Ducati V4 engine to be called Desmosedici Stradale

Ducati has teased us with the name of its V4 engine and it is to be called the Desmosedici Stradale. The use of the name Stradale signifies that it is a road-going version of the Desmosedici MotoGP bike.

The Desmosedici Stradale has its origins in the engine used in the MotoGP bike which also uses a 90-degree V4 with desmodromic valves. The engine could be a hybrid design and use technology from the V-twin Superleggera. The firing order is said to be unique and could be something between a V-twin and a V4.

The Italian manufacturer will unveil the engine on 7 September ahead of the MotoGP event at Misano with all technical specifications. The Desmosedici Stradale will not only power Ducati’s superbikes but also those bikes that require high-power outputs. 

Ducati’s V4 superbike would be unveiled at the EICMA show in Milan this November and we expect the bike to arrive in India a year after it is launched globally.