When the Austrian manufacturer KTM has been known that it would build car a new lightweight X-bow road back in 2006, it is surprising assembled journalists with its look and design. KTM had already rebuilt motor cycles, a good reputation in the manufacture of endurance, where it already dominates the company had their attention to the production of high light weight turning street cars several rally but now RAID events, in particular the demanding Paris Dakar rally.
The X-bow is KTM pilot to diversify attempt and licences in Europe, and certainly as the first vehicles expand their business in the face of the declining number of bike in 2008 KTM of famous orange and black colors published race, it was easy to see that they had started their design of a blank sheet of paper.
Quite simply the KTM X-bow looks like any other vehicle on the road today, all carbon fiber, made suspension components, angular form is body and twin rollover tires this a car that is secure, you get noticed. In fact, this is not a car for shy and retired, although since windscreen missing X-bow it carries you can drive a helmet for added protection and privacy.
Power for the X-bow occurs in the form of Audi 2 litre FSI engine, which produced a claimed 237bhp although rumors suggest that closer to 300bhp actually work leaves these cars with much. With a total curb weight of only 800 kg KTM seems completely stressed time from 0-60 in under 4 seconds plausible as an additional 200 kg of downforce of bodywork for 124 mile per hour produced.
As you would expect from a motorcycle manufacturer, simplicity of design is of the utmost importance, there is no ignition key fire above the module just an electronic key fob, you in your pocket and a hyphen to keep provided starter button. Although instead of a normal instrument double block its just a centrally rubberized LCD control panel that is appealing you are mounted available are asks to go each time it is turned on.
When it comes to the driver and passenger seat the easy answer there is no one, instead is it blocks of moulded foam in strategic points within the cabin and adjustable pedals and a removable steering wheel set.
You have to Atom or Caterham R500 handling and the performance only of Ariel in his class X-bow, and these two competitors keep up with the only exposed framework molded Cabinet of the Ariel atom has the looks to compete.
However, by the time of all must have accessories have been added to the X-bow as F1 double it steering, adjustable suspension, Xenon headlights, and carbon fibre floor costs as much as the Ariel Atom, and to be honest, thats quite a price to pay for a motorcycle racer, used only on weekends in the summer.
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