No one bought it for six years, and the car inspectors were strangers! What is the origin of this rare sports car?

Hello, hello everyone, the old driver of the car inspector has met with you again, I am the master brother of the car inspector, welcome to watch this issue of the second-hand car testing fun. The reason why I am called Master Brother is because of all the inspectors I read the most. That's right, today I will share with you the latest test of a used car.

It is no exaggeration to say that among the 1.4 billion people in our country, 1.3999 billion do not know today's car, which has been niche to a certain extent! Even the master brother who reads countless cars does not know what it is without doing homework, because he is not in the circle of others, and he has no opportunity to see and understand. Even if you have done enough homework, it is also half-understood, and the master brother will roughly introduce the car in his own way of understanding.

It is a very unlike car car, no doors, no roof, the original version does not even have a front guard, nor air conditioning and various auxiliary systems, the entire cockpit is open, the wheel arches are also open, the body size ratio is not only small enough not coordinated enough, almost equivalent to a square, although the official positioning is a sports car, but it does not have a gentle or sharp streamline involved, but many mechanical components are exposed, the overall feeling, this is a toy racing car!

Zhou Libo, a very famous host before, once owned such a car, and the speed partner also had a show on this car, speaking of this, it is estimated that some friends have guessed what kind of car it is! That's right, it's KTM X-Bow, a motorcycle manufacturer from Austria. Friends who play motorcycles should be more familiar with this brand, after all, they are always among the champions of off-road events. But it also means that X-Bow's after-sales service is almost impossible to find a place.

It is also a great honor for the master brother to be able to detect such a car, so he can't wait to share it with the majority of fans! Customers who buy a car are relatively low-key, let's not gossip about other people's situation, or focus on the car! Come on, start testing!

Vehicle Year: X-BOW 2014 GT Edition

Factory time: 2013-09

Playing time: 2019-03

Meter mileage: 4330KM

Manufacturer guidance: 1.398 million

Car dealer quote: 1.25 million

Although it was finally installed in 2013, it has been put in the warehouse for six years (really few people buy it), and the number of kilometers currently driven is not much, so the vehicle color is still gaga new! The master brother's expectations for the car condition are also more optimistic.

The whole car is basically covered with carbon fiber, the paint film instrument does not play any role, and there are few external parts, which eliminates the detection of the appearance paint surface. Focus on observing whether there is a bump or deformation.

This car does not have a separate front bumper, the small half of the front of the car are carbon fiber integrated, carefully observe the fixed screws, there is a circle of rust, this surface paint will rust, indicating that the screw has been screwed and rubbed, the front carbon fiber is removed. This kind of structure of the car, even if it is a small repair to dismantle a bunch of things, the customer should be able to understand.

Ordinary cars are longitudinal shock absorption, and this car is designed to be horizontal. Although it is common in formula racing, it is very uncomfortable to drive on the road for a long time.

The left and right side skirts look at the scratching area, but in fact, there is a layer of film pasted on the outside, the film has not been scratched, the film is torn off, the inside should still be intact, and a film can be solved in the later stage.

The interior is absolutely streamlined, the racing car does not need one thing to leave behind, pure driving machine! However, it is equipped with a 4-point plug with a seat belt, which is very practical. Because there was no well-ventilated cooling system, the designers had to put a huge cool space in the crotch of the seat.

The cockpit is carbon fiber integrated, which has the advantage of more comprehensive protection for the driver, but the cost is more expensive, and the injury deformation is estimated to be replaced as a whole. Look at the cockpit fixing screws but there is no disassembly traces, this car does not have ABC columns in the strict sense, it is not the structure of the traditional car, can only say that the strongest parts of the cockpit before and after are not damaged and repaired, at least to rule out the suspicion of overturning accidents.

The steering wheel is small, with colorful buttons, much like a coin-operated machine in a game hall! And this steering wheel is quick-release, because the space in the cabin is small, and getting on and off the wheel is really not a joke!

Play the car people's favorite manual gear plus mechanical handbrake, accelerate more directly! However, because of its short body, it is said that it is easy to flick the tail, and the requirements for driving skills are very high!

The left rear and right rear carbon fiber shells are disassembled, because the engine is a mid-mounted structure, so this disassembly should be for the maintenance of normal disassembly, the problem is not big. However, it can be seen that the decorative strip on the left is damaged, and there are scratch marks on it! A carbon fiber cover on the right is also broken, which may be that the maintenance master is a bit rusty about this car, and the later maintenance is another cost.

After the outer skeleton is finished, it is the engine. The master brother continued to remove the carbon fiber on both sides, and the 2.0T EA888 engine from Audi was in front of him, with a maximum horsepower of 286 hp and a maximum torque of 420 Nm, matching a 6-speed manual transmission, thanks to a weight of only 847 kg, its 0-100km/h acceleration time was only 4.1 seconds.

Will The Audi engine have the problem of the Audi car? At present, the engine body does not have any disassembly and maintenance, valve chamber cover, timing side cover, turbocharger these easy to seep oil places are still dry and regular, after all, only opened four thousand kilometers, what can be the problem?

The OBD computer to detect the fault code also has to enter the Audi system, as always, like the German car, a bunch of fault codes. This later needs to be checked, but it does not affect the use at present.

Finally, the chassis test, the chassis seal is dead, this flatness is also relatively high in the supercar! Fortunately, I could see the engine and gearbox, and the lower part of the engine was as perfect as the upper side, without any problems.

The gearbox is also normal, no disassembly and no oil leakage, and other suspensions are no problem.

Here we go. This KTM is even tested! The car is in good condition, only the front of the car is small maintenance, part of the carbon fiber cover parts are scratched, and the later simple maintenance is a new look. The master brother reported the test results to the customer, he is still relatively satisfied, here I wish him a happy car!

This car is quite scarce in China, and the average car dealer does not dare to accept it, and it is easy to sell it! At present, there are only two car sources on major second-hand car platforms, and the price has no reference significance, and whether the business can succeed depends on the sincerity of the buyer and seller! In fact, for rich people who play with cars, it doesn't matter whether the price is high or low, what is important is the fun of driving!

As a qualified old driver, we can imagine how uncomfortable it is to drive this car on the road, the cumbersome of getting on and off the car to remove the steering wheel, the low chassis to take the speed bump needs to be careful, the rainy day and hot days are not suitable for driving out, the noise during acceleration can not hear the people in the car, the rich people can really endure it?

Perhaps as the KTM staff said, the people who buy the X-Bow are more likely to have a variety of sports cars and are bored with normal cars, so they need a more special car and enjoy more extreme driving pleasure! Or a severe poisoner of speed and passion, always put the pleasure of driving first, in order to simply enjoy it! Whether the X-Bow is your most expensive or cheapest car, as long as you own it, you are definitely a driver who loves driving. Another point is that the return rate on the road is also 100%!

Take a few more looks as you go and keep fighting! Well, today's test sharing is here, I am a used car inspection technician in the car inspector. Like it, spray it if you don't like it. I repair more cars, read less, and write badly, please bear more responsibility. Car inspector, willing to be your friend who knows the most about cars!