The Ducati Diavel for Bentley: A Sold-Out Collaboration, Now For Sale at Blade Ducati
Some motorcycles are fast. Some are beautiful. Very few are genuinely rare. The Ducati Diavel for Bentley manages all three, and it does so as the result of a collaboration that had never happened before and, in this exact form, will never happen again. Only 500 were ever built for general sale, every one of them was allocated before most people had heard of the project, and Ducati will not be making any more.
We have one in stock. It is finished in the correct Scarab Green, it carries the manufacturer's warranty, and it is presented for sale at Blade Ducati's Abingdon showroom at £58,000, which happens to be exactly what this motorcycle cost when new, not the latest collector value. If you want to know why that number matters, and why this bike is worth understanding properly before you dismiss it as an expensive novelty, read on.
Two Iconic Brands, One Motorcycle
The Diavel for Bentley was announced jointly by Ducati and Bentley on 8th December 2023, unveiled at Art Basel in Miami rather than a motorcycle show, which tells you something about who this bike was aimed at. It was the first collaboration ever between the two manufacturers, made possible by the fact that both brands sit inside the Volkswagen Group's "Progressive Brand Group" alongside Audi and Lamborghini. Ducati had already tried a similar formula with the Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini, a limited run that sold out within hours of going on sale. The Diavel for Bentley followed the same principle: take a proven Ducati platform, apply the design language of an extraordinarily exclusive car, and build a numbered, limited series around it.
Inspired by the £1.65 million Bentley Batur
The car in question is the Bentley Batur, a hand-built, twin-turbocharged W12 grand tourer of which only 18 examples exist worldwide, each one crafted by Mulliner, Bentley's in-house coachbuilder and the oldest coachbuilding firm in the world. Centro Stile Ducati worked directly with Bentley's own designers to translate the Batur's styling onto the Diavel V4's underlying chassis, rather than simply slapping a paint job on an existing bike. The side profile, the wheel design, the intakes and the tail were all reworked with the car specifically in mind.
Watch: the official Ducati and Bentley reveal of the Diavel for Bentley
Official Ducati and Bentley photography: the Diavel for Bentley alongside its inspiration, the Bentley Batur
A Design Lifted Straight From a Coachbuilder's Sketchbook
Every visible surface on the Diavel for Bentley references the Batur in some way. The paint is Scarab Green, drawn directly from the Bentley Mulliner colour palette rather than Ducati's own, and it is used across the entire bodywork. The forged wheels, designed specifically for this motorcycle, are finished in Dark Titanium Satin with machined surfaces left exposed, echoing the wheel design on the car. The side air intakes are reshaped to reflect the Batur's distinctive two-tone front grille, the triangular rear extractors nod to the car's own rear diffuser elements, and the ribbed detailing across the front mudguard, fairing and tank top is a direct reference to the Batur's bonnet.
Most of the new bodywork, including the mudguards, headlamp cover, engine covers, exhaust cover, radiator shrouds, side panels and single-seat tail, is finished in genuine carbon fibre rather than painted plastic. The tail itself can be swapped for a passenger seat if you want to take a pillion, though the single-seat look is how the bike is styled from the factory. The rider's seat is trimmed in black Alcantara with an underlying red fabric that carries the exact texture of the seats inside the Batur, and the Bentley logo is embroidered directly onto the rear pad.
The details continue once you start looking closely. Each bike carries a numbered plate set into its carbon fibre headstock cover, confirming its place in the production run. Turn the ignition on and both the dashboard and the LED rear light cluster run a bespoke animation unique to this model. Every Diavel for Bentley is supplied with a certificate of authenticity, a tailored motorcycle cover, and arrives in its own personalised wooden presentation case, the sort of detail you would expect from a watch or a piece of furniture rather than a motorcycle.
Official Ducati studio photography of the Diavel for Bentley
Ducati Engineering Underneath the Craftsmanship
None of the styling would matter if the bike underneath was not properly capable, and this is still very much a Ducati. The Diavel for Bentley is built on the same technical base as the standard Diavel V4, sharing its chassis, suspension and its 1,158cc Granturismo V4 engine. That engine produces 168hp at 10,750rpm and 126Nm of torque at 7,500rpm, with Ducati's Twin Pulse firing order giving it a distinctive, uneven exhaust note that is unlike anything else in the range. It is a genuinely usable, flexible engine rather than a peaky track weapon, which suits a bike designed to be admired at low speed as much as ridden hard.
Stopping power comes from Brembo Stylema calipers biting on 330mm front discs, and the Diavel family's signature oversized rear tyre is present and correct, giving the bike its unmistakable stance. Seat height is a manageable 790mm, the fuel tank holds 20 litres, and the whole package sits on a 1,593mm wheelbase. This is a bike you could genuinely ride to dinner, not just wheel out for photographs.
Key specifications
| Engine | 1,158cc Ducati Granturismo V4, Twin Pulse firing order |
| Power | 168hp at 10,750rpm |
| Torque | 126Nm at 7,500rpm |
| Front brakes | Brembo Stylema, 2×330mm discs |
| Seat height | 790mm |
| Fuel capacity | 20 litres |
| Wheelbase | 1,593mm |
| Bodywork | Carbon fibre mudguards, headlamp cover, engine and exhaust covers, radiator shrouds, side panels and tail |
| Paint | Scarab Green (Bentley Mulliner palette) |
| Wheels | Forged alloy, Dark Titanium Satin finish |
| Seat | Black Alcantara with red Batur-textured inserts, embroidered Bentley logo |
| Production | Limited to 500 numbered examples worldwide, plus 50 Bentley-owner-only Mulliner editions |
Specification correct to the best of our knowledge at time of publication. Please confirm exact specification with a member of the Blade Ducati team before purchase.
Exclusivity by the Numbers
Ducati built 500 standard Diavel for Bentley motorcycles for worldwide sale, plus a further 50 "Diavel for Bentley Mulliner" examples reserved exclusively for existing Bentley customers, who could specify their own colours for the seat, brake calipers, carbon parts and wheels to match their car. All 550 bikes were allocated at launch. There is no waiting list, no configurator, and no way to order a new one. If you want a Diavel for Bentley, the only route is the used and pre-registered market, which is precisely where our showroom stock comes in.
When new, the standard Diavel for Bentley carried a UK list price of £58,000, some £34,405 more than the standard Diavel V4 on which it is based. The rarer Mulliner edition commanded £71,000. Our New bike is offered at £58,000, matching the original UK list price exactly. You are not paying a collector's premium to own one of the rarest Ducatis in the world; you are paying the launch price, for a motorcycle that is now impossible to buy anywhere else new.
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The One in Our Showroom
Our Diavel for Bentley is finished in the correct Scarab Green, is registered but unused, and comes with its manufacturer's warranty intact. It is available to view now at Blade Ducati's Abingdon showroom, alongside the rest of our new and approved used Ducati range, and every used bike we sell comes with our Blade Approved Benefits package as standard for extra peace of mind.
For a full description, detailed history and condition report, or to arrange your own personalised video walkaround, get in touch with a member of our team directly.
Come and See It in Person
Photographs do not do the Diavel for Bentley justice. The depth of the Scarab Green paint, the weave of the exposed carbon fibre, and the sheer amount of detail Ducati and Bentley's designers packed into every panel are things you need to see in the metal. Blade Ducati's Abingdon showroom is open Monday to Saturday for viewings, and our team can talk you through the bike's full history, condition and paperwork in person.
Finance subject to status. Written quotations available on request. Blade Motor Cycles Limited is an Appointed Representative of Automotive Compliance Ltd, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No. 497010). Price correct at time of publication and subject to availability, as this is a one-off, previously allocated motorcycle. Please confirm current price and availability with Blade Ducati before travelling to view.
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