The cooling system is provided by a large radiator on the left side and the right side by a turbocharged intercooler. To make this car roadworthy, KTM had to supply AC, whose components were mounted on the engine and then moved forward via the ventilation slots of the Audi A3. It also receives a small 160L luggage compartment and a 95L fuel tank. Windows are also available. But they don`t roll down. Instead, they open like doors with a hydraulic mount. Hey, GT4 and GT2 didn`t even have windows and air conditioning. Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM is preparing the road-legal version of its X-Bow (Cross-Bow) race car. KTM has announced that its latest road-legal supercar has inherited all the original details of its FIA-homologated GT4, such as an awning-style pop-up cockpit and a 600hp Audi inline-five engine. Speaking of weight: the KTM X-Bow GT-XR weighs just 1,130kg front and rear due to its carbon fiber construction and aluminum chassis. This carbon fiber monocoque should also be able to produce a roadster or Spyder (convertible or convertible) at an even higher price at a later date. While the X-Bow is a distinctive vehicle with an eye-catching design that could sell well in image-conscious parts of the country like Miami and Los Angeles, its excellent handling and lack of comfort make it a much better race car than a road car.
By establishing a North American subsidiary for X-Bow distribution, KTM can now sell its chain daemon directly to customers interested in using it for its intended purpose, engine intact. This engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine supplied by Audi, and its presence is part of what tied the company`s plans to sell the X-Bow in the United States, as KTM needed Audi to accept its North American sales plan. The KTM X-Bow (pronounced crossbow) is an ultra-light sports car produced by the Austrian car manufacturer KTM. The X-Bow, a company known for its motorcycle production, was the first production car in its range and was presented at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. The X-Bow was developed in collaboration with KISKA, Audi and Dallara. KTM plans to continue its whimsical expansion into the world of four-wheeled vehicles by transforming its wild X-Bow GT2 race car into a road-legal supercar with an Audi engine – complete with a pop-up jet fighter cockpit. And here we are. Based on the GT2 car, KTM has announced that it will produce its first road-legal supercar with a roof.
The road and race car teams will remain in close contact throughout development, and while we expect it to retain the same basic architecture, engine and stylish look of the race car, all KTM is revealing for now is that there will be a carbon monocoque. a carbon-reinforced polymer body and a reinforced bonnet. KTM developed its X-Bow road cars in collaboration with design studio KISKA, Audi and Dallara. It uses a carbon fiber monocoque. In an email, Manfred Wolf, KTM`s head of marketing and public relations, said the heavily watched North American X-Bow would be a « racing/track vehicle. » The Austrian brand does not intend to sell a road-legal version of the vehicle. According to Wolf, KTM knows that the lack of ABS and airbags from the X-Bow (among others) means that it is almost impossible to put the car on the road in our market. The original X-Bow is a lightweight, convertible track car with a 176-pound (80 kg) Dallara monocoque shell, while the X-Bow GT2 Racer tilts the scales at around 2,310 pounds (1,048 kg). We expect the street-legal variant with its high-tech roof to weigh more, but it makes up for it with its exotic hypercar styling. The rumors are coming true: KTM will sell its X-Bow sports car to interested parties in North America in 2017.
Unfortunately, interested parties cannot drive the Audi on public roads. For reference, KTM`s new X-Bow GT2 road car could fetch a higher price tag than the Dallara Stradale, a lightweight, roofless speedster with a supercharged four-cylinder engine of 395 horsepower and a base price of $200,000. An SRO GT2 race car from the X-Bow was released in 2020 alongside the GTX model, billed as the X-Bow GT2 concept. The GT2 concept is based on the GTX, but is more powerful than its roadworthy counterpart. He made his Fanatec GT2 European Series debut in 2022.[25] The X-Bow R is an updated version of the original X-Bow. The car`s Audi Inline-4 is more powerful than the older X-Bow it replaces and is tuned for 300 horsepower (224 kW; 304 hp) and 295 lb⋅ft (400 N⋅m). [3] [7] The X-Bow R was then made available on the US market in 2019 and marketed as the KTM X-Bow Comp R. [8] Unlike the standard X-Bow, however, the Comp R is not homologated for the road and is exclusively a race car.
The second generation of the X-Bow was called GT4 and was not as attractive as the first generation. I mean, it has a roof and a windshield that the first generation lacked. But the main obstacle was that it was not legal for the road and that it was strictly speaking a racing machine. Then came GTX, which was also a pure race track. But until now. With the KTM X-Bow GT-XR, the KTM super sports car is finally homologated for the road. The ultimate road variant of the KTM X-Bow has been officially unveiled in the form of the GT-XR. The KTM X-BOW GT4 comes with two different versions of the drive shaft.
The standard driveshafts are designed for sprint racing, while the « HD » driveshafts have been specially developed for endurance races or for standing start races. Nevertheless, KTM said its latest four-wheeled production car features a carbon-reinforced polymer body to maintain low weight despite the reinforced roof and other possible subtleties of the production car, such as airbags, air conditioning and advanced driver assistance systems. The safety tank of the KTM X-BOW GT4 has an FIA homologated fuel tank and is designed according to the FT3 standard. It is also equipped with a quick refueling system. The basis is the 70-liter version of the safety tank, specially developed for speed racing. The headlights are available in two different versions for the KTM X-BOW GT4. On the one hand the standard system, on the other hand the very bright lights, which ensure optimal visibility in the dark during endurance races. That and three camouflaged photos of what is probably a prototype of the tram on the track. We probably say because we honestly can`t see any significant differences with the GTX track machine. Maybe camouflage works really well. Jump into the gallery and see for yourself.