KTM X-BOW : Now on sale for $60,000!

KTM's first even car goes on sale now for approx US $ 60,000. Here are some facts about the X-BOW:

-KTM’s first automobile
-Racing technology for the road
-Light and safe carbon fibre monocoque
-Spectacular design
-Four-cylinder TFSI from Audi
-Puristic, unfiltered driving experience
-Supersport performance
-Outstanding power-output values
-Start of production in early 2008

Powered by a 1984cc turbo-charged engine pumping out 240bhp (at 6000rpm) with 300Nm of torque (between 2200-4000rpm), the X-BOW, accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in just 3.91 seconds,  with a top speed of 217km/h. The car weighs just 721kilos and has a tank capacity of 35L, runs on a 205/40 R17 set up at the front and a 235/40 R18 set up at the rear. 




Fascination and Hi-Tech
An aggressive design and sporty potential: the X-Bow is not merely a milestone in the KTM brand’s more than 50-year history, it’s also a new citation in the small, but elite segment of radical, lightweight sports cars. This exceptional position is the result of the concept: for their first car, KTM employs the finest materials, high-tech and the know-how of respected development partners such as Audi and Dallara. The result is a street-homologated sports car with racing technology, like an avantgarde, carbon fibre monocoque. Thanks to the basic version’s light weight and the 177 kW (240 hp) Audi TFSI engine, the performance values of the KTM X-Bow outstrip those of super-sport cars with more than twice the power: with a deadweight of approx. 700 kilos, the KTM X-Bow accelerates to 100 kph in just 3.9 seconds.

But the X-Bow isn’t just a racing machine, even if it is going to accomplish spectacular performance feats on racing circuits. With its modern technologies and exceptional solutions, it’s much more oriented towards sporty drivers who seek a purist’s driving experience. By foregoing electronic assistants and today’s standard comfort features, the X-Bow offers an unfiltered adventure – aided by its standalone wheels in the style of monoposto racing cars, transparent technology and the car’s reduced concept, i.e. no roof, doors or windscreen. The sports car has only a 70-millimeter, transparent wind deflector. With all these unique features, driving the KTM X-Bow becomes an experience with an immediacy that otherwise can only be felt when riding a motorcycle.



Successfull premiere at the Geneva Motorshow, Start of Production at Magna Steyr in Graz/Austria from beginning 2008
The extremely positive reactions to the world premiere of the KTM X-Bow at the Geneva Motor Show gave the green light: the Upper Austrian company will produce its lightweight sports car in series. KTM’s partner for this production should be Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik in Graz, Austria – a partner with a long tradition and considerable experience in automobile manufacturing. A corresponding letter of intent has already been signed.

So production will start in early 2008, with the first deliveries to customers expected in spring 2008. In order to meet the high demand KTM will strive to reach the maximum annual production capacity of about 1000 units as soon as possible. In the years that follow, KTM expects a sales volume of more than 500 units per year.

Plans are still in place to produce the first 100 units as an exclusive special series. These introductory models have long since sold out and will be delivered with plaques showing their sequential numbering in addition to premium equipment.

The KTM X-Bow meets the requirements for road service as defined by the new EU guidelines for small series homologation. These guidelines will come into effect at the end of 2007 in the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain. Switzerland will also be complying with the EU guidelines. For the other states of the European Union, it is to be expected that the KTM X-Bow will be approved for road service in the year 2008 in the course of small series homologation.

In all other countries outside the European Union, the KTM X-Bow is classed as a pure racing car for use solely on racetracks. As a basis for this, FIA homologation for the GT4 racing series is planned. Applications may later be filed for approval for road service in countries outside the European Union or are still under scrutiny by the relevant national authorities.

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