, with pricing in the US sitting at $39,500 and we’re yet to see official pricing for the UK.
So what does the 2022 Panigale V4 SP2 get you apart from bragging rights? Well carbon-fibre rims for a start, a final drive and clutch setup derived from the brand’s WSBK efforts, Rizoma race style rearsets and your carbon components to jazz things up.
The wings for instance are a work of art in carbon fibre, with the Italian colours, while the lower fairing runs the Ducati Corse logo for good measure. The top triple meanwhile runs the number of the bike from the run.
A track kit is also included with the purchase and is as the name suggests, designed for getting the SP2 into track ready form, with mirror block off plates, license plate holder removal kit and an open carbon-fibre clutch cover.
The heart of the SP2 is of course the Desmosedici Stradale V4, measuring in at 1103 cc and running the counter-rotating crankshaft, with 2022 seeing some tweaks to the engine, boosting power to 215.5 hp. You can add an additional 12.5 hp to that figure with the Akro full system already mentioned.
There’s four power modes, with 2022 promising better throttle response alongside better power, and each gear has a dedicated torque curve.
Alongside the track orientated gearbox introduced on the V4 for 2022 is also a race derived 520 chain and lightened sprocket setup, while the STM-EVO SBK dry-clutch is standard fitment over the wet clutch seen on the V4 S. One advantage of that setup is the ability to swap springs to vary mechanical engine braking.
The chassis is the same aluminium front frame, swingarm and shell-cast seat post, all bolted to the engine, while Ohlins provides the forks and shock..
