Recently, foreign media captured the latest spy photos of KTM models in Austria, which is an off-road oriented ADV model developed with the current new 390 series as the main architecture.
In recent years, the ADV trend has become more and more compact, and manufacturers have also continued to introduce medium and large Rally style models, but after all, the weight of two hundred kilograms is too heavy for those who want to enter the off-road pit. Therefore, KTM looked at the market positioning, first launched the 390 Adventure using the first 19 inches and the 17 inches of aluminum ring, which has outstanding suspension and electronic control performance in this level of competition. However, the car is still on the On Road as a whole, and it is not suitable for going deep into smaller, more difficult forest trails.
but... How could an Austrian car factory that excelled in off-roading stop there? The more wild 390 is coming soon! From the spy photos, it can be seen that the vehicle is equipped with a steel wire frame with a larger wheel diameter with dual-purpose tires, which has not been seen in the KTM 390 series before, and it is estimated that the front 21 and rear 18 inches of wheel frame configuration, if you look closely, the suspension stroke and the ground height seem to be longer and higher.
In addition, the vehicle is equipped with a new aluminum alloy swingarm, which seems to be longer than the current model, and various configurations prove that the car has better off-road performance than the 390 Adventure. The frame is also different from the previous 390 series, and the appearance is closer to the 2022 390 Duke test car that was photographed a few days ago.
From chassis design to exhaust pipe positioning, the vehicle is positioned to belong to the Adventure model, not a dual-purpose off-road vehicle. As for the appearance part... There should be no reference value in piecing together, and it is difficult to say how the future president will be. Interestingly, the car has caliper seats on both forks but only a set of braking systems, what will the production car be equipped with?
Because the car that is photographed looks like it belongs to the early stage of development in terms of appearance and equipment, it is believed that there is still a distance from mass production, and foreign media estimates that it may not be launched until 2023 and 2024. Will it replace 390Adventure or another version, and wait for the future KTM to reveal it!