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Hypermotard 2013 test: the Italian renaissance

All Tests - Hypermotard 2013 test: the Italian renaissance - The Hypermotard takes the plunge

Ducati is offering a brand new Hypermotard in 2013. 821 cc liquid-cooled engine, new chassis, advanced electronics and better ergonomics: the Bologna Supermot ‘has it all, including the rain that invited itself at its launch !

The Hypermotard takes the plunge

Released in 2007, the was joined in 2010 by its little sister. And according to Cristiano Silei, vice president and sales manager of Ducati, "in six years these models have totaled more than 26,000 sales worldwide". A rather honorable score for motorcycles whose one and only credo was" Fun " !

Hypermotard: availability, colors and price

  • Availability: March 2013 in the

  • Colors: "Ducati" red or matt black

  • Price: € 11,490 (ABS-DTC as standard)

"The past six years have also been the most extraordinary in Ducati history.", continues the big Italian boss. And it is clear that in this short period, the Borgo Panigale brand has made bold but profitable strategic choices, launching new models with resounding success.

Thus the and have considerably widened the field of action of the Reds and achieved excellent scores,. "The Multistrada made it possible to fill the absence of road in our range and the Diavel is our second best selling 2012 in France, behind the Streetfighter 848", confirms Fabien Reze, press manager at Ducati West Europe.

Ducati, however, has not neglected its core target – bikers who love thrills! – by improving again and again its "monstrous" roadsters, by releasing terrible Streetfighter (1098 then 848) and by giving birth to its Superbike last year .

This year, the great Ducati innovation is (re) called Hypermotard. And if this new generation scrupulously retains the "Supermotard" look of the original model, the Bologna engineers were keen to offer it what they do best today in terms of engine and on-board electronics. Much more than an update or a simple evolution, we are therefore witnessing a real "rebirth" of this bike. !

First of all, you don’t have to be a Ducati fanatic to notice the appearance of a large radiator in front of the L – che altro twin? – of this new Hypermot ‘… The medieval old 1100 cc with 2 valves and air-oil cooling has in fact given way to a modern, second-generation 11 ° Testastretta, close to the one fitted to the last Multistrada (read our Technical report on the penultimate page).

Its displacement and its unprecedented dimensions (821 cc and 88 x 67.5 mm) allow it to reach 89 Nm at 7,750 rpm and 110 horsepower 1,500 rpm higher. Obviously, this is the data valid for the free world, the power of motorcycles being limited to 106 regulatory horses on French soil … for another three years (read again).

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