- Ducati wins the "Red Dot: Best of the Best" award, the highest recognition assigned annually by this international contest
- A third win for #ducati, following the successes of the 1199 Panigale in 2013 and the #xdiavel S in 2016: a confirmation of the company's #design excellence with the new Diavel 1260
- The awards ceremony will take place on 8 July 2019 in Essen, Germany at the Aalto Theatre
Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 25 March 2019 – The new
#diavel1260 has won one of the most prestigious international awards for
#design, the "Red Dot Award: Best of the Best" in the Product
#design category.
Each year since 1955, the "Red Dot
#design Award" has been assigned to the most original and worthy entries in terms of
#design and innovation. After evaluating over 5,500 products, a highly qualified jury made up of 40 international famous experts has assigned the new
#diavel1260 with the prestigious title "Red Dot Award 2019: Best of the Best".
This is the third winner for the Bologna-based company, following the previous awards won by two such iconic motorcycles as the 1199 Panigale in 2013 and the
#xdiavel S in 2016, showing how a
#ducati bike can be an icon of style, innovation and performance.
Powerful and muscular, the new
#diavel1260 combines the performance of a maxi-naked with the ergonomics of a muscle cruiser. Its sophisticated
#design reinterprets the Diavel style in a contemporary key, and integrates a Testastretta DVT 1262 engine with 159 hp, the bike's real pulsing heart.
"It's never easy to win such important and sought-after recognition as the #reddotaward. Succeeding for the third time thanks to another iconic bike like the #diavel1260 is a tribute to the creativity and innovation of #ducati, which fills us with pride," commented Andrea Ferraresi,
#ducati Style Centre Manager.
"Even though we are aware that our motorcycles are exciting, refined and good-looking, it is always gratifying and stimulating for those who work in the field of #design and style to receive such important recognition. A huge number of entries from major protagonists of #design throughout the world competed for the award. Now we look forward to the same level of enthusiasm from our fans; the bikes are in fact already available through #ducati dealers."The climax for this award is at the
#reddotaward gala ceremony, which will take place on 8 July at the Aalto Theatre in Essen, Germany, with an audience of 1200 invitees made up of the most notable representatives of international
#design.
The 2019 Red Dot
#design Awards ceremony is part of a busy calendar – the coming months are in fact full of events dedicated to
#design and to the new
#diavel1260.
Note to the press:
The style development process which led to the creation of this one-of-a-kind motorcycle took place over approximately three years and is summed up in the video attached to this press release. More pictures are available on mediahouse.ducati.com.