Is it another success story in the beckoning! The times were different then but what matters is one’s attitude and devotion and if the latter two prevail, the timing factor will assuredly take a back seat. If Bayerische Motoren Werke can transform from a aircraft manufacturer into a famous BMW Motor brand, KTM the Australian Motorcycle manufacturer, has nothing to loose in its bid of releasing its first car, The X-Bow.
KTM was founded in 1934 and it started out as a metal working shop which successfully produced its first motorcycle in 1953 , the speed from those days has picked up as they started the X-Bow venture at the beginning of this year and it will be unveiled to the crowd at the Geneva Auto Show 2007 .To be specific KTM X-Bow is a lightweight track car, which weighs less than 700kg (1400 lbs). It is powered by an Audi 2.0 TFSI engine that is capable of producing 220 hp.
The higher or rather more powerful version produces 300 hp.The X-Bow owes its lightweight to its carbon monocoque and its lightweight chassis sourced from Dallara. It has no roof and no doors, wonder how they will manage in the rain but then ,lets just focus on the ushering technology rather than being harshly critical , probably a trait I will administer using next year, when I fully interpret it after its Geneva opening.
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