Ducati 860-E Concept – Ducati 860 rE-imagined!

Italdesign revives the 860 GT from the ’70’s into the electrifying Ducati 860-E.

Italdesign revives details like gilled fins from the 860 GT, but adds modern elements to their 860-E like inverted forks and radial brakes.

Italdesign says that the original 860 was “so futuristic it was probably ahead of its time” and suggests that’s why it’s revisiting the look now. The firm says there’s no plan for production, but even so the company’s links with Ducati, both past and present, mean its insight into a future electric model carries more weight than most speculative renderings.

Officially there’s no production planned for the 860-E, but given Italdesign’s relationship with Ducati, the idea shouldn’t be entirely dismissed. Italdesign

Italdesign harks back to the 860 GT, but without going all-out for a retro appearance. Key details are carried over, the gilled side panels that cut into the tank on each side are an exaggerated revival of the 860 GT’s. The flat top and sides to the tank area are also reminiscent of the original, as is the circular headlight, though on the 860-E concept it’s literally a ring of LEDs with a hole in the center.

Italdesign has adopted more modern Ducati signatures including a single-sided swingarm and modern, upside-down forks with radial brakes for the mechanical parts, while the lower front bodywork is given a silver, finned finish, filling the area where the original 860 GT’s bevel drive V-twin sat.