Audi buys Ducati

FunkyCowie · 18 Apr 2012 at 04:29

http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/audi-buys-ducati

233 · 18 Apr 2012 at 05:56

Should be interesting I'd imagine they will do the same as with Bentley etc and let them get on with it but with lots of technology swapping especially as the current trend seems to be for small engines and MPGZ

VoG · 18 Apr 2012 at 12:36

Excellant, i half expected it to go to a Chinese company tbh.

gillywibble · 18 Apr 2012 at 13:16

Good news.

edd1e · 18 Apr 2012 at 13:36

Mental to think Facebook bought Instagram for not a lot less than that!

I hope they do good things...

agnes · 18 Apr 2012 at 14:47

I am both scared and excited, if they leave the styling and the good old vtwin combination. And bring some Audi service, I will be happy.

However, if they mess with the styling/engine, I will NOT be happy

Servicing might become cheaper though! Which is always a bonus.

Dogbreath · 18 Apr 2012 at 18:20

Oh dear this doesn't bode well. The manufacturers of tediously dull cars buys one of the most iconic superbike manufacturers ever. They are probably revising all the publicity shots as we speak:

Yaayuh! · 18 Apr 2012 at 18:34

Good news i think, hopefully opens up a lot of possibilities in regards to technology funding etc.

Yaayuh! · 18 Apr 2012 at 18:34

Dogbreath said:
Oh dear this doesn't bode well. The manufacturers of tediously dull cars buys one of the most iconic superbike manufacturers ever. They are probably revising all the publicity shots as we speak:

Because the RS series and R8 are so dull... :rolleyes:

Dogbreath · 18 Apr 2012 at 18:45

Rossi~ said:
Because the RS series and R8 are so dull...

Frankly yes they are, and no amount of rolleyes is going to change that. Extremely fast and capable without a doubt, but ultimately dull.

Yaayuh! · 18 Apr 2012 at 19:04

Dogbreath said:
Frankly yes they are, and no amount of rolleyes is going to change that. Extremely fast and capable without a doubt, but ultimately dull.

I disagree but each to their own i suppose

thedoc46 · 18 Apr 2012 at 20:00

Dogbreath said:
Oh dear this doesn't bode well. The manufacturers of tediously dull cars buys one of the most iconic superbike manufacturers ever. They are probably revising all the publicity shots as we speak:

WTF are you talking about? Dull Cars.. Nothing more appealing than an Audi. :rolleyes:

Dogbreath · 18 Apr 2012 at 23:12

thedoc46 said:
WTF are you talking about? Dull Cars.. Nothing more appealing than an Audi.

Is that supposed to be ironic?

paradigm · 18 Apr 2012 at 23:16

They've not exactly ruined Lamborghini have they

And it's not like Lamborghini aren't a flamboyant italian motoring company who needed to keep their own image and brand

Ducati will be fine.

wazza300 · 19 Apr 2012 at 01:33

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