Street fighter reborn. Ducati Street Fighter V4 test drive.

Ducati used to use street fighters? In 848, the nickname "Street Fighter" became popular among motorcyclists all over the world, leaving an indelible and powerful figure. Time has passed, and the former street fighter stopped production for various reasons and said goodbye, disappearing into the long river of history. At the same time, it also represents that the monster took over the banner of a streetcar in Ducati, but the soul inside gradually dissipated as in the past.

With paniger? With the arrival of V4, it is announced that Ducati will fully upgrade its proud "L2" engine and formally enter the V4 era. Based on the new power platform, it also creates new opportunities for iteration for many products. With the spring breeze of V4, Ducati will be transformed into the former overlord, and Steetfighter will make a comeback with the heart of V4!

Ducati street fighter? V4 (hereinafter referred to as Street Fighter) is Ducati's work to revive the performance streetcar that has been discontinued for many years based on the brand-new V4 engine platform. The brand-new Street Fighter abandoned the classic modeling in the past and built a brand-new flagship streetcar with the latest modern family design language. The test drive we got this time is the standard version (street fighter? V4), in addition to the higher configuration of V4? S version

In terms of appearance, Street Fighter still uses Ducati's iconic red as the visual main color, and at the same time, it is matched with black and metal brushed colors to create a dynamic and sharp design style.

Like the previous generation street fighter, the new street fighter is also a super sports streetcar based on sports cars. The ergonomic and aerodynamic design of the whole vehicle almost copied the brother Panigal? V4, Street Fighter can even be regarded as Panigale without fairing.

The front part uses a design language called "Joker" style, and the low shape is very aggressive. The left and right headlights are responsible for the high beam and low beam lighting respectively, and the LED daytime running light bar is equipped above, which not only increases the driving safety, but also improves the recognition of street fighters.

Street fighter has applied a lot of aerodynamic design to the whole vehicle, and even the standard version comes standard with fixed wings on both sides. These protruding bodies can provide 28kg downforce (20kg for the front wheel and 8kg for the rear wheel) at a speed of 270km/h, so that the vehicle can maintain the best grip.

Like Panigale, the rear of the car uses a hollow cushion, which can also be used as an aerodynamic kit to provide downforce while reducing the weight to the extreme. At the same time, the taillights are also integrated behind the hollow cushion, and the effect after lighting is very beautiful.

The ergonomic shape of the fuel tank can make the position of knees and elbows completely fit the curved surface when riding, and make a better dumping action. The unique design allows the oil tank to immerse and expand under the cushion, making the volume of the oil tank reach 16L.

The fur-turned cushion allows the driver to droop his legs as much as possible through the narrowed design, and it also has a "V4" identity nameplate.

The standard version of Street Fighter adopts the first 43mmSHOWA inverted shock absorption in the shock absorption configuration, which supports full-segment adjustment; The rear shock absorber is a full-section adjustable shock absorber with a bottle in the middle of Saks brand. And in the configuration of a higher street fighter V4? Is the S version used before and after? Hlins electronic shock absorber system.

As a standard configuration, steering shock absorber appears on street fighters, which plays a certain role in directional stability during intense driving. The standard version is the brand of saxophone, but the S version is upgraded to? Hlins brand.

The braking system of front opposed four-piston calipers with 330mm double floating discs and rear opposed double-piston calipers with 245mm single disc completely refers to the level of the sports car. Brembo brand not only embodies the performance, but also adds a face value.

The iconic rear wheel single rocker structure once again appeared on the street fighter. At the same time, the setting of hidden exhaust at the bottom makes the single rocker arm structure completely exposed and becomes one of the biggest highlights at the tail.

The original factory with hidden exhaust at the bottom has its own valve control, which can suppress the sound waves in the N-gear state. After the gearbox is put into gear, it will produce completely different sound lines in generate.

Brand new 1 103cc? Desmo Sidic? The power of Stradale engine adopts MotoGP technology, with the maximum power of 208HP/ 12750rpm and the peak torque of123n m/11500 rpm. After exhausting fully in the dressing competition, it went directly to 220HP.

The 5-inch TFT full-color LCD screen can not only display driving information, but also connect the mobile phone, answer the phone and switch music through Bluetooth during driving. At the same time, through the handle function button, the curve anti-lock braking system EVO? ,? Ducati traction control EVO? 2? (DTC？ EVO？ 2),? Ducati Sliding Control System (DSC)? Ducati tilt head control system (DWC? EVO)，？ Ducati ejection starting system? (DPL)，？ Ducati two-way quick shift system EVO? 2? (DQS？ EVO？ 2),? Engine brake control system? Evo (EBC? EVO)？ ,? Ducati electronic suspension (DES? EVO)，？ Riding mode? (street,? Sports? What about the track? Race) and other rich electronic controls.

Street fighter is equipped with Pirelli lightning semi-hot melt tires. During the test drive, the mountain temperature in Beijing began to cool down, and the ground temperature below 20℃ made me quite afraid of the shooting task before the test drive. After all, a performance weapon with more than 200 horses is not so easy to control, but after several bends in the mountain, the idea was put on hold.

▲ Original factory with Pirelli? Diablo? Rosso? Kossa? Two? Tire semi-hot melt tire

Thanks to the powerful electronic auxiliary system, the performance of Street Fighter in mountainous areas has not shrunk due to low temperature. Sport mode is used in the whole mountain road. After the electronic AIDS such as ABS and TC are adjusted to the middle position, you can feel the smooth and supple power output in the palm of your hand. Although the tire temperature is not enough to make the semi-hot melt tire have enough grip, just before the rear wheel starts to shake, you can obviously feel the intervention of the electronic system, adjust the power in time, and bring back the urgent rear wheel.

Street fighter's two-way quick shift also plays an important auxiliary role in corners. When the vehicle speed is sufficient, you don't need to consider the operation of clutch and throttle when shifting gears, and you can get a smooth shift by stepping on your foot directly. The electronic throttle will automatically adjust the throttle opening to match the most suitable engine speed. However, in the case of low speed (including low speed and low speed), it is necessary to manually replenish or collect oil, otherwise there will be a short setback at the moment of shifting. But when you are familiar with the working logic of street fighter's fast moving, this frustration can be eliminated by fine-tuning your hands. Although the peak torque of Street Fighter broke out at 1 1500rpm, the low torque was enough to exert enough power on the winding mountain road in the mountains, and the sense of acceleration began at 3000 rpm, and a strong sense of mopping the floor began to appear at around 8000rpm. When running on a mountain road, you only need to switch between the second gear and the third gear in time, and you don't need to change gears frequently. This kind of calmness for the on-call power is not available in small displacement vehicles.

Different from conventional streetcars, Street Fighter's adjustment on the riding triangle is more radical. As I mentioned earlier, to some extent, you can think that this is a Panigale without a dome. This low-lying combat sitting posture may be too tired to ride for a long time, but in the case of intense driving or when you want to enjoy chopping, this sitting posture can better shift your center of gravity and change your body posture. However, when riding in the street or riding at high speed, the low voltage for a long time will really make the waist unbearable, and the exposed wind impact surface will be greatly improved without the fairing, which will aggravate the fatigue of the body when driving at high speed. But for the target audience of Street Fighter, this sitting posture setting is more in line with the daily car scene.

After extreme weight loss, the curb weight is only 178kg. For 1 liter V4 engine models, this is already a very exaggerated figure. Especially after the vehicle is driving, the feeling of agility and lightness will surprise people who come into contact with it for the first time. The only fly in the ointment is that the steering angle of street fighter is a little smaller than that of conventional street cars. I think this may be due to its super action setting, and more time is spent bending rather than turning.

I'm afraid that the heat value of "roast chicken eggs" is the most criticized among all previous models in Ducati. However, during our days of contact with Street Fighter, we hardly felt any trouble from this aspect. On the one hand, it must be because of the continuous cooling in the north since winter, ignoring the engine temperature. But I personally think that more factors are due to the powerful aerodynamic suite of Street Fighter, which makes the oncoming wind pass through the engine and take away most of the heat, especially the two pairs of fixed wings in the front of the car, and guide a lot of airflow to the driver's legs when working. Combined with the two, the calorific value of street fighter is almost negligible. However, the situation in winter cannot be generalized, and the real experience in summer may need to be shared by car owners in the coming year.

As a sequel to the classic model that has been discontinued for many years, the brand-new Street Fighter has proved that it can bear this once brilliant title with its strength, and the blessing of a large number of electronic auxiliary systems also makes Street Fighter easier to control while maintaining its violent genes. The brand-new V4 power platform also allows Street Fighter to return to the world with a brand-new look. For the title of "street fighter", a brand-new street fighter? V4 is not shameful. After several years of precipitation, the former street fighter is finally back! (Photo: Jeff? Aunt? /Text: Ricardo)

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