Lego Ducati Panigale V4R vs Actual, Real Panigale

A comparison of the Lego Ducati Panigale V4R and a real Ducati Panigale V4R.

Overview of the Lego Ducati Panigale

On June 1 2020 the Lego Ducati Panigale V4R was released.

It is awesome! It became my next birthday present to myself.

But even just looking at the Lego Ducati Panigale V4R, you can see a few details are missing. I mean I’m still getting one, but details are important!

Luckily, it’s made of Lego so I’ll probably be able to stick some things on.

What the Lego Panigale and the Real Panigale have in common

Luckily, they have enough things in common for the Lego version to be of appeal to any motorcycle nut.

For me, the details that they captured (that would have been deal-breakers if they omitted) are

• Functional steering and wheels
• That sweet single-sided swing-arm
• An on-brand Ducati red colour
• Aerodynamic winglets on the front

Bonus things that are super cool are

• The working gearbox
• Functional suspension
• A functional drivetrain!

Important omissions from the Lego Ducati V4R

Nonetheless there are some important details missing that you can see just from the photos above.

These omissions from the Lego Ducati V4R are

• Front mudguard — it looks naked without it. Like it has been in an accident. (Also, it’s not road-legal like this!)
• Brake calipers — makes the brakes look naked. The brakes don’t work, anyway
• Clutch/brake levers
• The tyres look weirdly thin on the lego Panigale. They’re monstrous on the real one!
• THE 200HP+ V4 ENGINE OMG

Just listen to that V4 engine sing on the dyno…

None of this changes that I’ll put in a pre-order the moment I can.