Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario
This ultra-limited edition Ducati
Panigale S Anniversario is a 205 bhp high-tech update for the range-topping
Italian superbike aimed at marking 90 years since the company was founded.
Ducati are promising this bike is the
pinnacle of road-going superbike development so far and was unveiled by former
MotoGP champion and Ducati test rider Casey Stoner along with Ducati CEO
Claudio Domenicali at the glitzy World Ducati Week festival held over the
weekend.
The Anniversario gets a host of
technical and electronic improvements thrown at the bike in the hope of making
it the closest possible to that of the factory World Superbike Panigale raced
by Brit Chaz Davies.
The bike appears to fall between the
current 1299 Panigale S and Panigale R in terms of spec, while being
spiritually closer to the ultra-expensive Superleggera that was launched in
2014. Ducati say it will also use a new version of the Ducati Traction Control
(DTC) dubbed DTC EVO, which will allow riders to drift the bike on the power
and use the throttle to steer the bike; all in total control as the electronic
control systems will prevent the bike crashing.
