This also represents a power-to-weight ratio of less than 2. Now, as the pace increases I’m getting used to co-ordinating braking and paddle-shift down-changes and then letting the gearbox do its own auto upshifts. KTM claims the X-Bow scales at under 1,800 pounds its Audi -sourced engine makes 300 horses in the Comp R and a tad more lb-ft of torque. With a basic weight (before BoP) of around 1,000 kg, and peak power of over 600hp produced by the legendary Audi 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine, the KTM X-BOW GTX, as a GT2 racer, will be a real benchmark in the lightweight racing car segment. Lap one and two is about getting tyres and brakes up to temp and the squeal from the massive brakes is deafening. The KTM X-Bow GT is now available in Australia, priced at 189,990 plus on-road costs - 20,000 more than the hard-core X-Bow R released last year. The view from the cockpit is like that from a fighter (the whole single-piece canopy raises to allow you in and out) and as I accelerate out onto the circuit proper I am greeted with one of the best views in motorsport, the Island’s main straight seemingly disappearing into Bass Strait. Hard-core open-wheel sports car gets more comfort and a windscreen for 20,000 more. Carbon-fibre as far as the eye can see, tiny Alcantara wheel with shift paddles and a flood of buttons and dials ahead – a Motec digital display and screen for the rear camera…Īfter a quick chat with the car’s engineer, I’m on the pit speed-limiter rolling past Phillip Island’s garages and heading down the lane. You can expect them to sell very quickly. After negotiating the roll cage and strapping into the cockpit, the first impression of the X-BOW GT4 is very plain - this is definitely a ‘real’ race car. Twenty of the KTM X-Bow GTXs are said to be available for the 2021 season and starting at a price of 270,000.
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