Test Ride
Ducati Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour
But for 2024, things are slightly different because, along with adding a bundle of optional, touring-focused accessories and making them standard fitments, Ducati also has tweaked the Grand Tour, adding technologies and parts from the proven Multistrada Rally (that will also become standard on the Multi in 2024).
Three years after Ducati’s first V4 Multi hit the street, the Grand Tour is, say the Bologna factory, ‘the most complete Multistrada ever for lovers of long-distance travel in maximum comfort and safety’ – and it has a spec sheet that takes a while to read. From radar-based systems such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Blind Spot Detection (BSD) to an instant seat height lowering system, which allows the shorter rider to reduce the spring preload to its minimum at low speed or when stopped, it’s compelling reading with the bike’s predicted £23,495 price point. The package – which also includes LED lights, multiple riding modes, 60-litre side cases, a main stand with Easy Lift, a hands-free fuel cap and a bespoke GT livery – is significantly cheaper than a fully spec’d V4 S with similar factory options fitted.
As well as looting the V4 S accessory catalogue,
