Ducati India has launched the Panigale 959 at Rs.
Ducati India has launched the Panigale 959 at Rs. 14.04 lakhs Ex-showroom, Delhi at the 2016 India Bike Week. The festival will be celebrated over two days on the 19th and 20th of February 2016 in Goa.
Amidst the roar of superbikes and cruisers, Ducati unveiled the beautiful Panigale 959 at the 2016 India Bike Week in Goa. The bike is a mid-performance motorcycle and follows the mantra of the bigger more powerful Panigale 1299. The looks of the bike is in line with rest of the Panigale range with mean looking front and twin pod headlights. The bike is fully faired and comes with Ducati’s traditional red paint shade. The new Italian bike has been designed for accessible performance for everyday riding along with an occasional thrill on the race track.
Ducati Panigale 959
The Ducati Panigale 959 is powered by a 955cc L-Twin motor that develops 155BHP and is the first Superquadro with Euro 4 emissions approval. The engines is mated to a 6-speed gearbox and comes with a slipper clutch. Ravi Avalur, Managing Director of Ducati India said, “We are very excited to bring the new super-mid Ducati Superbike to India. The Ducati 959 Panigale is the perfect balance between impressive design and breath-taking performance and it embodies Ducati’s premium sportbike culture.” Bookings for the bike have opened at all Ducati dealerships in India with deliveries to begin in July 2016.
Ducati Diavel Carbon
Ducati’s stall at the 2016 India Bike Week consisted of bikes from the Scrambler range, Hyperstrada, Multistrada 1200S and the Diavel Carbon. The Scrambler is the most affordable Ducati you can currently buy in India while the Hyperstrada and Multistrada are off road bikes. The Diavel Carbon is Ducati’s range topping tourer bike and comes with a 1198cc L-Twin engine that develops 160BHP. The bikes comes with a ultra wide 240-section rear tyre which are Pirelli Diablo Rosso’s. The tank panels, passenger seat cover and front mudguard of the Diavel Carbon are made in carbon fibre which sets it apart from the standard Diavel. Ducati currently has dealerships in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bangalore with plans to introduce more of them this year.
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