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The 2026 Ducati "Panigale V2 S" has shed weight and gained an all-new 890cc V-twin engine. Australia's BikeReview test rode the latest version of the popular supersport, now packaged to be more approachable.
The V-twin Panigale's weapon is the honest feel when you lean the chassis into a corner. Lighter and easier to handle means the joy of pushing hard on track only grows. Ride it in person, and this is the kind of bike that puts a grin on your face.
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Marketing a supersport as approachable really shows the intent to widen the audience.
Did they just bump the displacement on the old V2 architecture, or is this a genuinely new design?
They're really emphasizing 'all-new,' so I'd guess it's a newly designed engine reworked from the internals up.
Lighter weight plus this displacement bump could ripple out to other brands' middleweight supersports too.
The Panigale V2 shifting toward more approachable handling feels like a natural evolution.
An all-new 890cc V-twin - so a major overhaul from the existing V2.
