![]() ![]() KTM board member Hubert Trunkenpolz: “We took a close look at the competitive environment, and thanks to our experience in designing lightweight vehicles, we were able to make several cost optimizations. Pre-sales are to begin immediately, and the prices are now established. The models are now being introduced onto the market and will be available direct from the KTM Sportcar GmbH or their nominated partners. The racing car, developed together with Reiter Engineering, is being manufactured in the GT2 version, and also a basic KTM X-BOW GTX model for a wide range of GT racing series, (both long-distance and sprint racing). Prices for the KTM X-BOW GT2 and the basic GTX version also fixedįollowing enthusiastic reactions to KTM Sportcar GmbH’s announcement that they, with the KTM X-BOW GT2, wanted to enter the SRO’s new GT2 class as third manufacturer, further details on KTM’s latest lightweight sports car are now available.SRO confirms participation in “GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup” is now possible.Both models to be hand-crafted at the state-of-the-art factory in Graz.25 units already available in 2020, delivery to start in autumn this year.WardsAuto reports that approximately 15 X-Bows are will make their way to North America by spring 2017, with annual sales expected to reach as many as 40 cars per year. While KTM hasn’t released official information about the U.S.-bound X-Bow, the vehicle is expected to “be more ‘racy’, better equipped, and quicker” than the bottom-of-the-barrel R. In Europe, it sells for €74,900, or about $85,000 at current exchange rates. In the brand’s base R model that engine makes 300 horsepower, a hefty amount since the vehicle weighs about 1700 pounds. X-Rated: We Test KTM’s Track-Day Car, the X-Bow.Polaris Slingshot: Not Quite a Car, Not Quite a Motorcycle. ![]() Sidecar Racing at the Isle of Man TT Is Insane.That engine is an Audi-supplied 2.0-liter four-cylinder, and its presence is part of what tied up the company’s plans to sell the X-Bow stateside, as KTM needed Audi to agree to its North American sales plan. In setting up a North American subsidiary for X-Bow sales, KTM can now sell its track demon directly to customers interested in using it for its intended purpose-engine intact. While the X-Bow is a distinctive-looking vehicle with an attention-grabbing design that could sell well in image-conscious areas of the country like Miami and Los Angeles, its stellar handling and lack of creature comforts makes it a far better track car than a road car. Per Wolf, KTM knows that the X-Bow’s lack of ABS and airbags (among other issues) means making the car street legal in our market is near impossible. The Austrian brand has no plans to sell a street-legal version of the vehicle. In an e-mail, KTM’s marketing and PR manager, Manfred Wolf, said that the much-reported North American X-Bow will be a “race/track use only” vehicle. Unfortunately, those interested parties will not be able to drive the Audi-powered car on public roadways. The rumors are true: KTM will sell its hot X-Bow sports car to interested parties in North America come 2017. ![]()
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