October 19, 2011

Mercedes's First Motorcycle?! - Ducati & Mercedes Benz "2012 Ducati Diavel AMG" Special Edition





Announced at last year’s LA Auto Show, the Ducati and Mercedes AMG partnership revealed AMG’s sponsorship of the Ducati Moto GP factory team plus a series of joint marketing and PR campaigns.

This first ‘co inspired’ model combines distinctive styling features two famous Marques. The Diavel serves as the 2012 flagship model of the family the smooth matte black motorcycle is a tribute to the AMG luxury sports brand with different AMG reference points such as 5-spoke wheels horizontally ribbed.

The collaboration has just created the new Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition in time for the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show.

The carbon fiber bodywork comes in any color as long as its matte black and contrasts to the AMG “Diamond White Bright” painted frame.

Ducati Diavel will start with an MSRP base price of US$16,995, while the up-market carbon version will hit the wallet with an MSRP of US$19,995.

Rumored to make around 165hp, the Diavel is based off the same Testastretta 11º motor as the Ducati Multistrada 1200, and weighs 456lbs according to Ducati.

1 comment:

  1. Looking forward to seeing the bike at the IMS show in Dallas, TX

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