600-hp KTM X-Bow GT2 racer could spawn supercar for the road

Austrian bike producer KTM expanded into the world of automobiles when it launched the unique X-Bow in 2008.

The X-Bow has undergone a number of updates since then, probably the most important being 2020’s launch of the X-Bow GT2 race automobile, which sports activities an enclosed physique and 600-hp powertrain.

Autocar reported on Monday that KTM is growing a road-going model of the X-Bow GT2 to affix the prevailing X-Bow in KTM’s road-car lineup.

The brand new automobile will reportedly match the X-Bow GT2’s mechanical setup of an Audi-sourced 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-5 mounted behind the cabin and powering the rear wheels through a sequential transmission. The engine is tuned to ship 600 hp and 531 lb-ft of torque within the race automobile, although it is not clear if the street automobile will match this efficiency stage.

It is attainable the street automobile will likely be nearer in efficiency to the X-Bow GTX race automobile, a barely tamer model of the X-Bow GT2 that packs 530 hp.

The suspension within the X-Bow GT2 is comprised of push-rods with Sachs dampers. Stopping energy comes from a brake system with six-piston calipers up entrance and 4 pistons on the rear, with the rotors measuring greater than 14 inches in any respect 4 corners. It is attainable an identical setup will even function within the street automobile.

In keeping with Autocar, carbon fiber will likely be used for the physique, similar to the race automobile. Nonetheless, the street automobile will reportedly be heavier than the two,310-pound dry weight of the X-Bow GT2 attributable to all of the extras required to make it avenue authorized.

Timing for the brand new automobile’s launch wasn’t talked about.