2022 Ducati Panigale V4 - gallery

Ahead of 2022, Ducati updates its Panigale V4 super-de-duper bike to bring a race-day level of performance.

The factory calls this model the most significant evolution of the Panigale V4 to date, and indeed, it carries lots of new goodies to make it the new “new.”

Improvements on the new Panigale V4 include updates in the areas of aerodynamics, ergonomics, engine, chassis, and electronics.

Revised styling on the Panigale V4 starts with new, windtunnel-tested bodywork and thinner, all-in-one biplane wings that deliver their 80-plus pounds of downforce on the front axle at 186 mph.

The state-of-the-art chassis includes a fully-adjustable Showa Big Piston Fork, Sachs steering damper, and a fully adjustable Sachs monoshock.

The updated 1,103 cc Desmosedici Stradale MotoGP-derived engine delivers superior performance on track with an instant response to throttle requests.

The new SBK gearbox rocks taller first and second gears for coming out of the curves, and sixth gear for more top-end on the straights.

By lengthening first and second gear – by 11.6 percent and 5.6 percent respectively – you can take even the tightest corners in first gear and get superior acceleration out of the curves.

Lengthening sixth gear gives the new Panigale V4 faster top speed than last year's model.

A new Power Modes logic improves all four engine configurations: Full, High, Medium, and Low.

The Full Power Mode is the sportiest ever adopted by a Panigale V4 allowing the engine to tap into its full potential with torque curves unhampered by electronic filters.

The 6-axis inertial platform is capable of instantly detecting roll, yaw, and pitch angles of the bike in space.

This includes controls that manage all the riding demands whose operating parameters are connected to the four Riding Modes: Race A, Race B, Sport, Street.

The latest-generation electronics package includes ABS Cornering EVO, Ducati Traction Control (DTC) EVO 3, 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, and Ducati Electronic Suspension (DES) EVO.

MSRP starts at $23.3k with plenty of opportunities to inflate that with race-ready equipment from the accessories catalog so you can turn it into a race-bike proper if that's your thing.

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