An engine that generates 280bhp in a car that weighs less than your toothbrush means that the Mono has a top speed of 170mph and will go from 0-60 in just 2.8 seconds, which will take your face off. The Mono is powered by a 2.3 litre engine that has been put together by the chaps at Cosworth. “…could teach Audi a thing or two about fit and finish, there wasn’t a stitch out of place and the detailing was stunning.”Įqually impressive are the figures. TurboDisplacement : 1984 cm3Maximum Power : 285 hpTorque : 420 NM. Top Gear had the car on test and claimed that BAC… First drive on the Spain's roads of the new KTM X-Bow GT with a windscreen. The Wimmer X-Bow R, however, isn’t as powerful as the GT. Not only are our compliments aimed at the specification of the car, but also the way the car is put together. Pretty impressive if you consider that the standard KTM X-Bow GT produces 285 HP and 420 Nm (309 lb-ft). The aerodynamics, carbon fibre and FIA compliant steel rollover and safety structure, not to mention a steering wheel with buttons on that certainly don’t control the stereo. Incidentally the gesture towards an F1 racing team isn’t so misplaced because the Mono uses technology found in racing cars. If Apple built a Batmobile, this is what it would look like. The difference with the Mono is it looks like McLaren and NASA built it. It’s more expensive than both the Radical and the Ariel Atom. The Mono seems to have cultivated its own space in the market. Specialised Covers have been given the privilege of tailoring car covers for the new BAC-Mono, the latest road legal, “ultra high performance” track car. From Radicals, to Atoms, to the KTM X-bow, even the supercar fraternity have been launching what appear on the outside to be a traditional sports car, only to find that the interior comprises of plastic bucket seats and tin foil. With Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig. Recently however there has been a new breed of road legal racing car. Test Of Three Stripped Track Cars: Directed by Phil Churchward, Ben Duncan, Brian Klein. Audi considers selling their version of X-bowBAAD idea Once Aud. There have always been blokes in sheds tinkering with tin pots, four wheels and four cylinder engines, turning their bathtubs into road legal racing pods. Top Gear named this car as Car of the Year 1500lb car 4 cyl.
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