Yahoo Autos Ducati unveils its most powerful single-cylinder engine
Ducati leveraged decades of racing expertise to develop the most powerful and highest-revving single-cylinder engine in its history. Available in two states of tune, the Superquadro Mono stands out as the famed Italian brand's first road-going single-cylinder engine in over 30 years.
In a way, Ducati returned to its roots: launched in 1950, its first model blurred the line separating motorcycles and mopeds with a 48-cubic-centimeter air-cooled single-cylinder engine. Fast-forward to 2023 and the Superquadro Mono puts a completely different spin on the concept of a single-cylinder engine. It's related to the unit that powers the Panigale 1299 and it has a displacement of 659cc. It features titanium intake valves, steel exhaust valves, and the innovative Desmodromic system that Ducati developed for racing in the 1950s.
