KTM CROSSBOW
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:14 pm
Now KTM will start making cars in tyhe spirit of the Catheram .
Looks like the Crossbow will be a good drive then?
Make no mistake, KTM's baby roadster will be a focused driver's device. Niceties such as a roof, doors, windscreen, heater and electronic driving aids are conspicuous by their absence, so this will be more of a weekend track-day toy than everyday transport.
There aren't even any seats, for heaven's sake. The two passengers nestle in gel-padded buckets which are built into the monocoque
The world's biggest off-road motorbike manufacturer, KTM, is branching out into extreme sports cars. These first sketches of the Crossbow reveal Austria's answer to the Ariel Atom: a flyweight two-seater powered by a 220bhp Audi engine.
'It's a kind of Lotus Super Seven for the 21st century,' KTM's engineering boss told CAR Online. 'It's radically modern, very light and extremely fast.'
We would be inclined to agree; it might max out at a lukewarm 136mph, but the Crossbow will scuttle to 60mph in just 3.8sec. Thank a kerbweight somewhere south of 700kg for such electrifying performance.
will be a 320 hp version too.
Need to bring one in Bangladesh