Quick, which is more important, weight or horsepower?
There are competing camps who'd side one way or the other. Proponents will argue you can get away with more if you have greater power, while there are those who'll say reducing weight is the ultimate end-all, be-all. Ducati, however, saw that old "Why not both?" meme and took it to heart while developing its new V2 engine, as it has both power and lightweightedness.
How to heart you ask? How does a power-to-weight ratio of 1-to-1 sound? Meet Borgo Panigale's new 890cc V2 V-twin.
The new V2 engine comes only a few short months after Ducati stated it would be retiring the old V2 engine, much to the chagrin of folks who loved the motor. But time wait for no one and the old motor just couldn't hock it with tightening governmental restrictions. The new motor is meant to meet new Euro 5+ emissions targets, and is comprosed of a 90-degree V-twin pumping out a staggering 120 horsepower—115 horsepower will also become available as stock. Adding a race exhaust will up the horses to 126.
But the biggest detail is that the new V2 engine weighs just 120 pounds.
