KTM X-Bow to underpin arriving Abarth Roadster – inform
Abarth could be operative upon a competitor to a Lotus Exige, if a ultimate book of Auto Express is to be believed. The British repository says that a KTM X-Bow would be the basement of a brand new Abarth indication, discordant to previous opposing Informs for a Abarth 500 Speedster and two-seater coupe.
The mid-engined two-seat roadster could be expelled by 2013, unnamed sources at Abarth allegedly told the repository The limited-edition automobile would bypass a X-Bow’s Audi TFSI engine in preference of the brand new Fiat-produced 1.8-liter MultiAir turbocharged section, additionally regulating motor fuel.
This brand new engine is approaching to furnish over 200 horsepower (149 kW), compared to a 237 hp (177 kW) generated by a Audi unit, that additionally delivers up to 310 Nm of torque. The 700-kilogram X-Bow is means to scurry to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds.
Still, the Abarth model is approaching to have the utterly dissimilar extraneous, temperament little-to-no similarity to a topless carbon essential element X-Bow. If constructed, a Abarth roadster could be singular to 2,000 units, with a pricetag trimming from ?42k to ?50k (?50,686 to ?60,341).
Source: Autoexpress
