Austrian car and motorcycle manufacturer
KTM will become the third brand to enter the new GT2 racing class with the
all-new X-Bow GTX, of which we received a pair of official computer-generated
images and the first bit of info.
Looking pretty impressive in these teaser
pictures, the new car will debut later this year and will be powered by an
Audi-sourced 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo engine that will produce 600 HP in
GT2 guise and 500-plus in GTX form. Combined with a weight figure of just 1,000
kg, the new KTM X-Bow GT2 boasts a ratio of less than 2,0 kg/HP.
As you may have heard, 2020 will see the
debut of a new GT2 racing class that allows more power and less aero than GT3
cars, with the Austrian brand’s new racer to go up against Porsche and Audi.
KTM is also the first manufacturer to offer a fully homologated monocoque with
a GT cage and advanced seat, the latter being optional.
The company has already raced a mule
version of the new X-Bow race car at the 24 Hours of Barcelona last August
together with Reiter Engineering and says it will produce an initial batch of
20 cars later this year, once the GT2 model gets fully homologated.
