2017 KTM Duke Range Launched

KTM HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR MUCH-AWAITED Duke range in India with prices ranging from Rs 1.44 lakh to Rs 2.26 lakh (ex-Delhi). The new 390 Duke has been completely reworked, with new body panels and headlight, and KTM have also given us another new Duke, the 250. The 390 gets a new side-mounted exhaust, while the 250 can be distinguished by a different headlight and differently-coloured trellis frame. The 200 Duke is essentially a facelift with a new paint job and a few odds and ends, and does not share visual cues with either of its larger siblings.

The 200 Duke and 390 Duke are powered by the same 199.5-cc and 373.3-cc engines as their predecessors; however, the 390 now makes two more Nm of torque (37 Nm at 7,000 rpm, up from 35 Nm at 7,000 rpm), while power figures remain the same; 25 PS at 10,000 rpm, and 43.5 PS at 9,000 rpm respectively. The 250 and 390 also get a new and larger fuel tank which now stores 13.4 litres of petrol, a 2.9-litre increase.

The 250 Duke slots in between the two aforementioned bikes, and gets a new 248.8-cc, liquid-cooled single that makes 24 Nm of torque at 7,250 rpm and 30 PS at 9,000 rpm.

Read more about the new range in this very issue.