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15 September 2025

Ducati’s Diavel V4 gains quickest-yet RS model 

Ducati’s new Diavel V4 RS arrives ready to rock for 2026. It is looking like the fastest Diavel ever made and Ducati’s quickest accelerating bike yet. Desmosedici Stradale power At the heart of the Diavel V4 RS is the 1103cc Desmosedici Stradale V4. This engine descends from Ducati’s MotoGP programme and powers the Panigale V4 and Streetfighter V4.  In its
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15 September 2025
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Ducati’s Diavel V4 gains quickest-yet RS model 

Ducati’s new Diavel V4 RS arrives ready to rock for 2026. It is looking like the fastest Diavel ever made and Ducati’s quickest accelerating bike yet. Desmosedici Stradale...
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9 September 2025
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Volkswagen Group aims for solid-state battery by 2030

Volkswagen has started testing solid-state cells in a Ducati electric motorcycle and says the technology can apply equally to cars. The Volkswagen Group is amongst those in the...
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11 April 2025
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Third collaboration between Ducati and Lamborghini

The new Ducati Panigale V4 Lamborghini debuted recently during Milan Design Week. This is the third time the two Italian brands have collaborated. The first was with the...
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17 February 2025
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New Heart for Ducati’s XDiavel Power Cruiser

The Ducati XDiavel returns for 2025, with a new look, improved electronics and V4 power. Launched in 2016, the first XDiavel took the 1260 variant of the Diavel...
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6 December 2024
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Ducati Multistrada V2 Is A Lesson in Lightweighting

Ducati has unveiled a third model that features the new lightweight 890cc V-twin engine. It has already been seen in the 2025 Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2. We...
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4 December 2024
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Now Ducati Offers V2 and V4 versions of Streetfighter

We’ve only just met the 2025 Streetfighter V2 but now there’s a new V4 version as well.   Given this is derived from the latest Panigale V4, be not...
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7 November 2024
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Ducati Renews its V2 for Panagale and Streetfighter

Ducati has shown off its new twin-cylinder sports bikes, unveiling the latest Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2. The former is essentially the replacement for the Panigale 959 and...
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18 October 2024
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Limited Edition Scrambler A Decade in the Making

It is 2025 MY bike reveal time at EICMA. In the lead up to that Ducati has a reveal week detailing new models. Today the Bologna bike maker...
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8 October 2024
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Ducati Launches Icon Dark and Updated Full Throttle

The new Icon Dark is so-named because of its full black paintwork while the Full Throttle Scrambler is revamped with a fresh black and bronze livery harking back...
9 September 2025
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Volkswagen Group aims for solid-state battery by 2030

Volkswagen has started testing solid-state cells in a Ducati electric motorcycle and says the technology can apply equally to cars. The Volkswagen Group is amongst those in the race to offer production solid-state batteries by the turn of this decade.  The first Group prototype to use solid-state cells is based on the Italian bike maker’s V21L MotoE racer. However, VW
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11 April 2025
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Third collaboration between Ducati and Lamborghini

The new Ducati Panigale V4 Lamborghini debuted recently during Milan Design Week. This is the third time the two Italian brands have collaborated. The first was with the Diavel 1260 Lamborghini and the second was for the Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini. The joint venture starts with the Panigale V4 S, and uses the Lamborghini Revuelto for inspiration. Both models represent the
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17 February 2025
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New Heart for Ducati’s XDiavel Power Cruiser

The Ducati XDiavel returns for 2025, with a new look, improved electronics and V4 power. Launched in 2016, the first XDiavel took the 1260 variant of the Diavel muscle bike, and cranked the allure even higher thanks to added flare and finishes. For 2025 the XDiavel V4is even further differentiated from its progenitor. For it gets the new monocoque chassis
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6 December 2024
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Ducati Multistrada V2 Is A Lesson in Lightweighting

Ducati has unveiled a third model that features the new lightweight 890cc V-twin engine. It has already been seen in the 2025 Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2. We should expect it to pop up in Monster sometime soon as well.  The latest engine for the Multistrada V2 hangs beneath a new monocoque frame, the engine acting as a stressed member.
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