Since the advent of the KTM 790 Duke unveiled at the Milan Motor Show in 2017, the 790 Duke has set many track records in many tracks and road races in a very short period of time, but KTM's ambition is not only that, and then it has once again launched the exhaust volume, horsepower, torque and KTM 890 Duke with more evolved KTM 890 Duke to replace the 790 Duke to attack the middleweight street car market, but surprisingly, KTM officially announced that it will be 790 again recently Duke re-introduced to the market this year!
KTM says the 790 Duke is as precise and clean as a scalpel as ever
Soon after its launch, the Duke 790 recorded a new track record in the Middleweight race at the Parker Peak Climb: 10:04.038
2022 790 Duke in the body specifications and power data has not changed, the same with the code name LC8c side-by-side twin engine, power output also maintains a maximum horsepower of 105 hp and 87Nm peak torque, 43mm WP inverted fork, preload adjustable central shock absorber, four power modes and various electronic control equipment I believe everyone should also be quite familiar, in summary, the configuration of the year is still not inferior to the present, and thus have to admire the KTM engineering team's tuning ability.
In terms of appearance, the family amoeba front, the towering fuel tank design with a little off-road vehicle charm does not need to be repeated, the 2022 790 Duke's strong, muscular body also has a classic KTM signature bright orange livery, in addition to this time, the cement gray color scheme that has been quite popular in recent years has been added.
Thanks to its many electronic controls and excellent performance, the KTM 790 Duke has sold more than 29,000 units worldwide in a short period of time
The 2022 KTM 790 Duke has changed both the exterior and the inside
Since last year with 890 Duke to replace the 790 Duke car series, KTM re-launched the 790 Duke this year is undoubtedly quite puzzling, in addition, the market rumors that will fill the middle distance of the KTM 490 car series for a long time does not seem to have a spectrum, there is also foreign media speculation, perhaps because of the epidemic in recent years, the development of the 490 car series is difficult, KTM can only temporarily fill the vacancy with 790 Duke, as for the exact reason can only wait for time to give us the answer.
According to the project briefing of the Outflow of Pierer Mobility AG, it can be seen that at least 5 models are expected to be in the 490 series
The 790 Duke, which has returned to the market, seems to be slightly embarrassed by the positioning of consumers and distributors
The current 2022 KTM 790 Duke will go on sale in Europe around June, with a local price of 8,999 euros, compared to the 10,395 euros in 2020, given that the KTM 890 Duke is in a similar category to the 790 Duke, it is quite curious how the market will react to KTM's re-introduction of 790 Duke sales.