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MV Agusta stands for Meccanica Verghera Agusta and has been making motorcycles since the end of World War II. The Italian company began making small-capacity bikes until the 1960s when it began producing larger-capacity road bikes as it still does. The company has a long and proud racing heritage featuring riders such as the legendary Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and John Surtees. We preview coming new models and updates as well as road testing current models for performance, handling, comfort, styling, practicality, economy and more.
MV Agusta is developing a completely new four-cylinder engine for next year as Mercedes AMG has just sold its 25% stake in the Italian company. It is now wholly owned by MV Agusta Holding Company which is mainly funded by Russian investors. Now that the Varese manufacturer has some autonomy and a solid financial backing, it is …
The 2018 MV Agusta Dragster 800 RR will be 50% quieter and 48% cleaner thanks to an engine that is now compliant with Euro4 pollution requirements. All 2018 MV Agusta triples will get the new 798cc engine tweaks which include new ECU algorithms and a smoother ride-by-wire throttle. The first to get the quieter engine …
Pirelli has signed an agreement with fellow Italian MV Agusta to be the sole supplier of tyres for their motorcycles. And to celebrate, they have produced … wait for it … yet another limited-edition motorcycle. The result is the Brutale 800 RR Pirelli which will be unveiled at their EICMA motorcycle show stand in Milan this …
MV Agusta has unveiled race replicas for their three-cylinder F3 bikes in the run-up to the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan next week. The F3 675 and F3 800 RC (Reparto Corse) versions follow a plethora of race replicas and limited-editions released over the past few weeks. They include the Lewis Hamilton F4 LH44, F4 …
The “new” race-livery, MV Agusta F4 RC continues the company’s run of limited editions of old models as it recovers from the financial constraints of the past couple of years. The bike’s carbon fibre bodywork features the same race livery as the Leon Camier’s F4 Reparto Corse bike. The most obvious change from the 2017 …
Leading Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the MV Agusta F4 LH44 that he helped design. The bike is the most expensive MV Agusta yet and is expected to cost almost double the price of the top-of-the-line F4 RC which is almost $60,000. The previous Hamilton limited edition MV Agusta was the Brutale 800 …
MV Agusta confirms it will continue making limited-edition variants instead of new models with the announcement that F1 Mercedes-AMG driver Lewis Hamilton will help design another one-off bike. The company issued a short press release that says the brand ambassador is back after the success of the Dragster RR LH (pictured above). Only 244 were made and …
If you think MV Agusta went quiet on new models while sorting out its financial mess this past year, next year will be 50% quieter! The company has announced no new models in 2018 and compliance with Euro4 regulations on all their three-cylinder engines making them 50% quieter with exhaust gas emissions reduced by 48%. …
MV Agusta plans to go racing in the USA to boost sales as the Australian importers launch the new Brutale 800 America and seek racers for the 2018 MotoAmerica series. Australian importing group Urban Moto Imports was selected to take over the importing of Italian MV Agusta bikes into the USA and Canada in January …
Financially shaky Italian manufacturer MV Agusta is not introducing any new models this year, but is pumping out plenty of variants, especially of their popular Dragster 800. The latest is the Dragster 800 RC. Basically it’s an RR with World Superbike race livery plus some carbon fibre bits and a higher price tag. There is …