Ducati hasn’t made vast changes to the new Streetfighter V4 S for 2023, mainly because the planet’s most ferocious nakedbike didn’t really require any.
Power from the immense V4 Desmosedici Stradale remains at a claimed 155kW (208hp). So hardly an issue there. Peak torque also remains capped at 123Nm, an amount that no sane human being would complain about. Top-spec Brembo Stylema brakes remain, as does the main chassis and its superbike-inspired geometry.
Ducati has, however, tweaked the ergonomics and electronics, a similar bag of tricks performed last year to the Panigale V4, to make the Streetfighter V4 faster, madder and, believe it or not, easier to ride than ever.
To test the new 2023 updates, we headed to the tricky and challenging Circuito de Andalucía in Spain to see if we could feel the differences and experience one of the most demanding nakedbikes on the market. In fact, the Streetfighter V4 S feels like it could have even been tamed a little – like it had a few horses shaved from its brutally potent motor – and I’d have been happy, because every time you ride one on track you know you are in for a serious full-body-and-brain workout – it’s
