Ducati Multistrada V4 2025 — Specifications

Imagine a machine that wakes up every morning without knowing if it will devour 600 kilometers of highway, tease an alpine pass, or rub shoulders with a forest track. That’s exactly the promise kept by the Ducati Multistrada V4 since its launch, and the 2025 version further refines this contract without rewriting it. Bologna has chosen evolution over revolution, with a result that deserves attention.

Regarding the silhouette, the update remains subtle. The front end reprises visual cues similar to the Panigale V4, the LED daytime running lights stretch to give more character to the gaze, and the fork loses a bit of its plastic brutality. These are not changes that will shake a 2024 Multistrada V4 owner, but the overall stylistic coherence is improved. The real novelty is hidden beneath the bodywork.

The 1,158 cm3 V4 Granturismo engine is still there, developing 170 hp at 10,750 rpm with a torque of 124 Nm at 9,000 rpm. These figures leave no doubt about the machine's sporting intentions. What changes is what happens when you release the throttle. Ducati, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has imported cylinder deactivation from German premium sedans. Specifically, the rear cylinders shut off under partial load conditions, reducing consumption and emissions by 6% to meet Euro 5+ standards. Honda attempted something comparable on the VFR with its V-TEC, but by playing with the valves rather than the entire cylinders. The Bologna solution is more radical, and a Ducati Multistrada V4 road test should be enlightening on the real feel of this transition.

The other major novelty of the S trim concerns the management of seat height. The Automatic Lowering Device automatically lowers the motorcycle under 10 km/h, then restores normal ground clearance as soon as you exceed 50 km/h. For a machine that weighs 229 kg fully fueled and has a seat at 840 mm, this assistance concretely changes accessibility when stopped. The electronics don't stop there. The Ducati Vehicle Observer, technology directly inherited from MotoGP, simulates the contribution of 70 virtual sensors to feed the inertial unit. Cornering ABS, wheelie control, and traction control gain precision thanks to this finer reading of dynamic parameters. The combined braking system now incorporates the total load of the motorcycle into its calculations, which changes the game when traveling with full saddlebags.

Five riding modes structure the experience. Sport and Touring unleash the 170 hp, Urban is limited to 115 hp for the city, Wet adapts responses to wet conditions. Enduro mode cuts the engine to 114 hp, softens the throttle, disables rear ABS and wheelie control to allow a minimum of slip on unpaved terrain. The Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally is not, but this Enduro mode recalls that you are not on a BMW GS with adventurous pretensions, nor on a pure hypersport. You are on something intermediate, and that's precisely where the model's interest lies.

The 2025 Ducati Multistrada V4 is aimed at a rider who refuses to choose between speed and comfort, who looks with envy the lean angles of sportbikes without wanting to suffer over 500 kilometers. Its price of €21,290 clearly positions it in the premium category, facing the BMW R 1300 GS and the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports. Ducati responds to these rivals with more displayed sportiness, a higher density of technology, and an engine whose character is distinctly more assertive. It's not the motorcycle of hikers looking for the track, it's that of hurried globetrotters who want the weekend in the mountains to be something, even in the rain.