01.10.2025

ENGINEERED FOR EXTREMES: KTM LAUNCHES THE 2026 KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO

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With Hard Enduro icon Manuel Lettenbichler already well on his way to a fifth world championship, in addition to Trystan Hart recently clinching his fifth-career U.S. Hard Enduro Championship, their weapon of choice needs little introduction. For 2026, the KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO boasts key updates, with suspension, cooling, and overall design receiving significant refinements, set to take its domination of torturous terrain even further.
Since its launch in 2024, the KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO has become the premier model in the KTM Enduro lineup, bringing KTM Factory Racing expertise and championship-winning pedigree directly to the dealership floor. 
 
Ranking as the ultimate in Enduro competition motorcycles, the 2026 KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO receives a fresh graphics package, which features KTM orange accentuated by a white and black color palette, a gloss orange frame, and signature orange anodized KTM PowerParts.

However, it is upgrades to the hardware that will excite hardcore racing fans the most, starting with updates to the 48 mm WP XACT Closed Cartridge spring fork, including the preload base-valve adjusters and an updated WP XPLOR PDS rear shock to keep things in balance.

The fork receives new damping settings and new, lighter, shorter springs, as well as a new pressure reservoir that has been adapted to the new geometry of the spring support. A new one-piece hydro stop rounds out the updates to the front fork, which also results in an overall weight saving of 200 grams.

On the fueling front, a new protection cap is added to the CPC fuel connector, which not only provides added protection against any outside damage, but also prevents dirt from entering the sides of the connector.

The cooling system has received some upgrades by way of a new radiator cap with a standard thread, allowing for easier and faster opening, with a radiator fan fitted as standard equipment.

As its nameplate suggests, the 2026 KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO is built to tackle the toughest terrain, featuring a collection of signature HARDENDEURO-specific parts, setting it apart from the rest of the KTM Enduro range. 
 
HARDENDURO specific highlights include:
  • Orange frame
  • Factory wheel set (black rims, black spokes, orange hubs and orange nipples)
  • Factory frame protector set 
  • Ribbed factory seat  
  • Map-select switch  
  • HARDENDURO bar pad design 
  • Gray extra soft ODI lock-on grips
  • Closed handguards  
  • Radiator fan  
  • Black anodized CNC-machined triple clamps 
  • WP XACT closed cartridge front fork featuring base-valve preload adjusters 
  • Skid plate   
  • Floating front brake disc  
  • Front brake disc guard 
  • Solid rear brake disc  
  • Rear brake safety wire  
  • Rear brake disc guard  
  • Supersprox Stealth rear sprocket
  • Orange oil plug  
  • Orange clutch slave cylinder protection
  • Pull straps
  • Black anodized engine hangers 
The 2026 KTM 300 XC-W HARDENDURO is the culmination of many years of R&D fighting at the sharp-end of Hard Enduro competition, bringing dynamic race-bred performance, focused ergonomics, and leading technology to the start line. Units are rolling off the Mattighofen production line and will arrive in authorized KTM dealers beginning October 2025.

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