This from a year ago... Even when the 1299 superbike does finish production, Ducati say there will still be a V-twin in their sportsbike line-up, even if it’s just their super- mid 959 Panigale. Ducati’s new V4 motor is hugely expensive to produce and takes twice as long to assemble as a twin, meaning it isn’t suitable for a middleweight sportsbike that competes in a more price-sensitive segment. Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali said: "We won’t see middleweight versions of the V4 for bikes like the 959 Panigale. "The engine cost is very high. We’ll keep on making the V-twin for the 959. It’ll have a long life."
not in the class of an end of range bike.....probably see prices attempted to be hiked.....but not sold.
Old news, they haven't ever done a Final Edition mid tier sportsbike, the have only done the Corse in the last 10 years, the 749R being the last to actually be an 'R' model. I would bet my house on the 959 becoming a 1000cc Twin for Euro 5 to keep it in the 150HP region with the stricter rules.
