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The good news is that KTM's X-Bow track sled is coming to the US. The bad news, depending on your circumstances, is that it'll start at $88,500. Oh, you wanted an engine? Get ready to shell out big money. More »
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The beloved but occasionally unsold superlight KTM X-Bow's returning in 2011 with an even more potent 300-hp XBOW R version. Wait, does that make it the Jack X-Bauer? More »
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With 80 unsold units in stock and only 420 of the once-expected 1,000 units being produced, KTM's announced plans to halt production of the X-bow superlight sports car, at least temporarily. The Carpocalypse claims another victim. [Autoblog.nl via GTSpirit] More »
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As if the X-BOW needed more of an advantage, KTM is now offering full factory support and a two year warranty on ABT Sportline's aftermarket performance upgrade, with a total output of 300 horsepower. More »
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The rear-engined, 240 HP, 1,700 Lbs KTM X-Bow is one of the fastest ways to lap a racetrack. But with no ABS, traction control or even a windscreen, how does it handle...in the snow? More »
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Looks like the crotch-rocketing folks from KTM are serious about making the X-Bow track monster revealed in Geneva this year totally track-ready. One of Brenda Priddy's cadre of car spies caught this particular motor bike car at speed undergoing handling tests on the Nürburgring earlier today. The basic version of this orange roadster will be powered by Audi's two-liter four-cylinder engine with FSI direct injection and turbo, delivering 220 horses. Insiders state this will accelerate the car from 0 to 60 in less than four seconds. We're even hearing of an up-powered Audi-run model coming later that could hit 300 horses. With a homologation for small series, the KTM X-Bow will generally be a road-legal vehicle in Europe. But as these regulations are differently defined in the various EU-countries, registration for the roadster will only be available in Germany, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Switzerland. Full spy report after the jump and high-res shot here. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311519&view=rss&microfeed=true If you were wondering what KTM's new X-Bow (crossbow) roadster looks like on the track, check out this clip from a recent profile on German TV. While the driver is a sad facsimile of the black Stig, the X-Bow nonetheless looks like its just begging for an airstrip and a Northern European guy named Getthef k Outtadawei manning the stopwatch. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Hey, kids, it's the KTM X-Bow. Let's go say hi. Sure, the little roadster is just as we pictured it. Compact, busy, and with just enough amusement-park frivolousness to make us wish we were either eight years old or luxuriating in an fortune derived from someone else's sweat. (Both wouldn't be bad.) KTM says it's building a pilot run of 100 by the end of 2007, before deciding on a series run. That's mainly a function of whether motorsports engineering firm Dallara can build them fast enough. – Mike Spinelli More »
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The KTM wizards dropped a few more photos of the X-Bow track-day roadster ahead of its unveiling in Geneva next month. They're the first real photos we've seen of the Austrian, Audi-powered two seater. We still can't confirm if that's the old Stig behind the wheel. [Thanks to Bernard for the tip.] – Mike Spinelli More »
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KTM's released a new set of X-Bow concept shots ahead of its unveiling next month at the Geneva show. It's not exactly the concept we'll see; the subject is really a 1:25 scale aerodynamics tester. Nonetheless, the details remain the same: 1,500 pounds, VW/Audi 2.0 TFSI engine producing around 200 hp and around $50,000. Ariel may have a real competitor here. [Thanks to Bernard for the tip.] – Mike Spinelli More »
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Evo stopped by KTM's lair in Austria and got a look at three prototypes of the company's X-Bow track-day ride. Of the three, one's for crash testing, the other for chassis tuning and the third is for show; that's the one shipping off to Geneva in late February. The first production models should hit in mid-2007, and a single-make racing series is in the works for next year. Want more? The Audi-powered roadsters will come with six-speed manual, but the DSG automanual will be optional, addding 44 lbs to the X-Bow's 1,543-pound bulk. That brings up KTM's former four-ringed partner. Evo says Audi backed out of the joint venture because adding passenger-car safety equipment like airbags was a dealbreaker. That's the spirit! – Mike Spinelli More »
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Look in your rearview Ariel Atom, KTM's nearly done with its pure-sports concept, which the Austrian motorcycle concern will show off in Geneva next March. It's called the the X-Bow, and it'll be powered by an Audi-sourced engine of some displacement and weigh slightly over 1,500 pounds. Price is expected to be in the $50,000 range. Rumor has it the car will be built by Italian motorsports firm, Dallara, which builds the Audi R10 racer's monocoques. We'll get the whole debut spiel as the Geneva show gets closer. – Mike Spinelli More »
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