Ducati’s V2 Panigale Isn’t Going Anywhere, We’re Getting a Totally New One

Ducati recently introduced the V2 Panigale Superquadro Final Edition, spurring speculation that this could be the end of the V2 Panigale entirely. It's the end of the V2 Superquadro engine, not the end of the V2 Panigale according to Ducati Head of Product Communications Giulio Fabbri.

It's basically my job to keep up with Ducati news, but between the new V4 Panigale, all its mental features, and World Ducati Week, it's been hard to keep track of much else. So, for those of you who thought that Ducati was discontinuing the V2 Panigale, you're forgiven.

There was a bit of confusion, and it centered around the Ducati's announcement of the final edition of the Superquadro V2 Panigale. Now, if you're breezing through headlines and don't get a chance to delve into the story, that could be a pretty shocking, even painful headline to read. thankfully, the brand is only replacing the defunct Superquadro that powers the V2 Panigale, and not the model itself.

No one wants to lose the V2 and be left with what, the SuperSport 950? Sporty, really sporty V-twins are part of Ducati's DNA, and the V2 is the only 90-degree V-twin in the Panigale lineup. It'd almost be reasonable to presume that Ducati planned on replacing the Superquadro V-twin in the V2 Panigale with a smaller-capacity V4 engine and keeping the supersport package in production. But that'd be a sad day for Ducati fans.