Ducati unveils 2025 Multistrada V4, V4 S and Pikes Peak
Ducati has announced the new 2025 Multistrada V4, V4 S and Pikes Pike crossover model at its Ducati World Première 2025, which was unveiled on the Italian manufacturer’s YouTube channel last week.
The 2025 Multistrada V4 features a new Automatic Lowering Device, available on the Multistrada V4 S, which makes it more approachable and improves riding efficiency, even when fully loaded. It also provides greater comfort for the passenger. The V4 Granturismo engine is equipped with extended deactivation, 170-hp, reliability, and running costs (maintenance intervals every 37,000 mi, Oil Service every 9,000 mi/24 months).
The front end brings it closer to resembling the lines on the new Panigale V4. The double front headlight is highlighted by the newly painted parts that completely frame it, taking on an essential stylistic presence as on the 916 and 1098. The new silencer has a sharper shape and an even more personal sound, helping to underline the Ducati sporting DNA of the new Multistrada.
2025 Multistrada V4 S
The 2025 Multistrada V4 S further improves its ability to tackle roads and rugged surfaces. The semi-active suspension with Skyhook DSS EVO control strategy is more precise and efficient thanks to the new sensor mounted on the fork and equipped with predictive functions, such as bump detection, which allows it to adapt the rear suspension response to the roughness of the road in real-time.
The Multistrada V4 S is equipped with self-leveling functionality, guaranteeing a constant setup in “rider,” “rider+passenger,” and “luggage” configurations to keep the vehicle’s characteristics unchanged.
The Multistrada V4 S was the first motorcycle equipped with a front and rear radar system to support Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), which makes riding less tiring, and Blind Spot Detection (BSD), which signals approaching vehicles in the blind spot of the mirrors. On the 2025 model, the Forward Collision Warning (FCW) function is now available, which warns the rider of potential collisions with a vehicle ahead with a pop-up on the dashboard. In emergency braking, the new Ducati Brake Light also activates the direction indicators to signal the danger more immediately to vehicles following.
The 2025 Multistrada V4 also offers better rider visibility when riding at night, with Ducati Cornering Lights that are more effective in illuminating the road when leaning and an optimized headlight cluster to reduce the shadow area in front of the front wheel.
With the new DVO (Ducati Vehicle Observer) function, the Multistrada V4 becomes even safer and more efficient, thanks to electronic controls that can act more precisely. This function estimates the ground forces acting on the motorcycle and the loads it can bear in various riding conditions, simulating the input of 70 sensors to integrate the data provided by the inertial platform. The Ducati Vehicle Observer, developed by Ducati Corse in MotoGP, refined the strategies of ABS Cornering, Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC), and Ducati Traction Control (DTC).
The new Multistrada V4 also features three levels of EBC (Engine Brake Control), which allows the rider to customize the engine brake to suit their riding style. Finally, with its advanced strategies and functions, the Electronic Combined Braking System modulates the action on the front and rear brakes to guarantee ideal performance based on the load.
The Multistrada V4 is also easier to handle when stationary and at low speed. Thanks to the introduction of the Automatic Lowering Device, the bike “lowers” rapidly, with a variation of up to 1.1 in, and automatically when the speed drops below six mph. When the rider accelerates, exceeding 31 mph, the Multistrada V4 automatically returns to its riding height. The system works automatically and can be deactivated by the rider.
The 6.5-inch TFT color dashboard has been updated in the user interface with more efficient and versatile suspension control.
For the passenger
The Multistrada V4 S is the ideal bike for traveling as a couple and has been designed to provide even more comfort to the traveling companion. The panniers and the top case have been moved back to offer more space for the passenger’s legs. The new die-cast aluminum support for the top case provides the passenger with better support and a greater sense of confidence when the top case is installed. Furthermore, thanks to the availability of seats of different heights for both the rider and the passenger and the lowered suspension kit, the Multistrada V4 S can be customized to adapt to any couple configuration.
Engine and chassis
The 1,158 cc V4 Granturismo engine now delivers 170 hp at 10,750 rpm and 91 ft-lb of torque at 9,000 rpm, with a particularly linear torque curve to ensure a smooth and progressive response at all speeds. The performance of this engine, combined with its total weight of just 147 lbs, allows the V4 Granturismo to reaffirm itself as the category benchmark for power and lightness.
These numbers are combined with refined technical solutions, such as a counter-rotating crankshaft, derived from the experience gained by Ducati Corse in MotoGP, which works “against” the gyroscopic inertia of the wheels, but also torque curves dedicated to each ratio to combine smooth delivery at low speeds, robust torque at medium speeds and power at high speeds.
As for the chassis, the Multistrada V4 confirms the lightweight and compact aluminum monocoque frame. It has a double-sided swingarm in shell-cast aluminum mounted on a pin repositioned 1 millimeter higher, increasing the anti-squat effect of the suspension to make riding more precise and effective even at full load.
In North America, the new Multistrada V4 S is also offered in the “Travel & Radar” trim. This trim includes a center stand, heated grips and seats, front and rear radar, and plastic side cases.
New V4 Pikes Peak
The design of the Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is developed starting from the characteristics of the Multistrada V4 family and integrating them with the two historically distinctive elements of the Pikes Peak from an aesthetic and functional point of view: the 17” front wheel and the single-sided swingarm. The racing nature is underlined by the new “Pikes Peak” livery, inspired in the colors and graphics by those of the Ducati MotoGP, Superbike, and Motocross bikes, with number plates on the side panels and on the windshield to accentuate the reference to the racing competition.
The Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak features numerous carbon fiber parts and a homologated Akrapovič titanium silencer to further underline its innate sportiness. Other distinctive aesthetic elements are the low-smoked plexiglass, the unmistakable gold anodization of the Öhlins fork sleeves, the seat with the V4 logo, and the Ducati Corse shield applied to the beak.
Chassis
The V4 Pikes Peak’s chassis differs significantly from the Multistrada V4 and is developed around the 17” front wheel to ensure precision and reactivity for the rider. The bike is equipped with Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV sports road tires in 120/70 front and 190/55-17 rear and mounts new five-spoke forged aluminum wheels.
The Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 suspensions have been optimized to offer more support in sport riding and greater comfort in touring use. The system works according to “event-based” logic, as with the Panigale V4 S and Streetfighter V4 S, which are automated technologies based on the rider’s riding style. Furthermore, using the dedicated button on the left handlebar, the rider can choose the suspension control strategy regardless of the current Riding Mode.
The Race Riding Mode map offers a more race-oriented adjustment for the limiter, which comes in more gradually than on the Multistrada V4 to alert the rider in advance and allow more effective sporty riding when changing gears in the top-end of the gear.
The quickshifter has a dedicated calibration that allows very aggressive downshifting and implements an even more direct throttle-grip link in the High Power Mode.
Ergonomics
The new Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak offers designed ergonomics to ensure maximum control and optimize lean angles. The riding position differs from the Multistrada V4, with higher and more rearward footpegs to increase the maximum lean angle and facilitate body movements. The handlebars are lower, narrower, and have a less accentuated curvature. This ergonomic combination translates into a better feeling in sport riding while maintaining good comfort.
Availability
The 2025 Ducati Multistrada V4 will be at US dealerships starting in Q1 of 2025. At the same time, the 2025 Multistrada Pikes Peak will also be available in dealerships in a single trim level, including the front and rear radar as standard.
U.S. Pricing
- Multistrada V4 $19,995 MSRP
- Multistrada V4 S $28,305 MSRP
- Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak $32,995 MSRP
