Ducati Panigale V2

Which model year and price in France?

The Panigale V2 is sold for €16,490 by Ducati France, whose configurator lists it as a 2027 model year. It is the generation unveiled on 5 November 2024: no technical change has been announced since, the 2026 model year only adding the Ducati Yellow colour to the V2 S. The latter costs €19,490 in Ducati Red and €19,790 in Ducati Yellow. Both versions also come in a 35 kW version for the A2 licence, at the same price. Two numbered series, the MM93 and FB63, cost €22,990. In the United States, the V2 is listed at $16,995 and the V2 S from $19,995, plus destination.

What does the V2 S change?

The V2 S replaces the fully adjustable Marzocchi fork and Kayaba shock with a 43 mm Öhlins NIX30 fork and an Öhlins shock. It gets a lithium-ion battery, Ducati Power Launch launch control and the Pit Limiter as standard (accessories on the V2), and weighs 176 kg instead of 179 kg at kerb without fuel. On the other hand, it comes as a single-seater, the pillion seat being an accessory, whereas the V2 is a two-seater.

What has changed compared with the old Panigale V2?

From 2020 to 2025, the Panigale V2 used the 955 cc desmodromic Superquadro twin derived from the 959 Panigale’s, with 155 hp and a single-sided swingarm. For the first time, Ducati designed its ‘small’ Panigale from a blank sheet instead of using a superbike engine with reduced displacement: new 890 cc V2 twin, 4 kg aluminium monocoque frame using the engine as a stressed member and doubling as the airbox, double-sided swingarm inspired by the Panigale V4’s, Brembo M50 calipers and 5-inch TFT dash. The old V2 weighed 193 kg at kerb without fuel in 2024, the new V2 S 176 kg, hence the 17 kg saving claimed by Ducati France.

How good is the engine?

The 890 cc 90° V-twin (96 x 61.5 mm, 13.1:1 compression) drops desmodromic valve actuation for spring-returned valves and adopts intake variable valve timing (IVT), which shifts the intake camshaft timing over a 52° range. It weighs 54.4 kg, making it the lightest twin ever produced by Ducati, and makes 120 hp (88 kW) at 10,750 rpm and 93.3 Nm at 8,250 rpm, with Euro 5+ approval. The Low power mode limits output to 95 hp, and the track-only Termignoni exhaust raises it to 126 hp.

MCN gives this engine 5/5 and Motorcycle.com 20/20. RevZilla, however, notes a low rev limit (11,325 rpm according to the manual) that limits quick downshifts, and Le Repaire des Motards a lack of top-end punch.

How does it ride?

The wheelbase is 1,465 mm, the rake 23.6° and the trail 93 mm, with 120 mm of travel at the front and 150 mm at the rear. Twin 320 mm discs and Brembo M50 radial calipers handle braking, with Bosch cornering ABS. Reviewers praise the lightness, the agility and above all the ease: MCN finds it “light, agile, easy to ride and safe”, Motorcycle.com gives the V2 S’s Öhlins suspension 15/15, Visordown and Le Repaire des Motards praise the brakes. RevZilla, on the other hand, finds it a little nervous under the hardest braking, and Cycle World touched down the gear lever at extreme lean.

What electronics?

The six-axis IMU manages cornering ABS (3 levels, slide by brake function), DTC traction control (8 levels), DWC wheelie control and EBC engine brake control. Four riding modes (Race, Sport, Road, Wet) combine three power modes. The DQS 2.0 two-way quickshifter is standard on both versions, but it sometimes hesitates on upshifts according to Cycle World, Visordown, 1000PS and SoyMotero. Cruise control, heated grips, tyre pressure monitoring, USB port and Ducati Multimedia System are only pre-wired, to be activated as accessories.

Who is it for?

For riders who want a light, easy sportbike, effective on the road as well as on a track day, without the power or the price of the Panigale V4; the 35 kW version opens it to A2 licence holders. The same engine comes in naked form in the Streetfighter V2. It costs more than its rivals: €13,999 for the Yamaha R9, €15,949 for the more powerful KTM 990 RC R, €11,699 for the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R.

Fuel consumption, maintenance and recalls

Ducati quotes 5.3 L/100 km (123 g/km CO2), giving a theoretical range of about 280 km from the 15-litre tank; no review has published a measured fuel consumption. The owner’s manual calls for an oil change every 15,000 km or 24 months and a valve clearance check every 45,000 km. The warranty is 24 months with unlimited mileage. A European and US recall covers Panigale V2s built between October 2024 and June 2025 whose ABS fuses may have been swapped during assembly.