The latest episode of the Ducati World Première 2025 (here the link to watch it) features the new XDiavel V4, the Sport Cruiser made in Borgo Panigale. A unique bike, whose soul now combines the performance of the MotoGP-derived V4 engine with a cruiser riding position and the sensual beauty that characterizes all Ducatis. An even more muscular, sophisticated and high-performance reinterpretation of the concepts that the first XDiavel 1260 introduced in the category.
A bike for those who want something different from everything else and love to stand out. From enthusiasts looking for a bike with great style to lovers of the cruiser charm fascinated, at the same time, by the Dragster performance that has always characterized the XDiavel.
Its lines are muscular and at the same time elegant. The low and relaxed riding position still offers the rider great control. Its personality magnetizes attention. The XDiavel V4 is a bike capable of gliding at low speed on the city boulevards with the same naturalness with which it dances between the curves on the hills.
The XDiavel V4 is surprising. Its 1,158 cc V4 Granturismo engine gives it benchmark performance for the category. With 168 hp of power and 12.8 kgm of torque, it combines linearity at low revs with vigorous torque across the entire delivery range. The counter-rotating crankshaft, combined with one of the lowest weights in the category (229 kg in running order without fuel) give the XDiavel V4 handling that is a benchmark in the segment.
Unmistakable line
The XDiavel V4 is a bike of contrasts, and it shows at first glance. The low and sleek sport cruiser line, enhanced by the light that plays on the soft surfaces, represents an exciting contrast with the image of power and technology conveyed by the mechanicals. Bold shapes, inspired by supercars, whose extraordinary aesthetic and technical nature is underlined by the proudly visible four-exit exhaust. At the rider’s request, the XDiavel V4 can be a cruiser on which to enjoy the sunset from a coastal road or a dragster ready to sprint at the green light.
The muscular fuel tank captures the eye with the new and iridescent Black Lava and Burning Red colours, created specifically for the XDiavel V4, which produce fluid and elegant reflections when hit by light. The signature of the front and rear light clusters and the dynamic direction indicators* integrated into the side panels, naturally full-LED, contribute to unmistakably characterising the look of the XDiavel V4. The front DRL*, with its double C profile, attracts attention in a play of contrasts with the internal texturing of the headlight. Together with the rear light cluster, positioned under the tail fairing, it greets the rider with the Welcome Effect when the instrument panel is turned on, emphasising the sophistication and attention to every detail of the XDiavel.
The single-sided aluminium swingarm leaves you free to admire the deep but visually very light rear wheel, on which the imposing 240/45 tyre is fitted. The five star-shaped spokes of the rims, with machined surfaces, reinforce the reference to American muscle cars.
The rider, who can enjoy the comfort of a low seat (770 mm from the ground) and a handlebar set back and lowered, compared to the XDiavel 1260 to facilitate use especially when manoeuvring, has full control of the bike in every situation. Comfort is substantially improved, thanks to the rear suspension with increased travel of 25 mm compared to the XDiavel 1260 and, above all, a wide, well-profiled and thicker seat. The passenger can also count on a more spacious (+30% in width, +50% in length) and comfortable (+25 mm thick) seat, and on a rear grab handle supplied as standard.
Enthusiasts who prefer a riding position that allows them to exploit the dynamic qualities of the XDiavel V4 even more can move the footpegs to a more rearward position thanks to the special kit offered by the Ducati catalogue. And if equipped with the accessory tail fairing, the XDiavel V4 can also become a feisty single-seater.
MotoGP-derived V4 engine
The XDiavel adopts the 1,158 cc V4 Granturismo engine, a technical solution that improves performance, dynamics and riding pleasure. This is also thanks to the sophisticated technology of the counter-rotating crankshaft which, as on the Ducati MotoGP bike, reduces the gyroscopic effect, increasing nimbleness. The engine is a central element of the bike’s design, also thanks to the glossy black finish adopted, unique among Ducati V4 engines.
Powerful (168 hp), rich in torque at all speeds (with a peak value of 12.8 kgm at 7,500 rpm, 0.2 kgm more than the Multistrada V4) but also extremely light and compact, the V4 Granturismo (which derives from the Desmosedici Stradale of the Panigale V4 and Streetfighter V4) is at the same time fluid, regular and usable even at the lowest speeds. It is also characterised by low running costs, with the most important maintenance interventions scheduled at intervals of 60,000 km (a record value) and efficient in terms of fuel consumption and emissions thanks to the extended deactivation system. This function switches off the rear cylinder bank, not only when the vehicle is stationary, but also when riding at low revs in conditions of reduced engine load.
The Twin Pulse firing order, together with the dedicated exhaust system developed with great attention to “sound quality”, unmistakably characterise the V4 Granturismo timbre of the XDiavel V4. The extended deactivation system of the rear cylinders, which allows the engine to operate as a twin-cylinder or as a four-cylinder with an imperceptible transition due to its graduality, generates a variation in the tone of the exhaust noise when switching from one mode to the other. A deeper sound, with lower frequencies, characterises the V4 Granturismo when only the two front cylinders are active, while the frequencies become higher when all four cylinders are in operation.
read more about the new XDiavel V4: https://www.ducati.com
