Katun vs X2
card comparison
| Stat | Katun | X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 164 ft | 175 ft | |
| Speed | 65 mph | 76 mph | |
| Inversions | 6 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 1700 rph | 1600 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 18 $m | 45 $m | |
| Vintage | 2000 | 2002 |
Vintage is the reversed stat — the older ride wins. Every number here is the same one printed on the card; see /methodology for how Build Cost and Throughput are sourced.
The verdict
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
Katun is a steel Inverted Coaster coaster at Mirabilandia, IT, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. X2 is a steel 4th Dimension Coaster (opened 2002 as X, relaunched as X2 in 2008) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, US, built by Arrow Dynamics.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2000 and 2002 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to X2 at 175 ft against 164 ft — clearly ahead.
- Speed goes to X2 at 76 mph against 65 mph — well clear.
- Katun takes Inversions 6 to 2.
- Throughput goes to Katun at 1,700 rph against 1,600 rph — clearly ahead.
- Build Cost goes to X2 at 45 $m against 18 $m — more than double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Katun's 2000 takes it from X2's 2002 — 2 years in it.