KTM to build SUV, city cars

Noooooooooooooooo! We’ll admit that was our first reaction upon hearing the news, but with further consideration, it doesn’t sound so bad. With the SUV at least, KTM will be sticking with its race-ready product philosophy by building a half truck/half quad hybrid intended to embarrass sportscars on the road and win the Dakar rally off it. Codenamed New Haflinger (a Haflinger is a small Austrian horse that’s half working breed and half Arabian stallion), the vehicle is expected to be tiny by SUV standards and be available in both open and hardtop varieties when it goes on sale in 2010.
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