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KTM X-BOW Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan

KTM X-BOW By Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan

KTM X-BOW by Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan

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Summary

The KTM X-BOW has the power to induce automotive lust. It seduces with its dramatic and brutal beauty, tantalises through the sophistication of its carbonfibre monocoque, the potential of its advanced aerodynamics, and its motorsport parentage. This book is a fitting tribute to this unique car.

KTM X-BOW Summary

KTM X-BOW: Concept, design, production and development of the road-homologated cars by Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan

A tribute to the dazzling KTM X-BOW - the world's first production sports car with a full carbon composite monocoque. To fully understand and enjoy this car it should be appreciated on many different levels: a racing car for the road, and a road car that can excel on the track; its unique composition and aerodynamic qualities; its design and aesthetics. The X-BOW was brought to life by the virtually unlimited resources of an industrial giant steeped in motorsport, which demanded that it be technologically cutting-edge. The car was honed to perfection by arguably the finest racing car engineers in the world, for whom `best in class' was a minimum requirement. It is an objet d'art that can race in anger, or can transport in style. It startles, it fascinates, it wins. As Mr Toad (of The Wind in the Willows fame) would undoubtedly have said, it is "A most unusual car!" - we are lucky that this most unusual car, the KTM X-BOW, exists in our lifetime. This book details the design and development, the build process, racing history, and what it's like to live with and maintain a X-BOW, written by joint owners and enthusiasts, with the full cooperation of the car's designers and developers.

KTM X-BOW Reviews

The test in this book is fairly technical, so might be heavy going for some readers. Yet it's simple enough to follow and charts the story of the Austrian sports car. You'd expect high quality in a title costing GBP50 and the volume doesn't disappoint here. The images and photography are of superb quality throughout. - Auto Express. Packed with details ... those with a love of cutting-edge technology, this fully illustrated volume will hit the spot. - Classic Driver. The foreword by Sebastien Stassin was one of the most poetic and evocative that I've read in an automotive book. - www.silhoeut.com. An Authoritative read. Octane.

About Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan

Dr Pathmanathan was born in Malaysia , where his interest in cars was kindled at the age of eight , by the sight of the Lamborghini Marzal concept car at a Motor Show. He boarded at Cheltenham College, obtained a degree in Physiology from the University of London, and then his medical degree from Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. He trained as an eye surgeon in London, Southampton, and Liverpool, before doing a subspeciality fellowship in glaucoma at the University of Toronto. He has been a Consultant Eye Surgeon since 1999. His interest in Lamborghini cars has never waned, and his primary interest is in the mid-engined, wedge-shaped, spaceframe-chassised, Lamborghini supercar, with their South-North orientated Bizzarrini engines and their genuinely vertical-opening guillotine doors. He feels immensely privileged to have joint temporary custodianship of KTM X-BOW R Chassis 0642 , which only presented itself after a wait of ten years. His long-standing fascination with the X-BOW lies in the similarities and close associations that this radical Road-Racer shares with its current Lamborghini stablemates: Countach Chassis 12399, a Rosso Siviglia 88 1/2 5000 QV, and Murcielago Chassis 1564, an Arancio Atlas 2005 Roadster. --- Dr Anne Christina Reck obtained her medical degree from the University of Copenhagen, and then trained as an eye surgeon in London and Southampton. She did a subspeciality fellowship in the retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and has been a Consultant Eye Surgeon since 1999. Dr Reck's deep interest in the KTM X-BOW started on a road trip between the United Kingdom and the Pannonia-Ring Race Circuit in Hungary, during which time she helped draw out the skeleton draft of a book dedicated to the car. Her dedication to the X-BOW was best exemplified by her precise and accurate note-taking about the X-BOW, during a 5.20 AM high-speed drive on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road , on the day before a visit to Kiska Design Center.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Foreword and Dedications Acknowledgements 1 Introduction , Road-racers , The Duality of Road-Racers 2 KTM and the Concept 3 Kiska and Designing Desire 4 Dallara and the Pursuit of Excelllence 5 Drawing in the Elements 6 The KTM X-BOW Factory 7 The KTM X-BOW Production Line 8 The Carbonfibre Monocoque 9 The Aerodynamics of the KTM X-BOW 10 The Technicalities 11 The Audi TFSI engine 12 The Electronic and Electrical Systems 13 Model variants 14 Customising a Bespoke Road-Racer 15 The KTM X-BOW Battle 16 What the Motoring Press said about the X-BOW 17 The Rivals 18 Expert Opinions 19 Random Musings of a Dilettante INDEX

Additional information

GOR013265876
9781787114333
1787114333
KTM X-BOW: Concept, design, production and development of the road-homologated cars by Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan
Thillainathan "Path" Pathmanathan
Used - Like New
Hardback
David & Charles
2019-10-18
160
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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