Exceptional Contact Pressure
The primary goal in developing the KTM X-BOW was not attaining extreme final velocities, but in achieving unique driving dynamics. The sports car is thereby aided by ingenious aerodynamics, the result of many hours in the wind tunnel of racecar specialist Dallara. The most vital factor here is the design of the underbody. The completely flat underfloor has a prominent diffusor at the rear. The air flowing beneath the floor of the car is directly channelled with the aid of the front end’s construction, which was designed for this purpose. To make this diffusor work even more effectively, the linking points for the rear suspension were set as high as possible.
This enables the KTM X-BOW to achieve a phenomenal downforce of nearly 200 kilograms at a speed of 200 kmh – about three times more than most other supersport cars. In combination with the high-performance chassis, this fantastic downforce makes extreme cornering speeds possible. The transversal acceleration of 1.5 g that can thus be attained (with series tyres) clearly surpasses the usual values achieved by street homologated sports cars.
The primary goal in developing the KTM X-BOW was not attaining extreme final velocities, but in achieving unique driving dynamics. The sports car is thereby aided by ingenious aerodynamics, the result of many hours in the wind tunnel of racecar specialist Dallara. The most vital factor here is the design of the underbody. The completely flat underfloor has a prominent diffusor at the rear. The air flowing beneath the floor of the car is directly channelled with the aid of the front end’s construction, which was designed for this purpose. To make this diffusor work even more effectively, the linking points for the rear suspension were set as high as possible.
This enables the KTM X-BOW to achieve a phenomenal downforce of nearly 200 kilograms at a speed of 200 kmh – about three times more than most other supersport cars. In combination with the high-performance chassis, this fantastic downforce makes extreme cornering speeds possible. The transversal acceleration of 1.5 g that can thus be attained (with series tyres) clearly surpasses the usual values achieved by street homologated sports cars.
