The X-BOW GT2 race car arrives essentially turn-key for just over $330,000, so we would imagine adding humane seats, A/C, maybe a stereo and other creature comforts (and paint) will add a few nickels to that figure. The race-going GT2 has two small windows in the canopy that open to let the fresh air in, so here’s hoping KTM also includes some A/C on the road runner.Ĭost? A slight bit more than a 1290 Super Adventure S. The KTM X-Bow (pronounced crossbow) is an ultra-light sports car manufactured by Austrian automotive manufacturer KTM. Doors? With a top like that, probably no (normal) doors, but KTM hasn’t released final details about the car. The driver and passenger sit in a carbon tub topped by a fighter-plane style cockpit canopy, which lifts up for egress/ingress. Reportedly powered by a rear-mounted 600-horsepower Audi inline five-cylinder engine, the X-BOW GTX is made almost entirely of carbon fiber and could arrive in street trim weighing around 2,500 pounds, which would give it an excellent power-to-weight ratio (for a car). Adopting the five-cylinder powertrain used by the Audi TT-RS but tuned to much higher outputs, those cars will take peak power output for the X-Bow up to as much as 600bhp.All open for business, the GT2 racer features a bubble-style cockpit with windows, but essentially no doors. KTM will broaden the reach of the X-Bow range next year with the introduction of the X-Bow GTX, as well as with the related GT2 formula racer. Unlike other trackday options, it’s available with a choice of manual and paddleshift automatic gearboxes. The turbocharged inline-five produces a healthy 493 horsepower (368 kilowatts) at. It remains available today in ‘GT’, ‘R’ and ‘RR’ derivative forms, with UK prices on box-fresh cars starting at £100,800. At the heart of the KTM X-Bow GT-XR is Audis tried-and-tested 2.5 TFSI engine. The KTM X-BOW GT-XR is the closest you can get to a purebred race car in a road-legal vehicle. It combines a chassis made from carbonfibre composite with a 2.0-litre turbocharged Audi customer engine and, weighing just over 800kg dry in its lightest form, has peak power of up to 360bhp in stock form. Introduced in 2008, the X-Bow was designed as a more modern, materially exotic and high-end take on the classic lightweight sports car concept. We’re hoping to meet some demand from owners who may have bought secondhand and who want to upgrade their cars, as well some as on the service and repair side.” The market’s cheapest secondhand X-Bows are currently available for around £50,000. Prices for the X-Bow GT-XR start at 284,900 (245,596) before local taxes. “We’re launching a new UK-specific website, and our aim is to sell between six and twelve cars a year. It has been developed to create an aerodynamic ground effect that helps the car stick to the road. Sales start in April 2015 and it will cost 139,000, or £102,000 in the UK. Dallara's 400bhp KTM X-Bow rival spotted ahead of November reveal KTM isn’t yet revealing the full spec of the race-bred GTR version, but has confirmed the price. Dallara trademarks Stradale name for KTM X-Bow-rivalling road car.Car production returns to Scotland with lightweight Raptor.Could used be better than new for KTM’s freak four-wheeler?.New KTM X-Bow GT2 is road-ready, 600bhp track weapon.
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