The engineers of Ducati They have stated that the platform Multistrada V4 will not see an increase in its displacement in the short term. That is, the Italian company has decided to stay away from the growing trend of the competition to increase the cubic centimetres of its engines.
We know that KTM will soon present a 1390 Super Adventure to replace the current one 1290and BMW has already taken that step by increasing the displacement of its GS at 1300 cc. With these data in mind, it might seem logical that Ducati follow a similar path, especially in light of the impending Euro5+ emissions regulations. However, the Bologna brand has made it clear that its current Multistrada The four-cylinder engine does not need more power or larger displacement to remain competitive.
What about the Multistrada V4?
Andrea Rossipart of the development team of the Multistradacommented: «We are not looking to increase the capacity of the Multistrada. We already have the most powerful adventure bike on the market. We understand why our competitors want to increase the displacement, they want to improve their power, but from our point of view we already have a good result and the best bike.”.
He Mr. Rossicontinues: “The V4 Granturismo engine we use can already reach over 200 HP if we wanted it to. If we want more than 170 HP, the current platform is already capable of achieving that. The Multistrada RS is already more powerful with the same engine, but our product specifications are created based on what our customers need from the motorcycle and from there we set out to create the best features to achieve that. One of the goals we wanted to achieve was maximum reliability with minimum maintenance. For us, reliability is our top priority today, not just chasing performance.”.
