2020 Ducati Panigale V4 First Look
Rennie Scaysbrook | October 23, 2019
The Ducati Panigale V4 and V4 S superbike will be getting its first touch-ups from the factory since being released in 2018, with the 2020 version getting bodywork and electronic upgrades.
New wings and a few tweaks for the Panigale V4 show Ducati is not sitting on its hands.
The main differences amount to the stealing of the Panigale R’s bodywork, as the $21,995 MSRP base model and the $28,395 MSRP Panigale S now use the same wings the R model does, as well as the same sharper front light set-up.
The new, wider fairing will encase the rider better than previously, and Ducati claims the new wings will give the base and S models 66 lb of downforce at 168 mph.
Ducati has gone the other way that they normally take with a superbike, making the front frame not as stiff as previously to give better feedback from the front in corners. The center of gravity has been pushed up 5mm, with softer springs front and rear amounting for a nicer, more compliant ride in real-world conditions.
The new Panigale V4 and V4 S will get Ride-By-Wire adjustments for a smoother throttle response, and new mapping in gears one-to-three to aid stability when hard on the gas.
2020 Ducati Panigale V4 Main Features
- Color: Ducati Red with Dark Grey frame and black wheels
- Aerodynamic package by Ducati Corse
- 1103 cc Desmosedici Stradale engine
- New rider torque demand control logic
- Front Frame with Ducati Corse specs
- Magnesium front sub-frame
- Fully adjustable 43 mm Showa Big Piston Fork (BPF) with new calibration
- Fully adjustable Sachs rear shock with new calibration
- Sachs steering damper
- Latest-generation electronics package with 6-axis inertial platform: ABS Cornering EVO;
- Ducati Traction Control (DTC) EVO 2; Ducati Slide Control (DSC); Ducati Wheelie Control
- (DWC) EVO; Ducati Power Launch (DPL); Ducati Quick Shift up/down (DQS) EVO 2; Engine
- Brake Control (EBC) EVO
- Keys for quick level changes
- Riding Modes (Race, Sport, Street)
- 16-litre aluminum tank
- Full-TFT 5” screen
- Full-LED headlight with DRL
- Seat with “V4” logo
- Two-seater configuration supplied
- Braking system with Brembo Stylema® monobloc calipers
- Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tires (rear 200/60)
- Ready for Ducati Data Analyser+ GPS (DDA+ GPS), Ducati Lap Timer GPS (DLT GPS) and
- Ducati Multimedia System (DMS)
2020 Ducati Panigale V4 S Main Features
- Color Ducati: Red with Dark Grey frame and black wheels
- Main as-standard equipment as per Panigale V4 except for:
- Suspension and steering damper with Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 system
- Öhlins NIX-30 forks with new calibration
- Öhlins TTX 36 shock with new calibration
- Öhlins steering damper
- Marchesini forged aluminum wheels in total black
- Lithium-ion battery
- Sports grips
Ducati Panigale V4 S pictured
