New motor, new frame, new features – but what is the 2025 Specialized Turbo Levo capable of? Can the new S-Works motor outmuscle rivals like DJI and co. with its impressive 111 Nm of torque? And what’s the drawbacks of going bigger, stronger, faster? We’ve taken the €14,499 eMTB S-Works Levo 4 out on the trails to find out how it performs – here’s everything you need to know about it
23.7 kg in size S4 | € 14,499 | Manufacturer’s website
No more waiting – it’s finally here, the brand-new 2025 Specialized Turbo Levo. We first got our hands on the latest iteration of Specialized’s eMTB evergreen back in autumn 2024, and racked up countless kilometres on the trails since then – from Specialized’s official press camp in Madeira, to the trails around their development HQ in Cham, Switzerland, where the bike was given a new lease of life. We’ve also put it through its paces on our home trails around Stuttgart, and during our massive 2025 E-MOUNTAINBIKE group test in Finale Ligure, which includes 30 of the hottest eMTBs of the year.
But the 2025 Specialized Turbo Levo isn’t just another eMTB. It’s an icon, a bestseller, a tech pioneer – and for many, it’s the gold standard that everything else is judged against. Few bikes have earned such a firm place in the hearts (and garages) of die-hard e-mountainbikers. So it comes as no surprise that expectations for the fourth-generation are sky-high. But do the updates actually make it a better bike? Or is the new Levo just another Hollywood reboot – bigger, pricier, but not necessarily better?
One thing was clear straight away: at €14,499, the top-spec S-Works version of the Levo 4 isn’t exactly a bargain – in fact, it costs around €500 more than the already sinfully-expensive Levo 3 counterpart. And at 23.7 kg in size S4, it’s also over a kilogram heavier than its predecessor. But that extra weight is no accident – Specialized set out to build a hard-hitting trail bruiser, not a featherweight show pony with fantasy figures.
To prove the point, the Californian manufacturer even showcased a lightweight build of the Levo 4 at the launch: tipping the scales at just 19.6 kg in S4, fitted with a FOX 36 Factory fork, a 600 Wh battery, and lightweight GRID Trail casing tires. But Specialized’s development team made their stance crystal clear: “We can go there, BUT that’s not the bike that we want to make and ride.”
In other words: yes, Specialized know how to build light bikes – they just don’t believe that’s the right way to achieve the kind of riding performance they’re after. So the question is: does the “heavier” concept deliver on the trails? We went looking for answers where it really matters – in the dirt, through rock gardens, and on long climbs – not on the spec sheet.
Curious about the 2025 Specialized Turbo Levo`s latest updates and how it performed in our test? You’ll find the full review over at our sister magazine E-MOUNTAINBIKE.
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Words: Benedikt Schmidt Photos: Etienne Schoeman
