DUCATI Superbike 848 EVO Dark (2013-2014) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2013, the Italian engineers from the House of Borgo Panigale took the successful 848 EVO and turned it into a more aggressive, edgier, and bolder machine in the form of the Ducati Superbike 848 EVO Dark.

As its name suggests, the 2013 Ducati Superbike 848 EVO Dark was delivered in a blacked-out package with black bodywork, frame, and wheels, offering a more aggressive stance.

The bike was fitted with the same standard features as its sibling, such as a full fairing with a dual headlight system, a small windscreen, a two-piece dual seat, an under-seat-mounted exhaust system, a single-sided swingarm, and Y-shaped 10-spoke lightweight wheels.

The bike's suspension system comprised a 43 mm fully adjustable USD Showa fork on the front and a fully adjustable Ohlins shock absorber with progressive linkage on the rear, offering excellent handling capabilities.

As for the braking performance, the bike's wheels were fitted with two 320 mm semi-floating discs and four-piston Brembo Monobloc calipers on the front and a 245 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the rear wheel.

The 2013 Ducati Superbike 848 EVO Dark packed underneath its bodywork an 849cc four-stroke liquid-cooled V-twin engine fed by an electronically-controlled fuel injection system, boasting 140 hp with a peak force at 10,500 rpm and 98 Nm (72 lb-ft) torque at 9,750 rpm.