MCN  |  24th January 2018
FIRST TEST: PANIGALE V4
When Ducati’s boss Claudio Domenicali made the decision to dump V-twin
superbikes after 30 years of continuous development and universal acclaim and build a V4 motor, the purists, the cynics and the internet warriors either held their breath or got busy with their keyboards. How could a bike have the heart, soul and sporting ability that defines a Ducati if it had the ‘wrong’ engine? Well, they needn’t have worried – Ducati’s new Panigale V4 actually feels like the best V-twin that Ducati have ever built. Booming, droning and effusive in the midrange, it builds into a crescendo of revs, power and rampant
acceleration that skews your mind and questions your physical ability to hold
on.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in MCN 24th January 2018.