Manufacturing of the puristic super sports car KTM X-BOW and racing vehicles in Graz.
KTM X-BOW GmbH
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About KTM X-BOW
KTM X-BOW GmbH manufactures the X-BOW in Graz (Austria), the first four-wheeled vehicle of the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM. The puristic high-performance sports car was created in collaboration with the design studio Kiska and the formula vehicle manufacturer Dallara and is based on consistent lightweight construction with extensive use of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (carbon), including the torsionally rigid carbon monocoque, the jetfighter canopy and the carbon shell seats. The model range includes the road-legal variants X-BOW, Street, Clubsport, GT as well as the GT-XR with Audi's turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder (500 hp), alongside the GT2 racing vehicle for the GT2 European Series. After initial series production, production has been carried out on an order-by-order basis in one-off manufacturing since 2010; experience from professional motorsport, among others with Reiter Engineering, flows into development. Customers come from the vehicle trade, motorsport and the super sports car segment.
- Site
- Graz, Austria
- Materials
- Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (carbon), Aluminium
- Industries
- Vehicle engineering/Sports cars, Motorsport
- 01
Design and engineering (with Kiska/Dallara)
- 02
Carbon monocoque and component manufacturing
- 03
Vehicle assembly in Graz
- 04
Motorsport testing
- 05
Delivery
Materials & Processes
Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (carbon)
Used for monocoque, jetfighter canopy, shell seat and outer skin to reduce weight while maintaining high stiffness.
Aluminium
Used for monobloc fixed-caliper brake pistons and lightweight chassis components.
Sites
Graz
ATProduction and assembly of the X-BOW vehicles
- Part weight / size
- Unladen weight 790–1,130 kg per model
- Lot size
- order-based one-off manufacturing
- Materials
- Carbon (CFRP), aluminium
- Graz production facility (built up from 2008)
Vehicles & Components
Inside the production
Industries
History
- 2006
Idea for the X-Bow originated in collaboration with the design studio Kiska.
- 2007
Presentation as a prototype on 8 March at the Geneva Motor Show and at the IAA 2007
- 2008
Construction of the production facility in Graz from March, start of production in June, first delivery in August; entry into motorsport with Reiter Engineering
- 2009
Presentation of the Street, Clubsport and ROC models at the Geneva Motor Show; series production temporarily suspended
- 2010
Switch to order-based one-off manufacturing
- 2022
Presentation of the KTM X-BOW GT-XR, orderable from 284,900 euros