Kinetic to bring Italian super-bike Agusta to India

Pune-based Kinetic Group has signed a partnership with the Italian marquee brand MV Agusta to bring the super bikes to India.

Kinetic will set up a network of showrooms in India’s top cities to retail the Agusta motorcycles and to provide after-sales service.

The current portfolio consists of high-performance machines such as the Brutale, Rivale, Turismo Veloce, F3 and the range-topping F4.

November launch Kinetic can launch any or all of these motorcycles in India over the next two to three years, with the first launch slated for November, Ajinkya Firodia, Managing Director, Kinetic World, said in a statement.

A team of engineering experts is already working on homologation and other formalities, while the dealership network is being set up across India.

The bikes will be brought in as CBUs and SKDs, and prices are likely to range from ₹12-33 lakh.

Based in Varese, Italy, MV Agusta was founded in 1945 and the machines are considered the holy-grail of high-performance motorcycling.

With bikes like the F4, which was designed by the legendary Massimo Tamburini, and the Brutale range of naked sports bikes,

The Italian company has won multiple titles in 500cc and 350cc road racing world championships, and has also won many races at the Isle of Man TT, the world's toughest road racing circuit.