KTM 390 Duke vs KTM 390 SMC R on track
One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.
One lap of the Ref Ring
3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.5x faster than real time.
0:00.0
KTM 390 Duke
0 km/h / 45 hp / 165 kg wet
Gap
+0.00 s
KTM 390 SMC R
0 km/h / 45 hp / 161 kg wet
Speed through the lap
0 to 174 km/h, shaded zones are cornersRace notes
The KTM 390 SMC R laps the Ref Ring in 1:52.02 on paper, 1.40 seconds quicker than the KTM 390 Duke at 1:53.42. That gap is worth about 59 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.14 s, comes at The Carousel.
Through the corners it is 0 apexes to 9 between the 390 Duke and the 390 SMC R. Top speed goes 164 km/h to 163 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.
Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: KTM 390 Duke and KTM 390 SMC R.
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