The new Ducati Panigale R is everything you could ask for: it’s powerful, fast, beautiful and it’s packed with the newest electronics. Basically, it’s a road-legal race bike with indicators and lights. The 1199cc V-Twin superbike delivers 205 hp and it only weighs 184 kg – it’s only 16 kg heavier than the racebike. Click through for some details.
We already showed you the base Panigale a couple of months back but in terms of craziness, the Panigale R is another step in the WSBK direction. It is fitted with the 1198 cc Superquadro engine, it boasts titanium intake and exhaust valves and rods, two-ring pistons and an extremely lightweight crankshaft which is balanced with tungsten inserts, to guarantee a maximum power of 205 hp at 11,500 revs/minute and a torque of 136.2 Nm at 10,250 rpm. The Panigale R is also fitted with a racing clutch that ensure maximum performance even after long distances.
That’s an Akropovič full-titanium competition exhaust
The Panigale R is features Öhlins mechanical suspension and it has a steering angle of 24° and a swingarm pivot that can be adjusted among 4 positions. In addition it has dedicated steering offset geometry which advances the front axle by 5 mm compared to the 1299 Panigale and the 1299 Panigale S (with relative increment of the wheelbase distance from 1,437 mm to 1,442 mm), in order to further increase stability particularly in conditions of extreme track riding or racing.
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The Panigale R is fast and beautiful
The bike has a number of parts made in carbon fibre and, thanks in part to the use of the approved Akrapovic titanium silencer and the extremely lightweight lithium ion battery, the Panigale R weighs 6 kg less than the 1199 Panigale R.
And what about the electronics? The Panigale R has IMU, cornering ABS, Ducati’s GPS-using data acquisition system, Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC), Ducati Traction Control (DTC), and Engine Brake Control (EBC). The bike offers three riding modes: Race, Sport and Wet. In the latter one, the engine only delivers 120 hp.
The Panigale R is a very tech-savvy package
The TFT display adjusts automatically to the selected Riding Mode and the colour can be also configured. Good news is that the DDA system is USB compatible so the rider can export the recorded data and analyse it at home. All in all, the Panigale R is a mind-blowing package.
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Features
o 1198 cm³ engine with Superbike derived components
o New electronic kit with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
o Riding Modes (Race, Sport, Wet)
o Ducati Safety Pack (Cornering ABS, DTC)
o DWC, EBC, DQS up/down
o Automatic calibration system of the tyre size and final drive ratio
o Öhlins mechanical suspension (NIX30 fork, TTX36 shock absorber)
o Lightweight forged aluminium wheels
o DDA+ GPS and visualisation of lean angle
o Li-ion battery
o Auxiliary buttons to adjust DTC, DWC, EBC
o Adjustable Öhlins steering damper
o TFT instrumentation with indicator of lean angle
o Akrapoviç homologated full titanium exhaust
o Air filter with high permeability Sprint Filter P08
The bike is not equipped with the electronic suspension for lightness
Source: Ducati
