MV Agusta

MV Agusta is more than a motorcycle manufacturer-it is a legend built on artistry, victory, and survival. Born from an aviation company in postwar Italy, MV transformed necessity into brilliance, creating machines that were as breathtaking to behold as they were devastating on racetracks. Under Count Domenico Agusta’s relentless vision, the marque conquered the world’s grand prix circuits, amassing thirty-seven world championships and defining an era through riders such as John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, and Giacomo Agostini.

Yet triumph came with fragility. While MV’s motorcycles stood as icons of design and performance, the company itself faced constant financial turmoil, multiple ownership changes, and periods of dormancy. Still, the name refused to die. From the rebirth under the Castiglioni brothers and the masterpiece F4 designed by Massimo Tamburini, to the Brutale’s raw charisma and the modern battles for survival under Russian investors and KTM’s Pierer Mobility, MV Agusta has repeatedly reinvented itself without losing its soul.

MV Agusta: Style and Speed in Italy’s Shadows tells this full, dramatic story for the first time in a single volume-tracing the marque’s path from Cascina Costa’s factory floors to the world’s racing circuits, design museums, and collector’s garages. It is the definitive chronicle of a company that has lived on the edge of collapse yet endures as an enduring icon of Italian engineering artistry.