Product Details- 160 Pages
- 180 Photos & in 2019
KTM X-BOW: Concept, design, production and development of the road-homologated cars
By Thillainathan “Path” Pathmanathan & Anne Christina Reck
Features
• World's first stand-alone book on the Road-homologated KTM X-BOW cars
• All about the world's first production car with a full carbon composite monococque
• Book has been produced with full factory cooperation of KTM, Kiska and Dallara
• In-depth coverage of KTM, Kiska Design Studio, and Dallara Research and Development
• Historical review of road-racers
• Written by an owner, and detailing the experience of living with and maintaining this unusual car
• Expert opinions chapter with input from CEO of KTM Sportscars, Kiska Chief Designer, and an aerodynamicist from Dallara.
• Contributions from mechanics who have worked on the car, after market tuners, and racing drivers (amateur and professional) who have participated in the KTM X-BOW Battle race series.
• Build process of the X-BOW described in detail -- with accompanying photographs
Description
The KTM X-BOW has the power to induce automotive lust. It seduces with its dramatic and brutal beauty, tantalises through the sophistication of its carbonfibre monocoque, the potential of its advanced aerodynamics, and its motorsport parentage. This book is a fitting tribute to this unique car.
Synopsis
A tribute to the dazzling KTM X-BOW – the world’s first production sports car with a full carbon composite monocoque.
To fully understand and enjoy this car it should be appreciated on many different levels: a racing car for the road, and a road car that can excel on the track; its unique composition and aerodynamic qualities; its design and aesthetics.
The X-BOW was brought to life by the virtually unlimited resources of an industrial giant steeped in motorsport, which demanded that it be technologically cutting-edge. The car was honed to perfection by arguably the finest racing car engineers in the world, for whom ‘best in class’ was a minimum requirement. It is an objét d’art that can race in anger, or can transport in style. It startles, it fascinates, it wins.
As Mr Toad (of The Wind in the Willows fame) would undoubtedly have said, it is “A most unusual car!” – we are lucky that this most unusual car, the KTM X-BOW, exists in our lifetime.
This book details the design and development, the build process, racing history, and what it’s like to live with and maintain a X-BOW, written by joint owners and enthusiasts, with the full cooperation of the car’s designers and developers.
Additional Information
First stand-alone book on the KTM X-Bow.
Written with full factory cooperation from KTM, Kiska and Dallara.
The X-Bow was the first production car with a full carbon fibre composite chassis.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 5
INTRODUCTION 7
BIOGRAPHIES 8
foreword 9
Chapter 1 The duality of road-racers 10
Chapter 2 KTM & the concept 18
Chapter 3 KISKA & designing desire 22
Chapter 4 Dallara & the pursuit of excellence 34
Chapter 5 Drawing in the elements – Concept to production 42
Chapter 6 The KTM X-BOW factory 48
Chapter 7 The KTM X-BOW production line 56
Chapter 8 The carbon fibre monocoque 66
Chapter 9 Aerodynamics 78
Chapter 10 The technicalities 86
Chapter 11 The Audi TFSI engine 98
Chapter 12 Electrical & electronic systems 108
Chapter 13 Model variants 112
Chapter 14 Customising a bespoke road-racer 126
Chapter 15 The KTM X-BOW Battle – Racing the road-racer 132
Chapter 16 What the motoring press said 136
Chapter 17 The rivals 140
Chapter 18 Expert opinions 144
Chapter 19 Random musings of a dilettante 150
INDEX 159
