KTM is perhaps most famous for their comprehensive line of off-road and street motorcycles, and that influence definitely shows in their first-ever car. On a motorcycle, there’s not a lot of computer and technological assistance like there is on a car and there’s a lot fewer pieces. No power steering, no power-assisted braking, no roof, no doors. Well, that description fits the new 2010 KTM X-Bow as well. Continue Reading
What do you do when you’re an aeronautical engineer who can’t find a good lightweight, road-legal supercar on the market that meets your requirements? Build your own, of course. At least that’s the way Andy Round decided to do things. The original car, which was built in the United Kingdom, was called the F400 and was modeled after Formula 1 cars and powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder Audi engine. When the car was licensed by Michigan-based Autosport Development, they dropped the Audi engine in favor of a 6.0-liter V8 sourced from a Chevrolet Corvette and re-christened the car the G400. Continue Reading
Fast, sleek, beautiful, classic. These are all words that perfectly describe the 1959 Ferrari 250 TR59, yet even they don’t do this car justice. And you can add ultra-rare to that list, as there were only five of these cars ever made, with only four of those still around today. The TR59 (the TR stands for Testa Rossa, which translates to “Red Head” in English, and should not be confused with Ferrari’s Testarossa, a sports car from the 1980s and 90s) proved to be a monster on the track, picking up quite a few wins in its two seasons on the circuit. Continue Reading