KTM and Abt Partner for X-BOW Sales and Service - Performance upgrades on the way

Abt KTM X-BOW

300 hp performance package coming soon

By Michael Gauthier
February 12, 2009 2:11 PM
Filed Under: German, KTM, Tuners

KTM has announced plans to team up with ABT Sportsline in order to provide sales and service for the motorcycle expert's radical X-Bow roadster. Besides providing a retail outlet for the X-Bow, ABT is currently developing a performance package for the car.

The standard X-Bow features Audi's much loved 2.0 TFSI engine which cranks out 240 hp (177 kW). The combination of the car's low weight of 790 kilograms and Audi's powerful engine means the X-Bow will rocket from 0-100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds.

When the ABT performance package becomes available, it will increase the roadster's output to 300 hp (221 kW) which should make the car's already stellar performance figures even better. Although the company failed to provide technical data for the new version, a 0-100 km/h time of 3.5 seconds or less seems highly plausible.

Source: Abt Sportsline

Press Release (Click to expand)

Where is the cult sports motorbike KTM X-BOW? It's at ABT Sportsline.

The cult X-BOW of the Austrian motorbike manufacturer KTM and ABT Sportsline are now together. This is because the unique sports motorbike is now available from the exclusive Allgäu tuner. As a large outlet partner, the tuner professionals take on not just the sale of the X-BOW, but also all the service work on the vehicle. And for anyone who wants to give the road racer an additional course of power treatment, the engineers at ABT are currently working on a suitable power increase for the X-BOW.

With the X-BOW the cooperation between KTM and ABT Sportsline has reached a new high: the vehicle bridges the gap between the road and motor sport, thereby embodying the ideals of ABT. The X-BOW is extremely innovative and dynamic - the car sprints to 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds. The 2.0 TFSI (240 HP/177 kW) engine takes the 790 kilogram light open-air athlete in its stride, ensuring that the sporty vehicle lives up to its name. The X-BOW is actually pronounced "crossbow" and consequently the flat racer also moves as fast as an arrow. With the performance improvements from ABT Sportsline the values are even more impressive: thanks to ABT Power the sports motorbike will soon bring 300 HP (221 kW) onto the road. An extensive datasheet will provide information about the technical key data of the even more powerful Allgäu X-BOW version - once the standard tests have been carried out by ABT.

With lots of carbon and plenty of motor sport technology, KTM has constructed the bike with a road monocoque chassis. As a result the X-BOW also suits ABT Sportsline perfectly. Anyone entertaining the idea of purchasing this special vehicle in the area of southern Bavaria now has a competent partner at their side.