Turbo engine for Caterhams?

[MF35]

Saw in Evo that a 1.3 turbo being considered as the default Caterham engine.

Doesn't seem quite right to me; what do people think?

[djone101]

We did this with the 1.0 Ecoboost turbo for Ford way back in 2012 - it worked pretty well and was a fun project.

[framerateuk]

I think a small engine with a turbo will work quite well.

The Sigma and Duratec aren't exactly screamers. They've got plenty of torque and a suspect the new engine won't feel too different.

[normalbloke]

Mine had a 2.0 YB turbo 25 years ago…nothing new..

[Blue 7]

I don’t think Caterham have much choice unfortunately, no NA engines available.

https://www.evo.co.uk/caterham/7/208110/caterham-h...

[lmmo]

It’s already confirmed for the Academy cars, and from a product range point of view it would make sense to have a Seven 260 slotted between the 170 and the 360.

https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/the-range/acade...

https://caterhamcars.com/en/news/caterham-partners...


“The 2026 Caterham Academy car will be powered by Horse Technologies’ 1.3 litre, four-cylinder HR13 turbocharged engine. The petrol engine with bespoke tuning, is expected to deliver 130bhp (132PS) and a peak torque of 176Nm at 5,150rpm.”