Key highlights
- New Triumph Moto2 engine to debut in the 2027 championship
- Peak power increases by around 6%, with engine capacity also changing
- New cylinder head, valvetrain and combustion chamber help unlock more performance
Triumph is giving the Moto2 World Championship a serious performance upgrade. The British manufacturer has revealed a new race engine that will power the intermediate class from the 2027 season, bringing more power and a completely revised engine package.
Triumph has been the exclusive Moto2 engine supplier since 2019. Since then, its 765 cc three-cylinder engine has covered nearly 1.93 million kilometres in racing conditions. That experience has now gone into developing the next-generation motor.
The new engine is expected to deliver around 6% more peak power. Triumph has also confirmed that the engine capacity will change, although the company has not revealed the final displacement yet. More technical details will be announced closer to its track debut.
More air, more compression, more performance
Triumph’s engineers have focused heavily on improving airflow into the engine. The new motor gets a completely redesigned cylinder head, along with a low-inertia valvetrain and higher-flow ports.
The combustion chamber has also been redesigned. Together, these changes allow for a higher compression ratio and are claimed to deliver more torque across the rev range.
The crankcases and internal components have also been redesigned to handle the additional power and torque. Interestingly, despite the extra performance, Triumph says the new engine is actually 2 kg lighter than the outgoing unit.
New engine means new chassis
There is another important consequence of the engine upgrade. Moto2 chassis manufacturers will need to develop completely new chassis for 2027.
Triumph says changes to the air intake position and engine mounting points will require manufacturers to rethink their designs. Work on this has already been underway for the past year, with Triumph supplying the required technical information to chassis manufacturers.
The new engine will soon be made available to Moto2 teams, with private testing already underway. Track testing is expected to begin later this year.
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