Now its official. Audi have bought Ducati...

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

It can only mean one thing for Ducati and that is reliability.

But modern Ducatis are already reliable.
Wonder if Audi will pull the plug on Ducatis hideously underperforming MotoGP team...?

gn2 wrote:But modern Ducatis are already reliable.
Wonder if Audi will pull the plug on Ducatis hideously underperforming MotoGP team...?

More likely to drop a diesel engine in and go endurance racing...

Actually, won't Ducati be a good stablemate to Lamborghini?

Given that Lamborghini was originally a tractor manufacturer and Ducati have always been a builder of exquisite motorcycles, I don't think so.

StephenC wrote:Actually, won't Ducati be a good stablemate to Lamborghini?

And they now all come under the VW control, who of couse own Audi, Skoda, Bentley, Seat, Lamborghini and now Ducati.
Not sure but Porsche may own a chunck of VW, or it now might be the other way round, depending on how the court ruleing's are going!!

Don't forget VAG also includes NSU.

Dont forget Bugatti too Its a shame, as VaG do tend to make a clinical if efficent car.... I hope they dont drain too much of Ducatis character. Theyve also been after Alfa Romeo for a while

barryG wrote:Dont forget Bugatti too Its a shame, as VaG do tend to make a clinical if efficent car.... I hope they dont drain too much of Ducatis character. Theyve also been after Alfa Romeo for a while

That's the first I've heard, I can't see Fiat releasing Alfa myself.