BREAKING: 2025 KTM 390 Duke Launched With Updated Features And A New Colour
The new features make it more capable for highway tours as well as urban rides
Quick News Highlights:
- The 2025 390 Duke now has a cruise control & a crawl feature
- It also gets a new Ebony Black paint scheme
- Price of the bike remains unchanged at Rs 2,95,000 (ex-showroom)
The 2025 KTM 390 Duke has been launched in India with updated features and a new Ebony Black colour option for those who have joined the dark side. Moreover, the price of the bike remains the same at Rs 2,95,000 (ex-showroom).
New Features: Cruise Control & Crawl
The new KTM 390 Duke gets cruise control functionality that was first seen in the 2025 390 Adventure. It also gets a crawl function like the ADV. Addition of this feature makes the bike more comfortable for long highway rides. That said, it will still need the rider to stay alert at all times since it cannot auto cut off the cruise control for road hazards.
The cruise control feature on the 2025 KTM 390 Duke can easily be engaged with a press of a new dedicated button on the switchgear. After that, you will have to adjust/set the desirable speed using the rocker switch below. Disengaging the cruise control feature is super easy – the rider will only have to tap on either of the brakes.
The 390 Duke also gets a new Crawl Feature, which helps in riding the bike at low speeds just using clutch modulation. This feature makes the bike more city friendly and comes in handy when riding though heavy traffic.
New Colour
The new KTM Duke 390 now comes in a stealthy Ebony Black paint scheme. It has glossy black base colour with bright orange graphics all around. The fuel tank is finished in a matte grey colour.
More about the 2025 KTM 390 Duke
Other than the abovementioned updates, the KTM 390 Duke remains the same in terms of engine, and underpinnings. It is powered by the same 398.63cc, liquid-cooled, single cylinder engine that makes 46PS at 8,500rpm and 39Nm at 6,500rpm.
Rest of the features remain the same as before. It features a 5-inch TFT instrument console with smartphone connectivity with music controls, call & SMS alerts, and turn-by-turn navigation. Rider aid features on the bike include launch control, cornering traction control, cornering ABS and more. The KTM Duke rivals the Yamaha MT-03, Aprilia Tuono 457, Triumph Speed 400, TVS Apache RTR 310 and others.
KTM Duke 390 User Reviews
- very best bikeRiding experience is too good, this bike is futuristic at this price range. looks are awesome 398 cc, this bike can handle turns very well, maintenance period is too long 30 kmpl good range as an 400 cc bike. Very well designed, engine performance is too good into 3.5 lakhs segment good option to buy.Read More
- Good for beginnersI also own another 390 2017 one. I was excited the moment i saw this bike when it was unveiled.As it was packing a new engine and chassis. Firstly engine is not exciting like the older ones as they used to scare you while accelerating and brakes and kind of off on some aspects eg- While panic braking the abs makes the bike glide in some cases earlier ones used to stop on the spot like you crashed it into a wall or something Not as much powerful and raw as a 2017 duke 390.But it has its own charm brakes couldve been a little bit better and seat height on this is low so its kind of a turn off for me and also its cramped a lot. Good mileage as i get 35 to 38 on gentle riding and under harsh conditions i get about 22 to 26 Good for beginners and for the ones who were scared of the dukes earlier this baby is calm and gentle on the throttle upto 6000 rpm later on this bike turns it character from soft and smooth to something more ferocious. Also hard to gain confidence on the corners and seating is a bit weird depends on the individual rest it is a value for money productRead More3 2
- Duke 390 Gen 3Firstly break are just wow and I like the look It easy to handle in traffic. It also good for short riders I am 5. 2 and I don't face any issues in traffic and highway and it is very lightweight. Power is so amazing. initial performance is fabulous. Bike is comfortable for long too I went Sikkim 2 times, 1 times Darjeeling. On it I didn't face any issues like overtakes are easy and not problem in mountains too. Cruise control special help in long ride. Yes , of course I recommend this bike, if You are looking for bike which has power feature, good breaking, amazing handling, easy to control. For whom looking in this price range should definitely go for it.Read More6 1
- Ownership reviewBike is so smooth on highway we can adjust suspension accordingly in city stiff and on highway smooth in just few seconds we can change the suspension tuning accordingly bike produce good amount of power and the pickup is too good love with the initial performance of the bike Bike is comfortable for long rides it makes better ride with the electronics such as cruise control,and quick shifter and handling of bike is too good because of power to weight ratio is perfect bike will not feel more heavy and handling is too good I will definitely recommend this bike for those who are looking for better performance, looks and features with in this price range all this there are not much bike available for this price overall it's a perfect mixture of comfort, performance looks and featuresRead More1
- The best bike for under 4 lakhsFrom my child hood I used to love ktm bike by their style an looks and the reliably of the bike and the handling and the braking is dam good I would give 100/100 for braking stability is also top noch really I love it thanks ktm India and Bajaj for providing such bikes in India . And waiting for upcoming 990rc It has good ride quality and really good braking and good Handeling . The sitting is not that comfortable in long rides you will feel uncomfortable and for pillion if parents are sitting then it is not comfortable for them but yes it is good for couples . Yes hundred percent I would recommend the other bike enthusiast to buy this bike it is very good bike ya but not for beginners who are first time going to own a bike should avoid buying this bike because one wrong move can cause accident because it has a very quick throttle response which a experience rider can Handel . Because I personal started riding glamor 125 then , duke 250 gen 2 , then I purchased gen 3 duke 390 . So for new riders choose wisely.Read More
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