I usually get lambasted within the comments section for being pro-Ducati here on Asphalt & Rubber, and that’s fine by me, as a result of i'm. It’s arduous to not sort of a company that has essentially outlined the fashionable aesthetic for motorcycles, or an organization that continues to grow despite being within the worst recession since the nice Depression. It’s conjointly not arduous to like an organization that continues to unharness, year-after-year, new compelling motorcycles, as is that the case these days with the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale.
Teased ad nauseam, the Ducati 1199 Panigale shouldn’t disappoint the discerning sport bike rider with a robust appetite for Italian food, because the latest v-twin from Bologna sets several firsts for the superbike market phase. As we have a tendency to predicted last year, the Ducati 1199 Panigale drops 20lbs off the Superbike 1198′s style (22 lbs actually), whereas creating an additional 20hp over its predecessor. Not solely is that the 1199 Panigale the lightest production superbike on the market, with its 361 lbs dry weight (414 lbs wet), it’s conjointly one amongst the foremost powerful with its 195hp peak power figure, courtesy of the Superquadro motor.
Other firsts embody a revolutionary monocoque frame, the primary full-LED headlight on a bike (another story we have a tendency to broke), the primary electronically adjusted suspension on a sport bike, the primary engine braking management system, also because the initial GPS-assisted knowledge acquisition system for a production bike (the DDA+ package is an optional equipment item for the Panigale). whereas traction management comes commonplace, ABS brakes also will be an optional item for the Ducati 1199 Panigale.
Available in April 2012, as we have a tendency to expected the new Ducati 1199 Panigale has gotten a worth increase over the Superbike 1198. Accordingly the bottom model can price $17,995, the “S” can price $22,995, the “S” with ABS can price, and “S” Tricolore can hit the wallet at $27,995 MSRP.
