People, this is real- Volkswagen is talking about putting a Ducati 1199 Panigale engine in a car. While a base model fancy hybrid car called the XL1 will hit the Geneva convention, they’re now discussing an XL Sport model equipped with the aforementioned Panigale superquadro engine. It sounds like this car won’t make it to production, but still… I find this intriguing for countless reasons, especially because Ducati was purchased by Audi/Volkswagen while I was working at the Ducati dealership (MotoCorsa). Many people wondered if VW might try to influece the engineering… Continue Reading »
The first installment of mini mechanical lessons and tales of terminology. “The difference in a motor and an engine: A motor is converting electric energy into mechanical energy. A engine is converting energy into mechanical energy.” – From MotoFactory PDX
The ‘Desmohog’ is a custom motorcycle with a Harley big twin bottom end and Ducati 900ss cylinder heads.
Well, I made a lot of headway today on the Monster Project. Cleaned the engine for a good three hours.
