Aaaaaand ... as soon as Yamaha caught up to Ducati’s Panigale with the release of its new 2015 R1, the Italians announced they’d shifted the goalposts again on their home turf at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. The new Panigale 1299 is a fairly major makeover for the flagship Italian superbike, with a power boost up to 205 horses due to a bored-out, larger engine. It’s also about the smartest superbike we’ve ever seen, with an electronics suite that outguns both the R1 and BMW’s 2015 S1000RR by including lean angle-sensitive Cornering ABS, among other things. Interestingly, the frameless design stays the same, and visually you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between the 2015 bike and the previous generation. But then, there was never anything wrong with the Panigale’s looks... Continue Reading Ducati sets new torque benchmark with 205-horsepower, hyper-intelligent Panigale 1299
Section: Motorcycles
Tags: Ducati, Ducati Panigale, EICMA 2014
Related Articles:
- The New Ducati 999
- Ducati Panigale 1199: Naked for your viewing pleasure
- BMW unveils the 2015 S1000XR ... we quiver with fear
- Lazareth's 250 hp, Ferrari-powered Wazuma V8 quad goes up for sale
- Ducati’s Desmosedici RR almost sold out before production begins
- Motorcycle Road Test: 2014 EBR 1190RX
from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://ift.tt/1xWCEug
via IFTTT
No comments:
Post a Comment