Caterham Fires Up Formula 1 Renault V8 For The Last Time

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
11/25/2013 at 02:45 • Filed to: Formula 1, Renault V8, Caterham, Brazilian Grand Prix, OppositeLock

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...without the 18,000 rev limit restriction.

DISCUSSION (14)

Manuél Ferrari > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/25/2013 at 03:01

So sad these engines are going away

YSI-what can brown do for you > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/25/2013 at 03:20

I really hope there is a longer youtube version.

Aaron James > Manuél Ferrari
11/25/2013 at 03:29

What are they using next season? I don't follow F1 closely. Mainly because most races are in the middle of the night for me here in the US.

legory > Aaron James
11/25/2013 at 05:06

Turbo Inline-4

BmacIL > legory
11/25/2013 at 06:44

Turbo V6, actually. 1.6L with double the ERS output.

Destructive Tester > legory
11/25/2013 at 07:28

Hopefully you were being sarcastic, the engines are going to be turbocharged V6s. Personally I'm intrigued by the hybrid turbos they will be using.

Slave2anMG > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
11/25/2013 at 08:05

You know, I'm not thrilled about the hybrid stuff being mandated...if I wanna see hybrid racing, I'll watch the Prius Cup. Oh wait, there's not one (hopefully...). Give the teams a displacement and weight limit and let 'em go.

legory > Destructive Tester
11/25/2013 at 13:33

Sorry I was tired. My mistake.

legory > Destructive Tester
11/25/2013 at 13:33

Sorry I was tired. My mistake.

Destructive Tester > legory
11/25/2013 at 14:15

No worries, I have a feeling you were just an engine generation early...

legory > Destructive Tester
11/25/2013 at 20:05

I wouldn't doubt it in this age.

Destructive Tester > legory
11/25/2013 at 20:57

I agree, but with some mixed feelings... While the big displacement days may have been fun, they're a bit obsolete. They were when 1hp/ci was really something to shoot for, anymore sports cars are considered pretty gutless if they aren't at least pushing 100hp/ liter. That's in bone-stock production cars.

Manuél Ferrari > Aaron James
11/25/2013 at 22:34

Turbo V6. I know it's good for the world cause tech will filter down. But those N/A V8s were awesome

Manuél Ferrari > Destructive Tester
11/25/2013 at 22:36

The hybrid aspect is what makes the new engines interesting. If they were just turbo charged it wouldn't be that exciting. But I saw the Jalopnik post on the new tech and it does seem to be beneficial because it could lead to more efficient production performance cars.