If you’re looking for tangible information to put the Superleggera’s performance into context, pay attention to this graphic. Using the 2019 Panigale V4, and the final turn at Jerez – a slow hairpin with an exit speed of approximately 55 mph leading onto the front straight – as a benchmark, we’re looking at speed and distance across the start/finish line. To start, the 2019 Panigale V4 crosses start/finish at 155 mph. With the 2020 Panigale V4, and its chassis tweaks and front wings, by the time it crosses start/finish it’s traveling 156 mph and has a 15-foot gap to the 2019 bike. Interestingly, the 2020 V4 equipped with the Superleggera’s aero package, has a trap speed identical to the 2019 bike at 155 mph, but has a gap 20 feet ahead. Now with the Superleggera V4, complete with the racing kit, by the time it exits the final turn at Jerez and crosses start/finish, its 159 mph trap speed is 4 mph greater than the 2019 bike, and its gap across the line is a massive 30 feet. Hopefully this helps put into context what a 35-pound weight reduction, a 25-horsepower bump (the standard Panigale is rated at 209 hp), and an emphasis on aerodynamics can do to a motorcycle’s performance.