DUCATI UNLEASHES
2020 MODELS
D
ucati has pulled the covers off its fresh 2020
range, including all full range of e-bikes, at the
annual Ducati World Première event in Italy.
Despite Ducati’s home motor show of EICMA
kicking into action in this week, Ducati jumped
ahead of the headlines by debuting its full 2020
range ahead of the show circuit competition.
Headlining the Ducati World Premiere for 2019
is the all-new Streetfighter V4, which we saw
a development version of racing at Pikes Peak
this year in the hands of the late Carlin Dunne.
Ducati also premiered new models in the
Scrambler, Multistrada, Diavel and Monster
lines as well as a range of e-bikes to follow in
the tracks of last year’s limited edition Mig-RR.
Ducati’s Streetfighter enters as the big-bore
naturally aspirated contender, with the new
Streetfighter V4 utilising the Desmosedici
Stradale V4 from the Italian manufacturer’s
superbike hero, the Panigale V4.
While Kawasaki boosts its way to 200hp with its
H2, Ducati uses brute force to lay down 208hp
at 12,750rpm from its 1103cc V4 engine. Ducati
says the Streetfighter version of the engine
utilises dedicated engine mapping to ensure more
usability on the street, yet the engine still pumps
out essentially the same amount of torque as the
Panigale V4 with 123Nm available at 11,500rpm.
At the time of writing, there is no word on
when New Zealand dealers will start receiving
the new models or estimated pricing. Naturally, engine mapping alone isn’t enough
to keep the power manageable, so Ducati has
not only included a full suite of electronic aids,
including wheelie control, but also physical
aerodynamic aids in the form of MotoGP-
style aerofoils to keep the bike planted.
With the emergence of the hyper-naked class, These were designed by Ducati Corse
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