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Christopher Tan
Sat, Oct 13, 2007
The Straits Times
Fastlane: Take an X-Bow, KTM

LOOK out Lotus, KTM's open-top X-Bow two-seater will be making its debut next year. The dramatic carbon-fibre racer, the first car from the Austrian bikemaker, will be powered by a Volkswagen Group direct-injection turbo mated to a DSG gearbox. Because it weighs only around 700kg, the X-Bow will catapult to 100kmh in 3.9 seconds - in the realm of supercars.

 

 
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