-New stealth black colours costs Rs 30,000 more than Ducati Red
-Powered by a 955cc, L-Twin engine
-Bookings open
Ducati India has launched a new Black colour option on the Panigale V2 supersport. This is, essentially, the Panigale V2 draped in a gloss black paint with contrasting red coloured stickerting on the fairing and fuel tank. The black alloy wheels have a red rim stripe but it only covers half the circumference and looks pretty neat.
This new black colour looks sinister and complements the design of the V2. It should also appeal to those who find the Ducati Red to be too loud for their tastes. However, at Rs 20.98 lakh for the Panigale V2 in this black colour, they’d be shelling out Rs 30,000 over the same bike in Ducati Red.
The Ducati Panigale V2 is an out and out supersport, powered by a 955cc, liquid-cooled, L-twin engine that develops 155bhp at 10,750rpm and 104Nm at 9,000rpm. The engine is paired with a six-speed gearbox. The bike is loaded with electronics, including ride modes, power modes, cornering ABS, traction control, engine brake control and more.
Under the pretty bodywork is an aluminium monocoque frame, with a 43mm, fully-adjustable Showa USD fork and a fully-adjustable Sachs monoshock. The bike rides on 17-inch wheels shod with Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II tyres. Braking duties are taken care of by twin 320mm discs with Brembo Monobloc M 4.32 calipers at the front and a 245mm disc at the rear.
The Ducati Panigale V2 is more expensive than a litre-class bike like the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R (Rs 16.79 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi) that makes 200bhp and in the vicinity of the BMW S 1000 RR that has a starting price of Rs 20.75 lakh.
