Caught! 2013 Ducati Hypermotard 848
Il Ducatista magazine has a spy shot of what appears to be the first liquid cooled, 4 valve Ducati Hypermotard, with an 848 engine .
Il Ducatista magazine has a spy shot of what appears to be the first liquid cooled, 4 valve Ducati Hypermotard, with an 848 engine .
The awaited announcement that VW owned Audi is to acquire Ducati could come as early as this Wednesday according to sources cited by Reuters who claim to be familiar with the matter. The announcement would coincide with the expiration of an exclusive period of due diligence.
Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes and their performance division AMG, has denied outright any interest in buying Ducati despite their marketing partnership. It also seems that Audi’s interest in Ducati is for a controlling stake and not the entire company.
Further to the news that Volkswagen was in advanced talks to acquire Ducati via its Audi name plate comes fresh news that Audi has bid €750 Million Euros for the Italian motorcycle and style icon.
It didn’t take too long after the debut of the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale for rumors to begin swirling of a baby brother Superbike companion to join the lineup. Will Ducati build the ultimate successor to the 748 and 749? Possibly, but our bet is that a Superquadro powered version of the Steetfighter will appear [...]
Ducati love a tease and a new one is currently underway concerning the Monster, this time with an interesting twist. Ducati Malaysia is promising to reveal a Monster announcement later this month just before the Sepang MotoGP.
A short, amateurish video featuring none other than 3 time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss posted on Ducati’s official YouTube channel today teases an announcement from Ducati scheduled for next Wednesday. What is it?
New spy photos of the the 2012 Ducati 1199 Superbike have surfaced on the interwebs of the radical new Ducati undergoing further road testing. At the same time a new rendering of the bike depicting a hypothetical Valentino Rossi edition has the distinction of looking mighty fine indeed.
Rumors are circulating that deep pockets Ducati sponsor Phillip Morris wants to stump up the cash for a 3rd factory Marlboro Ducati Desmosedici for Italian Marco Simoncelli next season.
With spyshots of the 2012 Ducati Superbike appearing recently at least one designer has had a crack at filling in the styling blanks. The bad news? He obviously thinks the Ducati styling department was inspired by the Beluga whale. Which is our way of saying, I hope the finished bike doesn’t look like the designs [...]