KTM is leaving little by little and firmly from its worst moment. After the definitive impulse that Bajaj has given, the pulse of the Austrian brand begins to be stable. And a sample of this is the new 850 cc engine that they have already shown, and that will be the heart of the new MotoGP that we will have in 2027.
That is, it is not that they are preparing next season or that they are being more competitive in the last major awards. It is that they are showing their commitment to continue in MotoGP with the new regulation that, among the many changes it will have, will have an 850 cc engine that will also be driven by 100%fossil fuels.
Logically, KTM has not publicly made public about it as usually happens in the world of competition, so you have to forget benefits, power … Yes we can confirm that it will continue to be a four -cylinder V motor in V by common sense, and because of the little that can be seen in the photo, also, which has been turned on for the first time in a test bench and has undergone the first test to measure its power curve.
In fact, in the video they have published from KTM networks and in which the elements that could give more clues have been prevented, even the sound of the engine can be heard in a continuous acceleration.
The new executive director attended the light of the new 850 engine
At that important moment within KTM Racing attended the KTM Motor Sports Engineering team and, even more important at the symbolic level, KTM executive director, Gottfried Neumeister.
Although KTM, as we said, has not crossed its best moments, the development of the MotoGP has continued. An adventure that started in 2016 to move forward until it became one of the consolidated manufacturers of the category, although they have the last step to give.
And although KTM has risen the level in recent years, they have also done aprilia and, especially, Ducati and, therefore, they have seen how in spite of the efforts they seem stagnant fighting to be the second most competitive motorcycle of the grill, a little behind the April in that battle.
In any case, the new regulations of 2027 and everything that will bring, in addition to the 850 cc engines and the Pirelli tires, is a great opportunity for all brands to start from scratch. In the case of KTM it will be the first time that happens, because when they landed in 2016 the regulation was already going several seasons, and that is always a disadvantage.
