Bentley launches its first bike – this is how a lot it’s going to price
- A run of 550 Bentley-branded Ducati Diavel motorbikes are going to be accessible from early subsequent yr
- The two-wheelers are impressed by Bentley’s most costly automotive, the £2m Batur of which simply 18 are being made
- Here’s how a lot the five hundred customary bikes will price – and there will likely be one other 50 unique ‘Mulliner’ variations
British luxurious car-maker Bentley has launched its first bike – and it has a devilishly Italian twist designed to match its strongest and costly supercar.
Unveiled within the US, the Crewe-based motor producer has teamed up with legendary Italian efficiency motorcycle agency Ducati to supply the limited-edition 167mph ‘Diavel for Bentley’ grand tourer.
It is predicated across the styling of its strongest and costly automotive – the £2million 200mph Batur fastback coupe – of which solely 18 are being made.
Accelerating from relaxation to 60mph in three seconds, some 500 individually numbered ‘Diavel for Bentley’ motorbikes are being constructed with a price ticket ranging from round £60,000.
Bentley – biker – boy: This is the brand new Diavel for Bentley bike produced in collaboration with Ducati. If you may get your arms on one, anticipate to pay a hefty sum of money
In addition, 50 much more unique ‘Diavel for Bentley Mulliner’ variations costing from round £70,000 to £75,000 are being produced in collaboration with the car-firm’s in-house hand-crafted coachbuilder division – the oldest on this planet.
These individually personalised bikes are reserved particularly for Bentley’s most devoted clients.
Order books are open now for first deliveries in spring 2024 – and all bikes will likely be delivered in their very own unique and personalised picket crate, in addition to a certificates of authenticity, a passenger seat and bike cowl.
Also accessible is a bespoke matching sports activities helmet and leather-based using jacket for each women and men.
Bentley confirmed it marks its first ever enterprise into the bike market – matching the agency’s conventional British racing inexperienced heritage with fiery Italian racing crimson.
It marks the primary collaboration between Bentley designers and the Italian agency’s styling home Centro Stile Ducati.
Order books are open now for first deliveries in spring 2024 – and all bikes will likely be delivered in their very own unique and personalised picket crate, in addition to a certificates of authenticity, a passenger seat and bike cowl
Bentley confirmed it marks its first ever enterprise into the bike market – matching the agency’s conventional British racing inexperienced heritage with fiery Italian racing crimson
Both Bentley and Ducati are a part of the enormous Volkswagen Group. Ducati has additionally beforehand produced restricted version motor bikes along side Italian supercar Lamborghini, additionally a part of parent-company Volkswagen
The limited-edition Bentley-inspired motorbikes are primarily based round Ducati’s newest Diavel V4 Granturismo grand touring bike whose costs begin from £23,595
Will it slot in my storage/shed? Ducati Diavel for Bentley
On sale: Now
First deliveries: Spring 2024
Number to be constructed: 500 Diavel for Bentley, 50 Diavel for Bentley Mulliner
Price:
– Diavel for Bentley: circa £60,000 (500 examples)
– Diavel for Bentley Mulliner: circa £70,000 to £75,000 (50 examples)
Based round: Ducati Diavel V4 (priced from £23,595)
Length: 2,305mm/907.5 inches Width (inc mirrors): 939mm/369.7 in Height (inc mirrors): 1,300mm/511.8 in
Height to seat: 790mm/31 in
Wheelbase: 1597mm/62.7 in
Engine capability: 1,158cc V4 petrol
Power: 168 horsepower (hp)
Gears: 6-speed gearbox, quickshifter
Acceleration (0-60mph): circa 3 secs
Top pace: 167mph
Riding modes: Sport, Touring, Urban and Wet
Front wheel journey: 120mm/4.7 in
Rear wheel journey: 147mm/5.7 in
Dry weight: 211kg Kerb weight: 236kg
Fuel tank capability: 20 litres
CO2 emissions: 154g/km Fuel effectivity: 44mpg
HOW IT COMPARES TO THE BENTLEY BATUR
Number to be constructed: 18 (all reserved and bought)
Price: from £1.98million (£1.65million plus VAT)
Length: 4,850mm Width: 2,187mm Height: 1,405mm
Wheelbase: 2,851mm
Weight: 2,273kg
Seats: 2 Doors: 2
Engine: 6.0-litre W12 twin-turbo
Power: 740 horsepower
Transmission: 8-speed double-clutch computerized
Top pace: 200mph-plus
Acceleration (0 to 62 mph): 3.4 seconds (estimate)
The bike had its world launch within the USA on the ‘Art Basel’ occasion in Miami, version of Europe’s most prestigious up to date artwork truthful. Bentley described it as ‘a real two-wheeled murals.’
The limited-edition Bentley-inspired motorbikes are primarily based round Ducati’s newest Diavel V4 Granturismo grand touring bike whose costs begin from £23,595 – between lower than half and underneath a 3rd of the price of the extra luxurious and bespoke Bentley variations.
The Diavel takes its title from the dialect title for Devil within the Italian city of Bologna the place Ducati is predicated.
Both Bentley and Ducati are a part of the enormous Volkswagen Group.
Ducati has additionally beforehand produced restricted version motor bikes along side Italian supercar Lamborghini, additionally a part of parent-company Volkswagen.
The Diavel for Bentley is powered by a 168hp 1,158cc engine linked to a six-speed gear-box with Ducati fast shift.
Based round an aluminium monocoque single-cell body it weighs simply 223kg, accelerating from relaxation to 60mph in round three seconds with a high pace of 167mph. It has three using modes: sport, touring, city and moist.
Its bespoke design is predicated on the dramatic styling of Bentley’s £2million Batur – the agency’s strongest ever manufacturing automotive – of which solely 18 are being constructed for patrons, all of that are bought.
Also accessible is a bespoke matching sports activities helmet and leather-based using jacket for each women and men
Bentley’s unique Batur is powered by a 740hp W12 twin-turbo engine. It can speed up from 0-62mph in 3.4 secs and has a high pace in extra of 200mph
First unveiled in August 2022, the Batur is powered by an unlimited 740 horsepower 6-litre W12 twin-turbo engine and accelerates from relaxation to 62mph in round 3.4 seconds as much as a high pace in extra of 200mph.
Bentley mentioned the brand new restricted version motor-cycles obtain ‘distinctive and refined parts and a particular devoted livery’ that remember ‘the very best of each iconic manufacturers’.
It famous: ‘Born from a collaboration between the 2 producers, the mission hyperlinks Ducati and Bentley with a imaginative and prescient of efficiency, craftsmanship and exclusivity. The result’s a putting synthesis of expertise, model and efficiency able to making fans dream’.
