KTM
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Austria's KTM has unveiled the latest in its series of X-Bow carbon-fiber race cars.
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KTM X-Bow racer ready for new GT2 series
KTM is joining the likes of Audi and Porsche by offering its own contender for the SRO's revived GT2 racing series.
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2018 KTM X-Bow GT4 racer revealed
The dedicated motorsport version of KTM’s X-Bow track car has been comprehensively updated for the 2018 season. The updates are aimed at improving the reliability of the GT4-spec race car and thereby reducing the running costs for teams. Responsible for the X-Bow GT4 project is...
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KTM X-Bow headed Stateside, but not for public roads
KTM's wild, bare bones X-Bow will be available to American buyers next year, but the Austrian firm won't need to bother with installing license plate holders for the track-oriented cars. Wards Auto reports that KTM will build about 15 American-specification X-Bows next year, none of which will be...
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LaFerrari dukes it out with KTM motorcycle in a good ol’ tug of war
We don’t know the story behind this video but we think you’ll agree it doesn’t need one. There’s just a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, KTM 1290 Super Duke and some rope. Oh, and all three elements are attached to one another. It’s time for vehicular tug of war...
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All-carbon fiber KTM X-Bow Black Edition arrives
KTM's track-tuned machines aren't exactly softies to begin with, but the new X-Bow Black Edition takes things to an entirely new level. With a body constructed entirely of carbon fiber, the new Black Edition ushers in a new era of lightweight performance for the brand. The composite material is...
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After weeks of intensive testing, and the release of some teaser shots, Austrian firm KTM has signed off on development of a new GT4-spec race car based on its X-Bow track machine. The new race car is called the “X-Bow GT4”, and it’s been developed together with Reiter Engineering, a German motorsport and engineering firm famous for building several Lamborghini-based race cars as well as a GT3-spec Chevy Camaro. Reiter is responsible for the construction of the latest X-Bow GT4 as well as all of the logistics, including sales and supply of spare parts. The German firm has...
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Reiter Engineering Teases Turnkey KTM X-Bow Race Car: New Rendering
It’s been a while since we last heard about KTM’s X-Bow track car, but we now have a new rendering of the new GT4 race car currently being developed by Reiter Engineering. The motorsport and engineering firm, famous for building several Lamborghini-based race cars as well as a GT3-spec...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 KTM X-Bow GT Full Specs
As far as road-going roofless track cars go, the KTM X-Bow is in a very exclusive class, kept company primarily by the Ariel Atom and the BAC Mono. While many of these are designed to be street legal, until now owners needed to use a helmet even when driving around town. KTM’s latest version...
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KTM X-Bow To Adopt Audi TT RS Five-Cylinder Engine: Report
A new, more livable version of KTM’s hardcore X-Bow track car made its debut last week at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Called the X-Bow GT, the latest model from the Austrian motorcycle expert comes with a windshield, doors and removable soft-top roof designed to enable drivers to use the...
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KTM Shows X-Bow GT With Windows, Doors Ahead Of Geneva Motor Show
The KTM X-Bow is an unflinchingly stripped-down track car that coincidentally happens to be street legal. The latest iteration of the X-Bow, the GT, makes that street aspect of its use a bit more tolerable--but only a bit. Rumors of just such a car have been circulating for over a year now, but...
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Watch KTM’s X-Bow RR Lap The ‘Ring In 7:25
German racing driver Christophe Haase has taken a KTM X-Bow RR around the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife in a brisk 7:25.72, and while the car he was piloting is in fact a racing version of the KTM X-Bow, his achievement is still very impressive as you’ll see in this video. It shows...
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As far as road-going roofless track cars go, the KTM X-Bow is in a very exclusive class, kept company primarily by the Ariel Atom and the Lotus 2-Eleven. However, at the end of the day, its design is a little too impractical for regular use, especially in colder climates. That’s why, according to KTM CEO Stefan Pierer, a model with a fully-enclosed roof and even a pair of doors will be launched next year. Speaking with the print version of Top Gear, Pierer explained that the new roof won’t be a proper fixed unit as this would have been too expensive to engineer due to various...
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Italy’s Montenergy Unveils KTM X-Bow Roof Kit
As far as road-going roofless track cars go, the KTM X-Bow is in a very exclusive class, kept company primarily by the Ariel Atom and the Lotus 2-Eleven. However, at the end of the day, its design is a little too impractical for regular use on public roads, especially in colder climates...
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2011 KTM X-Bow R Launched
Last fall we brought you a preview of the coming KTM X-Bow R, and, finally, it's launched. What does that mean? It means 300 horsepower from a Audi-sourced 2.0-liter TFSI powerplant packed into a lighter, sharper version of the already light and sharp X-Bow chassis. Unfortunately, in the U.S., the...
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Alfa Romeo Developing New 4C GTA Coupe Based On KTM X-Bow Platform?
The 2011 Geneva Motor Show is just around the corner and speculation of some of the show’s surprise unveilings are starting to seriously heat up. The latest is rumor of a new sports car concept from Alfa Romeo dubbed the 4C GTA Coupe. While news of the 4C’s existence is nothing new...
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2011 KTM X-Bow R Preview
As far as streetable open-track cars go, the KTM X-Bow is in a very exclusive class, kept company primarily by the Ariel Atom and the Lotus 2-Eleven. But KTM is planning to up the ante with a new model: the race-bred 2011 KTM X-Bow R. KTM is still in the process of developing the car. The major...
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KTM Shuts Down X-Bow Production As Demand Stalls
Even with race-bred GT4 cars and customer track cars, the KTM hasn't been able to preserve interest.
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KTM's X-Bow doesn't really need any help to be extreme. It is born that way. But MTM wasn't satisfied, so they took their tuning ways to the car's engine and brakes to make it even more of a trackday star. The standard X-Bow only sports a 240hp (179kW) four-banger but it's strapped to a lightweight chassis that lets it spint to 60mph in under 4 seconds. The MTM X-Bow ought to knock even more time off that figure with its 318hp (237kW) and 310lb-ft of torque. The extra power comes by way of a special conversion kit the details of which MTM hasn't yet released. Adding to the MTM X-Bow's...
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KTM brings five-pack of track-day specials to Geneva Motor Show
If you want to go fast around a track, chances are you already know about the KTM X-Bow - but you may not know about the four new variants introduced today in Geneva. Even as the model range expands, however, KTM is drawing back production to meet the receding market. The familiar KTM X-Bow is now...
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KTM prepping two new models for Geneva Motor Show
Track lovers and auto geeks are intimately familiar with KTM's X-Bow, its raucous design the embodiment of a four-wheeled space craft. Now the company is promising two new models and a tiered lineup for its automotive range. The prospect of what could be a more affordable and an even...
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ABT Sportsline takes on the KTM X-Bow
Taking things to extremes is what car modification houses do best, so starting with the already extreme KTM X-Bow is, to a certain eye, an obvious thing to do. The tuners at ABT think it's not just obvious, but commendable, and have done just that, tweaking the track-day special to yield een more...
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Austrian design students envision range of KTM concepts
Students of the FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria have designed a set of six KTM-inspired concepts. Using the edgy, futuristic design language made famous in KTM's motorcycles and X-Bow roadster, the students have styled a high-performance buggy, an...
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Racer X Design shows off RZ Formula study
Insanely light, handling-centric track day vehicles have boomed in popularity in recent years, as evidenced by the rise of Ariel's Atom, the KTM X-Bow, and the plethora of Lotus 7-inspired roadsters. Now Racer X Design has revealed its RZ Formula design study, tilting the design of track day toys...
Kenneth Hall