Amahemuhemu aqinisekisiwe: I-KTM X-Bow GT iza nezicabha ne-windshield enkulu, into ebingekho ku-X-Bow yasekuqaleni.
I-X-Bow GT yazalwa ngenhloso yokwanelisa lawo… amakhasimende aphucuzekile. Ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yilelo thamo lokuhlanya ne-adrenaline enganikezwa yi-X-Bow kuphela, i-KTM inqume ukudala inguqulo enesibindi esincane. Manje, njengoba i-cockpit ivikeleke kakhulu, abashayeli bale X-Bow GT bazoqala ukwenza «izinsuku zokulandelela» ngendlela enokuthula nethule. Ukuthula kufana nokuthi…ukugibela le superkart akulula neze.
I-X-Bow yokuqala yethulwa ngo-2008 futhi ifakwe i-2.0 Turbo evela kwa-Audi, ne-237 hp. Kamuva, ngo-2011, i-KTM yethula inguqulo ejabule nakakhulu nge-300 hp, i-X-Bow R. Ukukunikeza umbono, ukusheshisa ukusuka ku-0-100 km/h ku-"thoyizi" elifana nalokhu kwenziwa ku-3.9 imizuzwana. Okungcono kuphela imbangi ye-Ariel Atom.
Abakwa-KTM abakakhiphi lutho ngale X-Bow GT, yizithombe kuphela ongazibona, kodwa siyazi ukuthi iKTM X-Bow GT izobe ikhona embukisweni wezimoto iGeneva Motor Show ngesonto elizayo. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, isithunywa sethu esikhethekile, uGuilherme Costa, uzoletha zonke izindaba mayelana nalokhu neminye imishini ezoba khona eGeneva. Hlala ubukele!
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís