To those of you who scoffed at the idea of Harley-Davidson venturing into the world of electric motorcycles with the LiveWire Concept, well, prepare yourselves for another bombshell. Ducati, builders of wicked Italian sports bikes, isn’t shutting the door on the possibility of building…a scooter. You guys ok? Did anybody faint?
This is no April’s fool joke, either. Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali said as much, basically telling Moto.it that the thought of one day seeing a Ducati scooter isn’t as blasphemous as some people believe.
That said, Domenicali did coat his comments by saying that if Ducati does venture into the world of scooters, it’s going to have to do it while keeping the company’s core brand elements intact. Unless he’s trying to throw some shade on his statements, I’m guess that he’s talking about scooters that will carry Ducati’s renowned styling and performance characteristics and will be as desirable to consumers like any other Ducati machine.
That’s the first part of the equation. The other part is to make sure that a Ducati scooter will sell, which I don’t see the company having any problems accomplishing, especially in markets where small-displacement urban rides are in high-demand. That could mean anywhere from China, South America, India, and even Southeast Asia.
If Ducati wants to get into the scooter game, it’s got the resources to do so. Apparently, it also has the support of its CEO and that bodes well for the possibility of seeing Ducati scooters in the future.
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Ducati CEO Opens The Door For Possible Scooter Model originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 11 March 2015 09:00 EST.
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