Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R (2019)

It’s ballistically fast and like the V4S it’s a physical struggle to feed in the next gear before the 999cc engine slams into the rev-limiter as if it’s slapping you round the face for forgetting to change gear
Manufacturer
Price
£34995
Available from
2019
Outrageously powerful
Expensive

Yes, it’s lost some of the fun-time torque of the V4S. Yes, the suspension isn’t as magic carpet-like over bumps. But that fairing, those winglets, that 16,500 rpm redline and of course, the howl of that over-squared engine: Those are the things that make the hairs on the back of your neck tingle, not how comfy that pothole felt half a mile ago.