2026 Ducati Panigale V4R – 218 HP, Full MotoGP Aero

Elevating the ante on what makes a road-going race bike is the 2026 Ducati Panigale V4R. Coming with 218 hp – the US market will get 208.4 hp – and an aerodynamics package deal derived from Ducati’s MotoGP efforts, the Panigale V4R was developed based on Ducati Corse’s specs.

The Desmosedici Stradale R V-four engine displacing 998 cc has been tweaked to provide extra torque at mid-range revs and larger top-end pace. By the numbers, the Panigale V4R now will get 218 hp at 15,750 rpm, whereas including the racing exhaust accent brings that to 235 hp at 15,750 rpm, and 238.5 hp obtainable with racing exhaust and Ducati Corse oil.

Designed for campaigning the World Superbike Championship (WSBK), the Panigale V4R stays Euro 5+ compliant, due to a redesigned consumption and reworked exhaust cams with a special profile that optimise combustion. The sub-throttle injectors have been repositioned, growing combustion effectivity at low revs and duct permeability (+1.5%) within the excessive vary.

The brand new Panigale V4R is provided with a Ducati Racing Gearbox (DRG), the place impartial is situated beneath first gear. This enables for a quicker, smoother and extra repeatable shift between first and second gears, whereas the Ducati Impartial Lock system, patented by Ducati and used on its WSBK and MotoGP racing bikes, will be disengaged by working the lever on the correct handlebar.

For suspension, the Panigale V4R will get Öhlins NPX25/30 fork with 43 mm stanchions and a mechanical Öhlins TTX36 shock absorber, with settings particular for the V4R. That is complemented by the brand new Öhlins SD20 steering damper, a primary on a manufacturing bike, which supplies higher damping and a wider vary of changes.

As befits a racing Ducati, the Panigale V4R comes with a variety of body changes to swimsuit completely different circuits and using kinds. The swingarm pivot top is adjustable to 4 positions whereas the rear top is adjustable over a wider vary (32.4 mm in comparison with 13 mm of wheel journey) than on the earlier V4R, and the monoshock is designed for the set up of a linear suspension journey sensor.

The electronics package deal of the brand new Panigale V4 R has advanced considerably in comparison with the earlier mannequin, due to the Ducati Automobile Observer (DVO) algorithm, developed straight by Ducati Corse, and the appliance of Cornering ABS with mixed braking, which debuted on the seventh era Panigale V4.

New is Race Brake Management, , and the appliance of DVO prolonged to engine braking management. This enables riders to a lot larger use of the rear brake than on the Panigale V4, due to an much more exact calculation methodology with larger stress utilized at completely different roll angles, transferring the braking level additional ahead.

As such, riders can apply larger deceleration within the remaining section of the braking distance as much as the rear wheel lock-up restrict, as MotoGP and Superbike riders do. The brand new engine brake management system, DVO, permits for extra correct administration of the forces utilized to the tyre, making the engine’s braking motion progressive and predictable.

Contained in the cockpit, the litany of electronics upgrades continues, within the the 6.9-inch TFT-LCD dashboard. There are two show modes, Observe and Highway, and an interface based mostly on graphic views with info on efficiency and automobile standing together with Grip Meter that graphically shows the estimated grip obtainable at that second.

For aerodynamics the Panigale V4R comes with Nook Sidepods, an answer launched by Ducati in 2021 in MotoGP. Nook Sidepods generate a ‘floor impact’, guaranteeing a better stage of grip for the tyres and thus permitting increased speeds and due to this fact decrease lap occasions.

New, bigger wings generate larger downforce, elevated by 25 %, which interprets into a rise in downforce of 4.8 kg at 270 km/h and 6 kg at 300 km/h, with vital advantages by way of stability throughout acceleration and precision at excessive speeds. There’s additionally the dynamic entrance air consumption, developed with Ducati Corse, which will increase the quantity of air drawn into the engine. This will increase the consumption air stress and, consequently, the ability (+1.3 hp) at most pace, for increased straight line efficiency.

Enhancing efficiency is Ducati DAVC Race Professional software program, obtainable as a Ducati Efficiency accent, developed in collaboration with Ducati Corse engineers for optimum efficiency in monitor configuration and with slick or rain tyres. Additionally non-obligatory is the Ducati Knowledge Logger, carbon-fibre wheels, PRO and PRO+ entrance brake packages, racing fairings, footpegs and every little thing else wanted to make the brand new Panigale V4 R much more efficient on the monitor.