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KTM X-Bow |
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| By doing away with
the unnecessary
encumbrances
of a normal vehicle, the
KTM X-Bow delivers
scintillating driving
experience of the kind
that is usually found on
a high-octane motor
sports circuit. The
compact two-seater
car employs the finest
materials, high-tech and
the know-how of celebrated
development partners such as Audi and
Dallara. This lean and mean vehicle,
with speed as leitmotif, has incorporated
many concepts that are more closely
associated with a high-end motorcycle
than with a car.
Under its hood it boasts of a state of the art
four-cylinder FSI turbo engine from Audi
that delivers 177 KW (240 hp), enabling
the vehicle to accelerate to 100kph in
just 3.9 seconds. The X-Bow optimizes
driving dynamics through an ingenious
aerodynamics arrangement, that can
enable it to achieve a phenomenal downforce
of about 200 kilograms at a speed
of 200 km/h – about three times more
than most other super-sport cars. |
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Safety features have
been addressed
dequately. There
is crash-box in the
nose of the vehicle
that is capable
of absorbing the
force of impact
in the toughest
of crashes. Plus
there are fourpoint
safety
belts for the
driver and the
passenger. |
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With such power packed under its hood,
it should be easy enough for X-Bow
to accomplish extraordinary feats on
the racing circuits. But even outside
the racing circuit, the vehicle is all
geared to make driving a joy through its
modern technologies and exceptional
solutions. By missing out on the plethora
of electronic assistants and standard
comfort features, the X-Bow seeks to
pump adventure into driving. A chassis
made out of carbon fiber keeps the
vehicle’s deadweight in the range of 700
kilos only.
The sense of adventure gets
exemplified by standalone
wheels in the style of
monoposto racing cars,
transparent technology and by
the car’s reduced concept, i.e. no roof, doors or windscreen. |
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The sports
car has only a 70-millimeter, transparent
wind deflector. Safety features have been
addressed adequately. There is crashbox
in the nose of the vehicle that is
capable of absorbing the force of impact
in the toughest of crashes. Plus there are
four-point safety belts for the driver and
the passenger.
In many ways driving the KTM X-Bow
brings you the best from both worlds
– you get the thrill that can only be felt
when riding a motorcycle, and you get
the safety of being in a car.
The sense of adventure gets exemplified
by standalone wheels in the style of
monoposto racing cars, transparent
technology and by the car’s reduced
concept, i.e. no roof, doors or windscreen. |
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