Meet the KTM X-Bow GTX's wilder, carbon fiber-bodied cousin.

You might have heard of Legende Automobiles. The small company recently produced a reincarnation of the Renault 5 Turbo. Sort of the Singer of niche rally cars, if you will. Evidently, the company's co-founder, Alan Derosier, has a bit of a thing for modernized rally cars and even worked on the Marc Philipp Gemballa Marsien. Yesterday, Derosier posted photos on Instagram of his next project. Or rather, the bare carbon bodywork of his next project: A Lancia Stratos-inspired carbon fiber racer for the ages built through Kiska Design.

We say "-inspired" because Derosier has gotten the underpinnings for his new sports car from somewhere else: KTM, a brand that is also working on its own racer for the road in the X-Bow GT-XR.

That's rather convenient, as Derosier's Kiska APG-1 will share many of its underpinnings with this upcoming KTM racer. Much like the Stratos that clearly inspired it, the car features a mid-engine layout with a wraparound windscreen. It also gets push-rod suspension, which you can see just in front of the windscreen in the pics below.

The car will share an Audi RS3-sourced 2.5-liter five-cylinder; because what's a Group B-inspired car without one? That 2.5-liter engine will likely be tuned for more power by ABT as it is in the KTM. Unfortunately, we don't know how much more, only that it'll be more than an RS3, which produces 401 horsepower, but the ABT RS3-R has previously been revealed with 500 hp and 442 lb-ft of torque.

Inner workings aside, this car shares many elements with the Lancia that inspired it. Just look at the proportions. For example, the way that the front wheel arches protrude into the hood line is classic Stratos. So is the nose, which comes to a low finish with a gaping front for the car's radiators. At the back, we can see yet more Stratos, especially around the lights. Those are a clear throwback to the rally legend, with a modern twist.

Sitting just above those is a wing that loosely recalls the Group B car as well. In the middle, however, there now lives two exhaust pipes. It also appears that the car will use a blend of forged and traditional woven carbon fiber. We also see some center-locking wheels.

This isn't the first time someone has taken a stab at reincarnating the Lancia Stratos, either. The New Stratos used a much larger V8 from a Ferrari F430, though we somehow think the five-cylinder turbo will be more fitting. Whether this newest take on one of the most legendary rear-driven rally cars ever built will be a success will have to wait until the car is roadworthy.

The timeline on the Kiska APG-1 remains a mystery, but Derosier's post does let us know it has been in development for a year and half. Typically, development timeframes on cars like this run from three to five years, so expect the final product to hit the road closer to 2025.

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