In January 2018, Ducati launched the Panigale V4 superbike in India. Only 20 units were available and all of these were sold out in a week after the official announcement. Now, Ducati has reopened the bookings for the Panigale V4 7& V4S motorcycles. The Panigale V4 will be available across all Ducati showrooms in the country.
The Ducati Panigale V4 is priced at INR 20,53,000 while the Panigale V4S is priced at INR 25,29,000 (ex-showroom India). Ducati confirms that deliveries will commence from July 2018.
With a 90° V4, Desmosedici Stradale engine with Desmodromic timing, the 4-cylinder motor for the Ducati Panigale V4 produces 214 HP of power @ 13000 RPM and 123.56 Nm of torque @ 10000 RPM making this the most powerful bike in the segment. The motorcycle has a power-to-weight ratio of 1.1 HP / kg as it measures 195 kg for the V4S variant.
The Panigale V4 & Panigale V4S variants include standard equipment such as launch control, quickshifter, cornering ABS, traction control, slide control, full LED headlamps with DRL, Sachs steering damper, quick control selection, auto switch-off for the turn indicators. The V4S has a few extra features such as electronic suspension from Ohlins and the better componeners for the steering damper.