Four wheels KTM

KTM is well noted for its hardcore off-road and sports motorcycles, and now it's looking to dabble in four wheels.
The Austrian bike manufacturer has built some quads, and this four-wheeler is a seriously sporty rival to the Lotus Elise.

KTM has been working with Dallara, a company with a history in Formula One, to develop the roadster.

Power comes from a mid-mounted 2.0-litre turbo engine bought from Volkswagen. It looks likely the engine will put out 250bhp and drive through either a six-speed manual gearbox or VW's DSG sequential manual 'box.

The link to VW means the KTM could be serviced at Volkswagen dealers, but the car is set to be sold at KTM's existing motorcycle dealers.

KTM boss Stefan Pierer reckons there's sufficient demand to sell 1000 of the roadsters every year. We'll get the chance to have a proper look during the Geneva Motorshow in March 2007.

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