End of the V-Twin Era for Ducati Superbikes

duc · Jul 26, 2024

It's time to say goodbye to the Ducati Superquadro engine, because the 2025 Ducati Panigale V2 will be the last Ducati superbike to use the long-running V-Twin Superquadro engine.

Ducati first introduced the Superquadro engine in 2011, and the first superbike to use this new engine was 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale, with an 1198cc displacement. The Superquadro engine evolved over the years, bumped up to 1285cc for the 1299 Panigale, along with smaller displacement versions for the 899 Panigale and 959 Panigale.

Ducati says their Superquadro engine is the "most sophisticated twin-cylinder engine ever produced by Ducati, which began over thirty years ago."

Is this the end of the V-Twin era for Ducati Superbikes?

How will history look back at the Superquadro V-Twin engine?

Which version of the Superquadro V-Twin engine was your favorite?

SuperDuc29 · 2025-01-08T07:53:05-0800

The "end"? Too many V2 owners (including myself) out there enjoying their bikes still.

SirJAG · 2025-01-08T08:29:45-0800

man that first gen 1199 was nuts! so raw and aggressive, loved that throttle response! I then got the 1299 and loved that bike even more for the extra midrange and even more torque!

Reliability for those that tracked extensively, or like me lived in the 7-11.5K RPM range, was terrible, and the 11/12 '99 bikes just seemed to suffer with poor top end against the beamer and other liter bikes. But the sound and torque was next level!

I rode the 959 and 899 a couple times, felt like good middle weights, but overall not as fun or powerful...the next gen V2s made better trackbikes...but still low on power.

I wish now, I would have understood the limiting factors with the 11/12 '99 bikes when i had them....

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