The proposed manufacturer was Excel of California and they have disbanded. Diva will have to try again with another range manufacturer, could be some time.

Wait! What?! How did I miss this? I stopped considering the range for several months but last I checked, it was here and people were ordering them. Our local distributor said they were expecting 8 of them and 3 were already sold. Did those ranges never even exist? Wow! Thanks for the quick response, guadalupe.

Hold on now before anybody gets the idea that the ranges are not being made yet, The first 50 are in the process of being shipped to some distributors on the east and west coast and as second batch should be leaving the factory over the next few weeks. So keep checking with your local dealers/ distributors. Worst case should not be more than another 30 days or so.

Thanks djh64. I did a search and saw that there are still several online vendors selling the range. Have you heard anything about this range besides what Diva says?

Perhaps one of the hybrid models from American Range?

Here is a link that might be useful: American Hybrid

Very interesting, laat2. Thanks.

I called Diva and they put me in touch with their Mid-Atlantic distributor who told me they had 8 ranges in stock but that only one was on display at a store in Stanford, CT, if I wanted to see it (claimed down turn in economy was scaring dealers off from investing in showing such an expensive piece of equipment). Is what Guadalupe said true? Are these the last ranges to be made till Diva finds a new manufacturer? I'm hesitant to buy such an expensive product if it'll be discontinued before it even really takes off. Does anyone have anymore info they could share?

I am not trying to scare anyone. The range they show is identical to the Vintage (made by Excel) dual fuel range only with the Divan induction top instead of the gas burners. It was a well made product, but they could no longer finance the business and dropped out of site. Maybe Diva has found someone else to produce, but the cosmetics will change.

Guadalupe, do you know anything about vintage ranges? I just looked at their website and they sound good but I've never heard of them. Any info would really be appreciated. TIA.

Let's clear this up. From DDP:

Good morning XXXXX,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

The Diva 365 Induction Range is DEFINITELY available. We started shipping the display units to our Dealers throughout North America as of June and production continues as we speak. Diva is the manufacturer, utilizing an independent assembly plant, therefore the rumor that the "manufacturer went out of business" is certainly not validated. Diva certainly have no plans to discontinue this revolutionary appliance when the market is also asking for the 30" version, which should be available by the end of the year.

Thank you, ya think. I may take a drive to Stanford to take a look at it. It's a bit modern for the look I'm going for(wish Falcon and CornuFe marketed to US) but since it's the only one available, I will find a way to make it fit in.

Ya think so the lower portion of the Diva range (the oven) is identical in looks to the now defunct Vintage range, the window the handle the way the door is framed and the legs is just happenstance

Don't shoot the messenger!

I do agree they look identical, as do the specs, and I cannot offer an explanation for that. Just passing on what I was told.

I have seen the range. Living in Toronto, I went to their local dealer to see it and to the Diva head office to play with it. The cooktop is exactly like their DDP-5, but the oven is spectacular. It's all stainless steel inside, all the elements are under glass and the oven lights are on the top so they shine down not to the side.

The oven cell heated up quite quickly and the controls were very easy to use. I was really impressed.