At the end of the year, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was lively, and at the same time, it was also cool for the owners of the CKD 790. Just because of a 750 DUKE sticker in the spring wind, it evokes the endless reverie of most riders for the spring wind.
Unexpectedly, the CKD version of the 790 DUKE is also a leek!?
Just earlier this year, Chunfeng began the first step of KTM localization, CKD version of the 790 DUKE appeared on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, and it was not long before the price of the CKD version of 790 DUKE was also released, only 89800 yuan. Compared with the previous price of 126,800 yuan, this is indeed very fragrant, which can save nearly 40,000 yuan for the majority of Moyou.
Of course, this news can not make all riders happy, especially the owner of the 790 DUKE of the big trade version, the release of the CKD version of the 790 has a self-evident impact on the retention rate of the old 790, and it can only be said that the impact is not particularly large, after all, the assembly level of the big trade is indeed on the surface, and the materials are also slightly different, and the big trade version still has its own advantages.
However, the time is less than a year, and I never expected that the owner of the CKD version of the 790 DUKE will also be cut leeks.
In the latest batch of catalogs of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, we can see that the 790 was once labeled with a 750 print, and the manufacturer of the engine has changed from the previous Ketum Motorcycle Co., Ltd. to Zhejiang Chunfeng Katemo Motorcycle Co., Ltd. Although the overall parameter configuration has not changed at all, the 790 model may completely disappear from our vision in the future.
What exactly is the KTM 750 DUKE?
I speculate that it is KTM's killer weapon against Japanese middleweight street cars, which may ignite the eschatronic competition to the 650 level.
The news that Chunfeng is going to produce 750 DUKE has not been circulating in the Circle of Friends for more than a day or two, but more than a year to two years.
In 2020, there was already news on the Internet about the joint venture between KTM and Chunfeng to produce 750 series models, but this news has not been confirmed, and there are no spy photos of related models on the Internet.
However, judging from the spy photo recently exposed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, we have reason to believe that the so-called new 750 series models are likely to be castrated from the engine of the current 790.
Why am I so sure that 750 is a 790 castration?
First of all, KTM has released 890 models, in order to open up the gap with its own products, the 790 level must be adjusted, which KTM has made a good interpretation for us in overseas markets, there are 890 series models, you must not be able to buy 790 series products.
The two are superseding relationships, not complementarity.
But KTM's 790 platform is still a powerful thing, and if it is discontinued, it would be a waste of this engine. So KTM made two preparations, one is to give this platform to its partner - Chunfeng, so that Chunfeng can use this engine to become bigger and stronger in the Chinese market.
(Domestic engine for the time being can pose a threat to the KTM heart of Spring Wind, as long as Spring Wind uses a period of time to improve its assembly process, then this car is a relatively invincible presence in Domestic)
The second preparation is to shrink the cylinder and castrate the 790 platform.
The 790 after the cylinder reduction can be justifiably turned into a 750, and there are many benefits to this. The first is to enrich KTM's product line, adding a supplement between 390 and 890, with richer user choices and more comprehensive KTM's product line.
Secondly, this car has the potential to become a sharp knife stuck in the chest of Japanese manufacturers.
The current situation of displacement in the Japanese system is that the price remains high, but the performance is not improving.
As a starting model, CB500F is the existence of 60,000 +, Z650 has reached a price of 77,600, Suzuki's SV650 series has also been maintained at more than 80,000 yuan because of taxes, as for MT07, we will not say it today.
The biggest feature of these models is that the price and performance are not directly proportional, and after several years, no car has studied or worked hard in the direction of electronic control.
We know that the maximum power of the KTM 790 DUKE is 77kw, 750 as its castration product, what will be its maximum power? Can we count it as 57kw? Castration of 20kw I think is enough to open up the gap.
Although the power is only 57kw, the 750 DUKE is still the one with the best power parameters among these mid-displacement models.
As for the electronic control configuration, I guess this car will most likely sit on an equal footing with 800MT, and it is a low-end 800MT, which is only with electronic throttle and cornerING ABS, if KTM conscience finds, it is possible to configure this car with a TCS.
This set of combination punches down, you say how should Japanese manufacturers take the move?
Finally, let's talk about the price of this car.
This point is handed over to everyone to open the wheat freely, a parameter is better than the Japanese car, equipped with a higher than the Japanese car joint venture car, everyone thinks 750 DUKE in what price can make you full of desire to buy it?
Anyway, I think this thing is cheaper than the Z650 and wins, and all aspects win.
summary:
The new 750 platform is manufactured in China and sold to the world, and its same level of products are those Priced at 70,000 to 80,000 yuan of the Japanese twin-cylinder series of models, as long as the displacement is reduced somewhat, the electronic control is retained, 750 DUKE is the real fragrance model in this price point.
As for the CKD version of the 790 owner, don't be sad. Early riding early enjoyment, late riding discount, this is the basic law of nature, and I guess everyone's backstab is not 750 DUKE, but the upcoming CKD version of the 890 DUKE, if the 890 DUKE can do the increase without price increase, I don't know how everyone will feel at that time?
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