Meet the highly efficient Volkswagen XL Sport Concept

Seems Volkswagen wants to be green with the blue XL Sport Concept that has a red heart. Confused? Let me explain. This sporty blue car uses a modified V2 petrol engine from the new Ducati 1199 Superleggera, which is the most powerful motorcycle with a two cylinder engine.

Former Ducati owner, Investindustrial, bought a 37,5% stake in Aston Martin

When everyone thought Mahindra and Mahindra was the one taking a stake in Aston Martin, the former owner of the Italian brand Ducati, a private equity fund named Investindustrial bought 37,5% for €186.165.000 (£150.000.000).

2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale R [Video]

Another presentation took place at the EICMA and this time it's the Ducati 1199 Panigale R. Like with all the Panigales it has ABS, ride-by-wire throttle control, traction control, engine braking control and features all the amenities on the “S” spec model, like the DDA+ data logging system.