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KTM X-Bow (2008-)
Small-series carbon-fibre sports car; 100 first built after the Geneva premiere.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Transverse mid-engine, behind the seats · 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L
- Power
- 177 kW / 240 PSFactory: 240 PS
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Developed with Dallara as development partner; chief chassis engineer Loris Bicocchi
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The X-Bow was the first traditional automobile built by the Austrian motorcycle maker KTM. This mid-engined carbon-fibre two-seater was shown at Geneva in 2008 and was named Top Gear's Sports Car of the Year.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
KTM KTM X-Bow (2008-) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
KTM KTM X-Bow (2008-) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0
KTM KTM X-Bow (2008-) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Syced · CC0 1.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
KTM showed the X-Bow at the Geneva show in 2008. The car was produced in Austria, and KTM planned about 500 cars a year, with distribution first limited to a handful of European countries.
The 2008 car used a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder from the Volkswagen-Audi group. A 2009 Car and Driver test car was quoted at 237 horsepower and 1812 lb.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard KTM X-Bow (2008-).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen/Audi group1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Transverse mid-engine, behind the seats1 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,000 cc / 2 LFactory: 2 L2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Direct injection1 Independently researched |
| Induction | Turbocharged1 Independently researched |
| Power | 177 kW / 240 PSFactory: 240 PS2 Independently researchedCar and Driver gives 220 horsepower in base spec at the 2008 debut and 237 horsepower in its 2009 test. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Rear1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 821.9 kgFactory: 1,812 lb · converted3 Independently researchedFigure of the 2009 Car and Driver test car as quoted in a 2019 review, not a factory figure. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
2008 KTM X-Bow auto show debut Level C Car and Driver
- comes courtesy of VW/Audi
- Transversely mounted just inches behind the passengers
- 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with direct injection
- with direct injection
- 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine
- Sending that power to the fat rear wheels
-
2
KTM X-Bow receives Top Gear's Sports Car of the Year award Level C 4WheelsNews · 2009-01-09
- 2-liter TFSI Audi powerhouse
- produces 240 ps (177 kW)
- a high-tech carbon fiber monocoque
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3
2019 KTM X-Bow Comp R: Track-Day Minimalist Level C Car and Driver
- motivate only 1812 pound
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