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It has long been known that the heir of the Panigale will mount a four-cylinder: the novelty is that the new V4 will be derived directly from the propulsion of the Desmosedici by
At least speaking of Supersportive, the four-cylinder V-V is definitely the engine of the moment. The most popular architecture in MotoGP (Honda, Ducati, Aprilia and KTM prototypes adopt a propulsion of this type) this pattern begins to spread even among the roadside superbike: once there was almost only Honda, with its VFR series, While today there are many builders who think the vampire to equip their own hypersport.
Examples are Aprilia with RSV4 and Tuono, Norton with the newest V4 RR / SS, the same Golden Wing with the RC213V-S (which seems to announce a new, sporty VFR 1000). Not to mention craft projects like that of Ariel Ace, which mounts a four-cylinder V with almond eyes.
For some time now, it is known that Ducati is going to abandon the historic L-bicycling on its own race replica in favor of a V4 that will debut on the heights of today's Panigale: the design of the new four-cylinder has been confirmed some time ago By Claudio Domenicali himself, AD of the home of Borgo Panigale, at the presentation of the official Ducati
The real news about the future supersportive of Bologna, however, has been unveiled by Paolo Ciabatti these days at Speedweek.com's microphones released some really succulent statements. First of all, the sports director of Ducati Corse confirmed that next year the bike that will run in WSBK will still be the Panigale R bicilindrica R: probably in 2019, in fact, that the motorcycle brought to the debut in 2013 by Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini will leave space To the new born equipped with the V4.
Moreover, Ciabatti has revealed that the unprecedented four-cylinder will be derived from that used on MotoGP protocols: in particular, the V4 of the Superbike venture will be built on the basis of the Desmosedici GP15, suitably straddled and civilized. "The engine of the GP15, which is currently in use with modifications and upgrades, is a good basis for developing a standard bike. We do not start with a completely new engine, of course. A standard product ... we are working."
A very noble origin, therefore, for the next hypersport of Bologna, which will have a lot in common - even on the propulsive plane - with the D16 races carried by Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso. The same pilot for Forlivese, on the other hand, confirmed in a recent interview with Motoblog, the close kinship between all Desmosedici from the GP15 onwards: a project, the 2015, completely different from the previous and 100% son of Gigi's pencil from Igna, which has been refined and evolved until today's GP17 which now has the two official color charters.
