Ducati Announces 2023 India Plan, to Launch 9 New Motorcycles at These Prices

Ducati India has recently announced its roadmap for the Indian market. The company intends to launch nine new motorcycles this year in different phases. The details like the price and launch timeline of the upcoming models have already been revealed by the firm. Moreover, Ducati also confirmed that it is going to open two new state-of-the-art dealerships across India. The auto manufacturing company announced that Chandigarh and Ahmedabad will be the locations of its new dealerships. While Ducati Ahmedabad will begin operations in the first quarter of the year, the Ducati Chandigarh unit will start operations in January. Notably, each of these showrooms will receive 3S facilities and will offer the same units for sales, servicing, and replacement parts.

In the second week of January 2023, Ducati will commence the deliveries of its DesertX model. Coming to the pricing, the Monster SP is priced at Rs 15.95 lakh (ex-showroom, India), while the Panigale V4 R is priced at Rs 69.99 lakh (ex-showroom, India). Both of these bikes are more advanced than their standard counterparts. The Monster SP gets a MotoGP-inspired livery as well as some new technical features. The Panigale V4 R employs MotoGP and World SBK Championship-derived technical solutions. Ducati boasts that the new V4 R is the closest production model to a race bike ever made.

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The Streetfighter V4 SP2 from Ducati will go on sale in the third quarter of 2023 for Rs 35.33 lakh. The launch of the new generation Diavel V4, with a price tag of Rs. 25.91 lakh, will happen shortly after that. The company's muscle cruiser, the new Diavel V4, features the V4 Grantourismo engine for the very first time. It was launched in the overseas market last year. The new quad exhaust tips are one of the new Diavel V4's most notable design features. On the other hand, the Streetfighter SP2 adds all the "SP" models' technical features, to make it more potent on the racetrack. 

Following this, the Multistrada V4 Rally will be launched by Ducati in the fourth quarter of 2023. Prices for this Multistrada designed for off-road riding start at Rs 29.72 lakh (ex-showroom, India). Ducati will launch the new Scrambler 2G lineup immediately after the Multistrada. The Icon 2G, the Full Throttle 2G, and the Nightshift 2G will all be available in India. The Full Throttle and the Nightshift will both cost Rs 12 lakh, while the prices for the Icon range start at Rs 10.39 lakh.

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Finally, before the end of the year, Ducati will launch its most exclusive bike to date, the Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini, priced at Rs 72 lakh (ex-showroom, India). According to the company, the V4 Lamborghini represents the Lamborghini Huracan STO's values, flair, and exclusivity. When it launches in India, the Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini will be the most premium and expensive Ducati model ever.