2025 Ducati Streetfighter V2 Revealed with New 118bhp Engine
Ducati’s lighter, less powerful Superquadro replacement has found a home in the Streetfighter V2
Last month, Ducati revealed its all-new V2 engine, and now, we know the first two bikes it’ll be fitted in. There’s this 2025 Ducati Streetfighter V2, which has emerged at EICMA along with a closely related 2025 Panigale V2.
If you read up on this new 890cc V-twin (or L-twin in Ducati speak), you’ll know it’s a good chunk less powerful than the Superquadro engine it replaces. And so, the power output has plunged from a spicy 148bhp to a more modest but still potent 118bhp. The drop in torque, meanwhile, isn’t quite as big going from 77lb ft to 69lb ft.
Plus, 70 per cent of that twist figure is available from just 3,000rpm, so the new twin should still feel plenty gutsy, not to mention better suited to road riding. The engine is also 9.4kg lighter than the Superquadro, contributing to an overall weight reduction of 17.5kg for the bike.
In terms of the chassis, what you get depends on whether you go for the base Streetfighter V2 or splurge on the Streetfighter V2 S. The former gets a fully adjustable Marzocchi upside-down fork and a fully adjustable, offset KYB monoshock, while the latter switches these out for and Öhlins NIX-30 fork and a rear shock from the same firm. The S also gets a lighter lithium battery and is a single-seater as standard, with a ‘passenger kit’ available as an accessory.
Both versions get a Brembo braking system with M50 monobloc callipers, plus Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV tyres size 120/70/17 at the front and 19/55/17 at the rear. Keeping things in check is an electronics package working from a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) including cornering ABS, traction control, wheelie control, launch control, a pit-lane speed limiter and engine braking control. You can fiddle with all of that using a new ‘petal’ joystick and a fresh five-inch TFT.
Like the 2025 Panigale V4, and indeed the new Pani V2, the Streetfighter has lost its single-sided swingarm and swapped it for a hollow double-sided design. We can hear the Internet comment rage already. The bodywork looks similar to the old bike’s at first glance, but examine more closely, and you’ll see subtle changes throughout, most notably on the redesigned headlight unit.
There are also new wheels intended to be a “modern reinterpretation of the iconic look of the three Marchesini spokes”. In terms of colour choice, well, there isn’t any. You can have it in Ducati Red, or Ducati Red. We suspect another hue will join the range further down the line.
To go with the drop in power, there is also a reduction in price. While the outgoing model started at £16,395, the new one is £14,995. The V2 S is £16,995.
Matt has a background in motoring journalism of the four-wheeled variety but has long had a passion for motorbikes, taking his first steps into riding in 2010.
