Will Ducati enter the scooter market now audi owns them?

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Will Ducati enter the scooter market now audi owns them?

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not sure if was true or going to happen, just found the below link but was last year, so do you think they should :?:

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Not going to happen.

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gn2 wrote:Not going to happen.
did not think so either :D
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Its already happened
I can think of two but there are probably more

Ducati Brio
(100 cc I think?)

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Ducati cruiser
175cc, first italian auto scooter ? Ghia bodywork

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That 2nd scooter is the epitomy of style IMHO. icon_wink-.gif Wales.gif
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It's a beaut
Very luxurious for the time

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Nothing from Audi, but both mini (BMW) and smart (Mercedes) exhibited concept scooters a couple of years ago. Nothing heard since though.

So to answer the OP question: No.
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I think they will in time with special edition models relating to there moto gp efforts ,but i think it will be a rebadged something or other .

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Ferret wrote:I think they will in time with special edition models relating to there moto gp efforts ,but i think it will be a rebadged something or other .
that Ducati panaigale is quiet something does not even have a frame, quite an amazing feat of engineering, doing better in the WSB superbikes tho :D
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There again...Ducati are focussed on sportsbikes, and no-one buys sportsbike anymore, so what are they going to do? They have produced a few more touring-ish things like the Hyperstrada, so maybe some sort of sporty scooter thing might add to their appeal. Pretty niche thing though.

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