Among the five Ducati Panigale V4 R motorcycles that are reserved for the Indian market, two have already been booked. Ducati India has confirmed that the first two Panigale V4 R motorcycles will be delivered to their owners on the track in August. Ducati India’s dealer, North Star Automotive in Delhi-NCR, booked both the units.
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The Ducati Panigale V4 R has been priced at INR 51,80,000 (Ex-Showroom) and is available across all Ducati dealerships in India, in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Chennai.
Commenting on the new announcement, Sergi Canovas, Managing Director of Ducati India, said:
The Panigale V4 R is a depiction of the finest Ducati precision and racing pedigree that delivers performance akin to a MotoGP bike. Bringing that experience in India marks a special chapter for Ducati. We are very excited and proud to have the Panigale V4 R on the Indian racetracks very soon.
To give you a recap, the Panigale V4 R is a road-legal World Superbike (ESBK) category racing bike. Unlike the standard Panigale V4 (V4, V4 S and the V4 Speciale), the V4 R comes with a 998 cc 90-degree V4, Desmosedici Stradale R engine. The lower displacement than the standard Panigale V4 range aims to comply with the limits established by WSBK championship rules. The motor churns out a colossal of 221 hp at 15,250 rpm and 112 Nm at 11,500 rpm. The performance numbers can be boosted to 234 hp at 15,500 rpm through the full-racing Ducati Performance exhaust from Akrapovic.
Key features of the Panigale V4 R include MotoGP-style wings elements on the fairing, race-grade titanium-nitride-coated 43mm Ohlins NPX 25/30 front fork and Ohlins TTX 36 rear shock with mechanical adjustment (Panigale V4 S has electronic units), Brembo Stylema callipers and an aluminium swingarm with an adjustable four-position axle. The fairing has been designed and developed by Ducati Corse along with the Ducati Style Centre. The front frame has been tweaked for added stiffness.
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Electronic aids come from the Panigale V4 S. The safety package, which works with 6D Bosch inertial measurement unit (IMU), includes power modes (Race, Sport, and Street), launch control, multi-level traction control, quick-shifter (up and down), wheelie control, cornering ABS, Ducati Slide Control (DSC) and Engine Brake Control (EBC).
