Description: Last April Audi reportedly bought Italian motorcycle company Ducati for a cool $1.1 billion. While many (including us) were surprised by the purchase, we assumed that VW Group Chairman Ferdinand Piech...Add Comments7
Garrett HullenderAug 06, 2012 Nillson: yes I know and yes they own about every car company there is but the article is saying "just Lambo" bought them by them self but yes be probaly helped them out
FlymcbeanAug 06, 2012 Will the real owner of Ducati please stand up, please stand up
Jörgen NilssonAug 06, 2012 Garrett: You know that the VW-group owns Lamborghini, right?
Garrett HullenderAug 05, 2012 I'm surprised a small supercar sompany can spend that much money
Jacob Keith MillerAug 05, 2012 I thought it was cool that they said Audi bought Ducati. But now that they say it was actually Lamborghini, that's awesome!!! It makes me love mine so much more!
Brandon LidyAug 05, 2012 That's actually not a bad price
Description: However, in a new report coming from Autoblog and originally scooped by Asphaltandrubber.com, it appears that Audi is not the actual owner of Ducati after all. Lamborghini is. The truth appears to hav...Add Comments6
Nicolai Stålstrøm DalenAug 05, 2012 Wait, VW owns Audi AND Lamborghini... They sold Ducati to themself then?
DeUahn WellsAug 05, 2012 @serge exactly, they own all of them so I don't really get the point of this article
Kevin RehbockAug 05, 2012 This makes sense. Lamborghini can make more supercars while their new bikes keep them compliant with emissions regulations.
Description: To clarify this further, Lamborghini is now the formal owner of Ducati and they both fall under Audi's jurisdiction within the VW Group. Basically, Audi purchased Ducati with Lamborghini's m...Add Comments3
Michael DavidsonAug 05, 2012 Yeah, it's California's emission regulations that screw it all up.
Nick StiAug 05, 2012 If Lamborghinis are so rare, why do emissions matter? you can't beat the way emission laws are so loosely enforced in the US (except Cali)
Description: By acquiring Ducati, Lamborghini can now cleverly combine the emissions numbers from their high-displacement supercars with a brand whose vehicles burn far fewer emissions. In other words, Lamborghini...Add Comments7
Bryan MischAug 07, 2012 The rich are rich because they pay there attorneys to know the loop holes.
Luke PurdyAug 06, 2012 I see what you did there...
koltonAug 06, 2012 Jairo, I am nowhere near being a billionaire and I love this loophole.
koltonAug 06, 2012 That was clever. Too bad Aston Martin wasn't that smart. Now we have to look at that hideous rebadged Scion iQ.
Ben AugustAug 05, 2012 Not so sure it's that effective. Although I'm not familiar with the law noted here, it would be surprising if the law does not differentiate by vehicle type. And if it does not right now, logic suggests it would (should) be changed.
Jairo GarciaAug 05, 2012 Gotta love them loopholes, right billionaires? Lol
Domi BsaibesAug 05, 2012 Such a relief! Keep rolling those v12!
Dainius KuodisAug 06, 2012 Come on people. They don't tune your bike :D and these maintenance services can cost north of 1000 or much south of it. It really depends on where you take it and what is getting done...
Quinn ConnerAug 05, 2012 Whatever.
Your just going to let some random kids talk about $7500.00 Maintenence schedules which consist of dynos and recaps of fuel ignition?
Have at it! Yup, all is exactly true (sarcasm)
Louis ValdiviaAug 05, 2012 I was asking how the exhaust for the streetfighter sounded dumbass
Quinn ConnerAug 05, 2012 Reread his post. He says his friend changed his exhaust and that it sounds good.
This is the reason why he thinks the Maintenence schedule includes a tuning of the fuel maps, bc his friend probably did everything at once.
Who's the idiot now? Lol
Louis ValdiviaAug 05, 2012 He wasn't even talking about exhaust in any way dumbass
Quinn ConnerAug 05, 2012 Sure, changing exhaust would be benificial with also changing the tune. But that is NOT part of scheduleded maintenance like you stated. Maintenve is more in the 750 range anyhow, so stop with your theories and fish stories
William DownsAug 05, 2012 And thats not for every bike but its included along with checking and adjusting your v alves, pulling and checking your cutch disk, and alot of other things, the price is high but your paying to basicaly recondtion your ducati. If not for car payments and rent would have gotten a street fighter
William DownsAug 05, 2012 Maybe you should go read an article, bike engine is constantly changing after 7500 miles on a bike the factory fuel map and ignition timing is no longer optimal, hence the 1000$ price, like getting your bike dyno tuned, and idk my friend changed his exhaust.day he got it but it does sound amazing
Quinn ConnerAug 05, 2012 Wow bro? Wtf again? Re-tuning of fuel and ignition maps is a scheduled service?? Get your facts straight! that's hilarious!
Louis ValdiviaAug 05, 2012 Hey William is the streetfighter loud?
William DownsAug 05, 2012 Nvm it is the 7500mi an its like 1000$ cause they retune the engine fuel map and ignition, and yes i have 2 friends with monsters and one with a street fighter
Quinn ConnerAug 05, 2012 @william. Why lie? Do you even know anyone with a Ducati? Lol. Your confused. I call bullsh*t on your $7500.00 service interval. I think you actually mean 7500 miles service interval, but you clearly state dollars.
Louis ValdiviaAug 05, 2012 The LEDS IN front are a killer it's sexy
Louis ValdiviaAug 05, 2012 And it's a two seated naked bike right?
Louis ValdiviaAug 05, 2012 Damn I'll still get it.. I mean it is an Italian motorcycle... Or an Aprilia Tuono?
William DownsAug 05, 2012 idk when i was looking at it guy made sure i knew that.. i think its an engine over haul or just because its a ducati, if it wasnt for that i would have gladly spent the money on the bike
William DownsAug 05, 2012 omg i want one so bad but that 7500 dollar service interval is killer, basically a super car of the bike world, everyone i know that has a duc has an older one or trades it in when that service comes around
Nillson: yes I know and yes they own about every car company there is but the article is saying "just Lambo" bought them by them self but yes be probaly helped them out
Will the real owner of Ducati please stand up, please stand up
Garrett: You know that the VW-group owns Lamborghini, right?
I'm surprised a small supercar sompany can spend that much money
I thought it was cool that they said Audi bought Ducati. But now that they say it was actually Lamborghini, that's awesome!!! It makes me love mine so much more!
That's actually not a bad price
That's a lot of money!