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The new Ducati Multistrada V4 is designed with diff erent disciplines in mind: sport, travel, enduro and urban. Juliet Elliot explains how the engineers tackled the confl icting requirements


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he latest incarnation of a product usually has a few upgrades here and there. Not so the Ducati


Multistrada V4, which is bristling with new innovations including an optional radar system, something never seen before on a bike in this class. The engine is new too. The result of a three-year development, the 1,158cc V4 Granturismo generates a lively 170hp (125kW) at 10,500rpm with 125Nm of torque at 8,750rpm. It’s derived from the Moto GP racing unit. Claudio Domenicali, CEO at Ducati


Motor Holding explains, “The layout of the engine is inspired by the Panigale and the Streetfi ghter unit, but it features a higher displacement. One


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