The engine is one of the areas set to change in MotoGP with the new regulations coming in 2027. The alteration involves a reduction in engine displacement from the current 1,000 cubic centimeters to 850cc. However, this change does not necessitate a shift in engine concept or architecture, which will remain four-stroke, four-cylinder as they are currently. The choice between a V configuration or an inline configuration will be up to each manufacturer.
Sebastian Risse, the technical director of KTM, was asked by SPEEDWEEK.com if a change in engine architecture had been considered. The engineer responded:
– Honestly, no. Everyone agreed that we would stick with the four-cylinder base, which all manufacturers are already using, allowing for differentiation nonetheless. What everyone involved did not want was an escalation of concepts like in the past [with various types of engines and different numbers of cylinders among manufacturers].
KTM currently uses a V4 engine in MotoGP. Although they do not rule out switching to an inline four-cylinder engine, they have already made their decision regarding the configuration, but it remains undisclosed for now.
