The KTM X-Bow
is a n aggressively designed sports car geared towards being light as
possible. In fact, many of the vehicle’s exterior and interior
components are vacant to save weight. Well, that design may have
brought out some setbacks for KTM because some customers were not too
pleased with the layout. For the next generation X-Bow, the company
will be adding both the doors and the windscreen previously left out of
the look.
The announcement for these additions was made by Stefan Pierer, CEO of KTM AG, in an interview with Top Gear.
He said that the company is currently trying to find a solution for
this new layout because adding a windscreen to the car creates lots of
homologation compliance issues. In order to offer the windscreen, the
company also needs a heating system to de-mist it, doors to allow easier
access to the cockpit, windscreen wipers, and much more.
Initially,
KTM wanted to add a bubble roof, but because this would have caused
even more homologation problems, they have opted for a windscreen plus a
temporary ’cruising home parasol’ that can be used up to speeds of 80
mph.
The next X-Bow will even try to assault the LMP2
category at Le Mans, most likely using a five-cylinder engine under the
hood, and not the current four-cylinder engine.
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