Ducati Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 launched in India at INR 54.90 lakh
Ducati has announced the limited-edition Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 for the Indian market, and launched the motorcycle in our country at INR 54.90 lakh*. In comparison, the price for the Panigale V4 range starts at INR 22.70 lakh*.
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The Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 was unveiled to the world at round nine of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca (California, USA). The limited-edition superbike celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Ducati 916, an icon that was born from Massimo Tamburini’s sketches.
The Panigale V4 25° Anniversario will be limited to just 500. The exclusive motorcycle is built on the Panigale V4 S. The mechanicals of the V4 S is upgraded with racing content from the Panigale V4 R and the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario gets Ducati Corse spec Front Frame, dry clutch and track-specific electronics.
In terms of styling, the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario features a special livery that is complemented by a titanium type-approved Akrapovič exhaust, forged magnesium wheels and a long list of Ducati Performance components.
Mechanical specifications include the 1,103 cc Desmosedici Stradale, 90-degree V4 engine with Desmodromic timing, a counter-rotating crankshaft and a Twin Pulse firing order that generates 214 hp of maximum power at 13,000 rpm and 123.5 Nm of peak torque at 10,000 rpm. The electronic aids include:
- Bosch Cornering ABS EVO
- Ducati Traction Control EVO 2 (DTC EVO 2)
- Ducati Slide Control (DSC)
- Ducati Wheelie Control EVO (DWC EVO)
- Ducati Power Launch (DPL)
- Ducati Quick Shift up/down EVO 2 (DQS EVO 2)
- Engine Brake Control EVO (EBC EVO)
- Ducati Electronic Suspension EVO (DES EVO)
The Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 will start to arrive in dealerships from October 2019. Check out the complete list of equipment and features on the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 below:
- "916 25° Anniversario" livery
- Two-tone rider's seat
- Forged magnesium Marchesini Racing wheels
- Dry clutch
- Titanium Akrapovič type-approved silencer
- Ducati Traction Control EVO 2 (DTC EVO 2)
- Ducati Quick Shift EVO 2 (DQS EVO 2)
- Racing screen
- Carbon fibre front mudguard
- Carbon fibre rear mudguard
- Carbon fibre heel guards
- Carbon fibre/titanium swingarm cover
- Racing grips
- Adjustable billet aluminium rider footpegs
- Billet aluminium folding clutch and brake levers
- Brake lever guard (supplied)
- Ducati Data Analyser+ (DDA+) kit with GPS module (supplied)
- Open carbon fibre clutch cover (supplied)
- Special “25° Anniversario 916” bike cover (supplied)
- Billet aluminium racing-type filler cap (supplied)
- Plate holder removal cover (supplied)
- Billet aluminium rear view mirror plugs (supplied)
- “Shell” and “Foggy” logo stickers (supplied)
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To honour Carlin Dunne, Spider Grips Ducati team rider who recently passed away at Pikes Peak, Ducati has decided to remove the number 5 (Dunne’s racing tag) from selling. The bike with the same number will be auctioned, and the proceeds would go to a fund-raising effort aimed at providing Carlin's mother with support.
*Ex-showroom Pan India
