2027 Ducati Mts V4S

Thrilling Black on a Multistrada V4 S reads as understated until you notice the red panniers. This one is a 2027 model year, brand new with zero miles, in the US-market Travel & Radar trim.

The latest V4 S is the version with the Automatic Lowering Device, which drops the bike between roughly 0.6 and 1.2 inches as you slow toward a stop and raises it again as you pull away. Combined with the low seat setting, it puts a 170-hp adventure bike within reach of riders who'd been told a Multistrada was too tall. Easy Lift is also here for getting it off the side stand.

The 1,158 cc V4 Granturismo makes 170 hp at 10,750 rpm and 91 lb-ft at 9,000 rpm, with extended rear-bank deactivation that shuts off the rear cylinders at low speed as well as at idle. Ducati specifies the valve clearance check at 37,000 miles.

Skyhook Suspension EVO on this generation adds Bump Detection, where a stroke sensor in the fork pre-sets the shock for what the front wheel just hit, and lets you pick a suspension mode separately from the riding mode. Brakes are Brembo Stylema on 330 mm discs, now with a 280 mm rear and a rear-to-front combined braking strategy under Cornering ABS. The radar package brings Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Detection, and Forward Collision Warning, with Ducati Vehicle Observer feeding the traction and wheelie control.

The 6.5-inch TFT handles phone mirroring and Sygic full-map navigation. Quickshifter, cruise control, hands-free ignition, backlit switches, and the rigid side cases are all standard. Wet weight without fuel is 511 lb in this trim.

It's on the showroom floor at MotoCorsa now.