The moment Ducati revealed its new-for-2025 Panigale V4 it was clear that the naked Streetfighter V4 must be in line for similar updates.

Those changes make it the most powerful naked production bike Ducati has made. Try 160kW (214hp), at a screaming 13,500rpm. That’s 6hp up on the previous Streetfighter V4 and just less than the Panigale V4 – the slight reduction caused by different air intake ducting rather than detuning.

That engine  is the familiar Desmosedici Stradale V4 , complete with all the updates that the Panigale V4 received for 2025. That means the usual 90-degree V4 layout and reverse-rotating crankshaft, along with the signature desmodromic valvetrain, plus new-for-2025 high-lift cams and a variable intake trumpet system to maximise torque and power at different revs and throttle openings.

There’s the usual massive array of rider aids, overseen by the ‘Ducati Vehicle Observer’ system, derived from the MotoGP racer, that uses an algorithm and inputs from the IMU and other sensors to simulate over 70 additional sensors, feeding all that information back to the rider assist systems to maximise their potential.

The half-frame, semi-monocoque chassis has reduced weight and 39 percent  less lateral rigidity.

The Streetfighter V4 will sell for $38,400 ride away and the V4 S version from $43,100. BP