Top 6 Full Exhaust Sound V4 Ducati Streetfighter / Akrapovid, Arrow, QD, SC Project, Austin Racing, Termignoni

A combination of simplicity and ruthlessness is what makes super-naked motorcycles so tempting. They blend the lines of edgy and utilitarian, usually in the form of a bare-bones open-class supersport machine with a meaty powerband and top-tier electronics, but with a (more) comfortable riding position. It’s a category where manufacturers can express their true potential on platforms attractive to mortals. And not to mention, super nakeds are just wickedly entertaining.

So it's no surprise then that Ducati stripped most of the bodywork off its premium superbike offering, the Panigale V4, adjusted the ergonomics package, and cut it loose as the 2020 Ducati Streetfighter V4 and V4 S.
Like the Panigale on which it is based, the Streetfighter is powered by the 1,103cc Desmosedici Stradale 90-degree V-4 engine, but tuned with dedicated engine mapping and given shorter final drive gearing (via subtraction of one tooth on the countershaft sprocket and addition of one tooth on the rear). The result of the revisions is a powerplant that Ducati says is worthy of 208 hp at 12,750 rpm and 90.4 pound-feet of torque at 11,500 rpm—just shy of the 214 hp claimed for the Panigale. But considering the last Panigale V4 we had on our in-house dyno belted out 186 hp, presume the Streetfighter to rip high 170s to low 180s at the rear wheel. Heck, Ducati’s World Superbike homologation-special Panigale V4 R ripped 203 hp on our dyno. It’s proof of how remarkable the Streetfighter’s powerplant is in stock form, and that there is serious potential.

It's a delightful engine to ride at any pace, but a monster if you want it to be. Ducati struck gold in balancing its power characteristics, finding an impressive medium between rowdy performance and rideability—even more so than the Panigale. At first touch of the throttle, the Streetfighter offers a crisp and tractable power delivery as it comfortably transfers weight rearward for supreme confidence at corner exit. But hit the 7,000 rpm mark, and you’ll witness the V4 in all its glory as it lofts the front end skyward and sends your glutes into the rear cowling under hard acceleration.

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