KTM X-Bow

Austrian motorcycle builder KTM is readying the final production version of its X-Bow roadster for a big debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and company chairman Stefan Pierer has said that the track car is just the tip of the iceberg.

Pierer envisions KTM competing in the specialty performance car market with the likes of Lotus. To that end, the X-Bow is set to mark the beginning of what will soon be a five-model KTM lineup. The new models are said to share the same engine and chassis design as the stripped X-Bow as way of keeping production costs down, but with separate characters all their own.

First up of the new KTM’s will be a racing X-Bow, built to compete in the FIA FT championship’s GT4 Light class. Next on the docket is a more refined road-going version, with doors, a roof, and an uprated engine. Further down the road is a model that trades on KTM’s off-roading heritage, and an ultra-high performance race car with Le Mans in mind. Dream big KTM. We’ll just be excited to see the first consumer X-Bow when Geneva opens up in just over a week.







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