Ducati s big rage for india

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:30:00 +0000

Eying a big potential for luxury bikes in India, where tastes are changing from mass-market machines to high-end bikes, Italy’s Ducati Motor Holding on Tuesday announced entry into the country with its full range of premium bikes, priced between Rs 15 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.

Ducati 1098R

Ducati 848

Ducati 1098

Ducati Hypermotard

The engine power of the Ducati superbikes would be in the range of 90 horsepower to 180 horsepower and would comply with Euro III emission norms, Chordia said. Ducati motorcycles would first be available through two exclusive showrooms in Mumbai and Delhi, he said. “By early next year, we will open three more exclusive showrooms in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai,” Chordia said.

“We are very impressed with evolution of the Indian market. It is no longer an emerging market, but a strong Economy. I am very proud to officially announce our entry in the Indian market,” Ducati Motor Holding CEO Gabriele Del Torchio said in New Delhi.

The company has entered India with the objective to be a market leader in the premium segment, he added.He, however, refused to give any specific volume or revenue target for the company.We will be importing 50 bikes this year. If we will be able to sell these (50 units) in the current year, then it will be more than enough,” Torchio said.
Besides, the company is also exploring possibilities for considerably increasing its component sourcing from the Indian market.

“We are currently sourcing engine parts and other key components from here. We plan to increase it considerably and holding discussions to five different players,” Torchio said without divulging details. A group of engineers from the company’s facility would be visiting India next week to finalise the sourcing partners here, he added.
The company currently sources auto components to its only manufacturing facility in Italy worth 50 million euro from all over the world, of which India accounts for less than five million euro.

The Italian racing bike manufacturer today introduced four different models in multiple variants, which would be available in the range of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, said Ashish Chordia, Chief Executive Officer of Precision Motor India Pvt Ltd, the sole distributor of Ducati bikes in India. “We are not introducing ‘Monster 696′ model, which is currently going through homologation here. After the due processes get over, we will launch this model also,” he added.

Below are the prices from CubicCapacity guys

Ducati model and price list for India.

Multistrada	Price in Rs lakh
MTS 1100	1,820,971
MTS1100S	2,072,205
HyperMotard
HM 1100	1,820,971
HM 1100 S	2,072,205
Monster
M 695	1,341,516
S2R1000	1,667,545
S4R	1,946,588
S4RS	2,204,535
M 696	1,378,097
M 696 +	1,423,598
S4R S Tricolore	2,263,396
SBK
1098	2,561,250
1098 S	3,025,362
1098 R	4,803,710
848	2,177,623
Sport Classic
Sport 1000 S	1,882,341
Sport 1000	1,763,436
GT 1000	1,667,545
GT1000 Bicolore	1,731,744

Via:The Financial Express

Ducati 848 Superbike 2008

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:55:00 +0000

The 2008 Ducati 848 is 30% more powerful than it’s predecessor, producing 134 hp. It is also a stunning 44 lbs lighter. These two factors combine to give a power to weight ratio which is even better than the 999.

Where Ducati have managed to lose that much weight is beyond me and I can only guess the paint must be helium based or something. Although they are claiming a new engine production method to vacuum die cast the engine casings which saves 6.5 lbs alone and a new clutch that save 2.2 lbs, so that means the other 35 lbs can only be down to the paint.

The 848 shares much with it’s bigger brother, the 1098. The wheels are identical (although shod with a skinnier tire on the back) and the bodywork is exactly the same. Ducati launched the 848 in Almeria, Spain, and Rueben Xaus demonstrated it’s wheelie capabilities and apparently stunning cornering ability. Take a few laps with Reuben in the video.

This is an all-new bike. Rather than sleeve down the 999 engine, Ducati have constructed a brand new one and this will certainly give the 600s a run for their money. Styling is the usual spectacularly sexy Ducati and the 848 is available in red or white, although why on earth any one would want anything other than red is a mystery.

The specifications are impressive to say the least and I can see this one becoming extremely popular. And at last, Ducati have built this one for the road first, the race track second. The 848 is not eligible to enter either World or AMA Supersport racing, so it should be well mannered on the road. The legendary Ducati grunt makes it a breeze to ride and just about every journalist at the launch fell in love with it.

Rueben manages to show just how quick it can be, but the power to weight ratio and nice flat torque curve are enough to make this an easy, sporty ride without too much stress on the rider. Jane Omorogbe was lucky enough to get to ride it at the launch and her review is at the bottom of the page. Ducati are also claiming 50% less maintenance costs this year, with service intervals stretched from 600 to 7,500 miles which is good news for those put off by Ducati’s world famous running costs. It’s an extremely sexy bike, but it’s probably worth stumping up the extra few grand for the big one. Me – I’ll be sticking to the monster.

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Ducati s big rage for india

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