160hp and 90 ft lbs of torque out of a V-twin is pretty damn impressive. Ducati did their homework on this one.

Oh and here is for you "high maintenance" guys

"Ducati are also hoping to make their bikes more accessible by increasing the servicing interval and reducing the costs. They've done this by 'engineering in quality'. They claim to have lowered the servicing costs by as much as 50%, which is no mean feat and bound to appease those who have wanted to own a Ducati before but couldn't justify the extrodinarily high servicing costs. The intervals rival and even put some Japanese manufacturers to shame with a new 7,500 mile interval on the 1098 Testastretta Evoluzione engine. "