KTM expands X-Bow line with a 330-hp Audi-engined side-by-side

Two outputs, one engine family

The standard Arrow produces 280 horsepower, while the Black Limited Edition is rated at 330 horsepower. That puts the top version ahead of the 2027 Polaris RZR Pro R, which the source lists at 275 horsepower, a notably high figure for the side-by-side class.

Both versions share a chromoly steel chassis and front and rear limited-slip differentials. Suspension is by unequal-length control arms with dampers developed with KW Reiger, offering around 23.6 inches of travel.

Cabin and equipment split

Inside, both variants get Sabelt seats and harnesses. The standard Arrow keeps an open chassis, while the Black Limited Edition adds an enclosed cabin, air conditioning and a fly-off handbrake.

The Black Limited Edition will be sold only through a reservation process, which opens on November 17. The standard Arrow is set to reach the market after the limited model goes on sale.

Where the Arrow fits

KTM, an Austrian manufacturer best known in the US for motorcycles, entered the sports car business with the X-Bow around 20 years ago, and its cars have historically drawn engines from the Volkswagen Group. The Arrow carries that arrangement into a different vehicle type entirely.

The pricing invites an obvious comparison: a new Volkswagen Golf GTI, Golf R, Audi S3 or A3 costs less, but none of them can go where the Arrow can. That is the case KTM is making for a premium off-road toy rather than a road car.

KTM has not announced Australian availability or local pricing for the Arrow, so buyers outside the US market will need to wait for confirmation.

Theon Design has marked its tenth year of air-cooled Porsche 911 restomods with a 964-based coupe in Oak Green Neo Metallic, built for a UK customer, that the company says delivers a better power-to-weight ratio than a contemporary 911 GT3 RS. The British firm also used the anniversary to launch an online configurator for its Theon R, Coupe and Targa models and a North American concierge service run through Humble House.

The build took 18 months to develop and assemble, with the owner making every specification choice, and it pairs a 419-horsepower naturally aspirated 4.0-litre air-cooled flat-six with carbon-fibre body panels and trim aimed at a curb weight of around 2,645 pounds. Theon quotes a 4.0-second run to 60 mph.

What the anniversary build changes under the skin

The starting point is a 964-generation 911, which Theon strips back before fitting what it describes as F1-grade carbon-fibre panels and interior trim. The weight target of roughly 2,645 pounds is a long way from many real-world 964s, which now sit closer to 3,300 pounds.

The engine makes 419 horsepower and 322 pound-feet of torque, run through drive-by-wire throttle control with selectable driving modes. Drive goes to a five-speed G50 manual gearbox, and Theon also builds a close-ratio six-speed for customers who want shorter gearing. The braking system is borrowed from the 993-generation 911 RS and is paired with Tractive semi-active dampers and spring rates tuned to this specific chassis.

Price, and what US buyers still have to sort themselves

Pricing starts at £435,000, or roughly $579,000, and most commissions climb past $600,000 once paint, trim and mechanical options are chosen. Theon does not soften the number: the company says it is a lot of money, but that the car is far more special than a similarly priced Lamborghini.

The concierge service gives American customers a local point of contact for the whole commissioning process rather than coordinating across an ocean. The cars are still built in the UK and imported, so buyers remain responsible for shipping, duties and local compliance work on top of the build itself.

That arrangement suits buyers who want the spec process handled closer to home but are content to leave import logistics to themselves or their own contacts. Until now, commissioning a Theon meant working directly with the shop in the UK, a process that favoured buyers already deep in the air-cooled 911 world. The configurator widens that: anyone can spec a Coupe, Targa or R from a computer before speaking to a Theon representative.

Theon R: confirmed power target, no arrival date

The more hardcore Theon R, which Theon says will top 500 horsepower, is currently in build. The company has not announced when the R will be completed or delivered, and it has not published a full set of output, weight or performance figures beyond that 500-horsepower target.

Theon is not alone in this corner of the market. Gunther Werks' GXR Evo and the Marc Philipp Gemballa Marsien GT push classic and modern Porsche platforms toward similarly steep prices and bespoke builds.

Why the US push matters

Restomod commissions have traditionally depended on a relationship with a workshop, which keeps the pool of buyers small and geographically narrow. A configurator plus a named North American concierge lowers the entry barrier without changing where the cars are made, so the practical difference for a US buyer is administrative rather than industrial.

The anniversary car itself shows where Theon's engineering effort goes: mass out, displacement and chassis hardware in. The power-to-weight claim is the company's own, and it is the figure that will define how the 964 build is judged against modern performance Porsches.