[Jeff Higgins]

I feel the same way about it as I did when Porsche introduced the Cayenne.

In this day and age, it's very difficult for a specialty manufacturer to maintain what us enthusiasts regard as the "purity" of their lines. Continuing to sell just sport bikes, or just sport cars, is not a very financially sound objective. So, like the Cayenne, if the Diaval helps Ducati continue to build sport bikes, so be it. Porsche's line up of sports cars did improve, and broaden with the money made from the Cayenne.