The Ducati Diavel muscle cruiser has become the latest in a line of models from Bologna to ditch a traditional V-twin motor in favour of a liquid-cooled V4.
The aptly named Diavel V4 will arrive in January in a choice of £23,595 red, or £23,895 black and boasts a claimed 166.3bhp and 93lbft of torque from its 1158cc V4 Granturismo motor, first seen in the large-capacity Multistrada adventure bike range.
Taking over from the Diavel 1260, which first arrived in 2019, the new V4 was previously spotted in a series of spy shots back in September. Ducati are claiming it to be 13kg lighter than the outgoing 1260 S, shaving five kilos in the engine itself and a further eight around the rest of the bike. It’s hardly a dainty ballerina though, tipping the scales at a portly 223kg without its 20-litres of fuel.
This new motor gets a twin-pulse firing order and comes wrapped within an aluminium monocoque