Ktm Cars Australia

The KTM X-Bow sports car is the world's first production car with a full carbon composite monocoque. Using open wheel racing techniques its light & fast.

SUPER SPORTS CAR TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY


The production KTM X-BOW is KTM’s interpretation of a super sports car for the 21st century with the world's first production car with a full carbon composite monocoque.


The KTM X-BOW R has been designed down to the very last detail as an uncompromising driving machine. Many of the conventional elements aimed purely at comfort have been omitted. Dispensing with a roof and the windscreen as well as the omission of air-conditioning and entertainment systems all takes a little getting used to. But it allows concentration on the most important aspect: the driving experience.


Aerodynamics derived from open wheel racing product up to 100kg of downforce at 200 km /h. . . in a street car.


Extreme power demands an equivalent level of brake performance. The KTM X-BOW R employs a Brembo brake system, featuring a four-piston, fixed-calliper brake on the front axle, with an internally ventilated, slotted disc measuring 305 mm in diameter; the rear unit is a two-piston, fixed-calliper brake with a diameter of 262 mm


On the front axle, the pushrod chassis - derived directly from the world of formula racing - features compression damping with high and low-speed settings as well as adjustable rebound damping. Such a suspension system is only used very rarely on production vehicles, since it is expensive and complicated – although the ride is incomparable.


Four layers of carbon fibre, epoxy resin, elaborate handiwork, autoclave technology: they all come together to produce the twin-wall, two-part, extremely lightweight, carbon monocoque, which is manufactured by composite-fibre specialist Wethje in Germany. The result is a carbon-fibre construction that provides the highest levels of safety, but only weighs 80 kilogrammes – with an unbelievably high torsional stiffness of 35, 000 Nm /o.


The 300 hp Audi TFSI engine uses direct injection combining the benefits of turbocharging with highly effective charge air cooling. With 400Nm of torque and weighing around 800kg you are guaranteed performance with a press of the accelerator.


0-100km /h in 3. 9 seconds
100km /h-0 in 32. 9m
231 km /h top speed