KTM is a renowned and respected motorbike builder and its race team has won the prestigious Dakar Rally several times. Its bikes are synonymous with uncompromising performance. In 2007, KTM introduced a concept car to the public, naming it the X-Bow.The X-Bow weighs only 790 kilos, thanks to its carbon fiber monocoque. In terms of weight reduction and safety, carbon fiber is the material of choice for Formula 1 teams. To this carbon fiber tub were attached a dual-wishbone suspension. Audi provided the 4-cylinder turbocharged powerplant, which provides 240 horsepower from its mid-engine location. A 6-speed gearbox transfers power to the wheels. In terms of outright horsepower, 240 is laughable, compared to the other thousand-horsepower mills featured previously on this blog. However, be reminded that the engine has only 790 kilos to push around so the power to weight ratio of 308 hp/ton compares very favorably with that of well-known sports cars.
Proof of this is its 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 140 mph. Using a performance calculator, the car should do less than 12 seconds in the quarter mile. It’s been called a street-legal race car and this description is no hyperbole. In fact, there are videos of the KTM X-Bow out-accelerating cars like an Aston Martin and similar sports cars.
The next video will show an X-Bow chasing a Porsche Turbo.
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