Dearborn bets on an in-house 5.4-litre naturally aspirated V8 and Red Bull engineering to anchor its 2027 top-flight WEC Hypercar assault.
Ford is preparing its return to the sharp end of sports car endurance racing, and it is doing so without hiding behind a whispery, downsized twin-turbo configuration.
In a contemporary top-flight prototype landscape crowded with boosted V6s and complex turbo packaging, Ford’s selection of an atmospheric 5.
Crucially, this engine represents the first time Ford has developed a premier prototype racing powerplant entirely in-house.
Dearborn bets on an in-house 5.4-litre naturally aspirated V8 and Red Bull engineering to anchor its 2027 top-flight WEC Hypercar assault.