What’s important about the right blend of all three kinds of motorcycles-what did you have to emphasize and maybe tell us why? We asked Ferraresi for a deeper visual walk-around, to better understand how individual elements define the complete machine. The V4 allows a more upright riding position than you’d guess thanks to its swept back bars, and even though visually it pulls some lines from a superbike, with the peeled-back flavor revealing the machinery beneath, it’s something else. Displacement also drops from 1260cc down to 1158cc, even as peak horsepower jumps 7% from 157hp to 168hp.įurther, Ferraresi says this latest version isn’t purely a sport or naked bike, with all of that mechanical bravado, or a superbike meant for the track (with attendant back pain everywhere else) or even a cruiser. Sit on one and you immediately feel like you’re on a different motorcycle than what you were eyeballing. The new motor, which doubles its cylinder count even while shrinking in size, provided Ferraresi and the design team more room to work around the motor while also revealing more of its structure. Ferraresi’s emotional connection may be a primary draw of the Diavel’s 12-year success (it has sold approximately 45,000 units worldwide) and he is most proud of the V4 for fusing the visual philosophy of three bikes into the ultimate single-quiver motorcycle. The first Diavel debuted in 2011, but the bike has changed significantly from that time, with each iteration helmed by the brand’s Global Design Director, Andrea Ferraresi, who has been with Ducati since 2006. This is the third version of the Diavel (the V4 in its name indicates the number of cylinders in the engine as well as the motor’s shape). From the rear, the taillight twinkles into a firmament of red stars. From the side, a distinct visible bend cuts from the tail to the nose-a sort of curved stress line, with its highest point at the apex of the gas tank. Its exhaust twists into a metallic organ.

Stare long enough at Ducati‘s new Diavel V4 and it starts looking like something other than a motorcycle.

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