GTP Cool Wall: 2009 KTM X-Bow Street

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2009 KTM X-Bow Street

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2009 KTM X-Bow Street

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Engine: 2.0L Audi-sourced TFSI Turbocharged Inline-4
Configuration: Mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Power: 240hp
Torque: 229lb-ft
0-60mph: 3.9 seconds
Top speed: 137mph

Base price: €48,980 (about US$63,500)​
 
Meh, it hasn't got proper style like a normal car, and there are purpose built go-karts that do the job of a track far infinitely better.
 
seriously uncool. Arial already did it. for less (for a faster car)
 
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seriously uncool. Arial already did it. for less (for a faster car)
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This. All true. :)


To ty00123, Colin Chapman would kill it with fire, it's so freaking ugly!!

Also, the only place you see it is in the ROC once a year!!

Seriously Uncool.
 
Hyundai has a faster 2.0T that gets better fuel economy. Uncool.
 
mafia_boy
This. All true. :)
To ty00123, Colin Chapman would kill it with fire, it's so freaking ugly!!
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This is true.

But hey, it's so light that it only takes two people to carry it to a suitable place to be destroyed. ;)

Although I couldn't think of anything wrong with it (except the looks) that I couldn't say about the Atom, so it had to be S-Z.
 
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Not an Atom.

Has an Ewwdi engine.

At least it's made by KTM, which keeps it from being seriously uncool...
 
It's good as a track car, but doesn't look very practical for the street. Meh.

Off-topic: Doesn't KTM usually make motorcycles?
 
Cool.

Epic bike manufacturer makes a car that looks wild and is surprisingly quite comfortable for the road while still being a go-kart.
 
Torn between Subzero and cool...

Subzero because it's completely bonkers. A trackday car by a bike company that isn't even know for making on-road bikes. It has all of the weather-exposure issues of a motorbike and all of the weight problems of a car (700+++ kilograms... without roof hoops or a trunk? Insane.)

And an extra-special sub-zee bonus is it's pretty.

Only cool because: There can be only one Ariel Atom. And the X-Bow is not it. :lol:

I guess that actually seals my vote.
 
Cool but flawed. It's a great concept and well executed but it's underpowered and too expensive. I love its single mindedness and that the CF tub makes up the majority of the bodywork with minimal extra body panels.
 
EvilNeal
Cool but flawed. It's a great concept and well executed but it's underpowered and too expensive. I love its single mindedness and that the CF tub makes up the majority of the bodywork with minimal extra body panels.
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Don't they have options like the Atom for engine upgrades or has anyone tried to stick a different motor in it? I think the car is cool but not as a daily driver and I'm sure most people that would buy it would use it as a track car not as a daily driver.
 
Meh.

Great concept, but poorly executed and horrendously expensive if optioned as you'd want one.

Not that good on the track compared to something serious like a Radical. Personally, if I wanted a track day missile I'd have an Exige. If I wanted a unique track/road car with atomic performance I'd have a supercharged Atom or a top end Caterham.
 
Indeed like most I prefer the Ariel.

However I saw some tests and I saw it compete in the European GT4 cup and it is far from being a bad car, so sticked with cool.
 
Jondot
On the basis that sitting in a X-Bow is going to be more comfortable than being shot with one, I presume.
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On topic, un-cool, hopelessly ugly, and I think the whole "Atom copy" has been covered enough times already.
 
Arial, Caterham and Lotus all do the same concept better or cheaper or both, and it looks a mess. However, that concept is a great one so that keeps it out of uncool. Meh.
 

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