{"id":197759,"date":"2026-11-12T12:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=197759"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:51:15","slug":"renault-quits-f1-engines-but-backs-a-new-670-hp-v8-for-lotus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/11\/12\/renault-quits-f1-engines-but-backs-a-new-670-hp-v8-for-lotus\/","title":{"rendered":"Renault stopt met het bouwen van F1-motoren, maar steunt een nieuwe V8 van 670 hp voor Lotus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renault heeft een punt gezet achter bijna een halve eeuw aan motorontwikkeling voor de Formule 1 en heeft zelfs ingestemd met de verkoop van zijn historische race-motorenactiviteiten aan de Belgische industrieel Guido Dumarey.<\/p>\n

Toch steunt de Franse fabrikant nu indirect, samen met Geely, een spectaculaire nieuwe V8 van 670 hp voor de volgende supercar van Lotus, waarmee de legendarische naam Esprit mogelijk nieuw leven wordt ingeblazen.<\/p>\n

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De motor is afkomstig van Horse Powertrain, de joint venture van Renault en het Chinese Geely. De nieuwe 4,0-liter V8 met dubbele turbo zal de aandrijving vormen voor de toekomstige Lotus Type 135, een hybride supercar die naar verwachting in 2028 op de markt komt en een gecombineerd vermogen van meer dan 1.000 hp zal hebben.<\/p>\n

Voor Renault illustreert deze aankondiging een nieuwe aanpak bij de ontwikkeling van verbrandingsmotoren. Voor Lotus betekent dit een nieuw hoofdstuk in zijn opmerkelijke afkeer van een volledig elektrische toekomst.<\/p>\n

Een nieuwe V8 met flink wat pk\u2019s<\/h4>\n

De nieuwe Horse W40 levert meer dan 500 kW (ongeveer 670 hp) en een koppel van 800 Nm. Hij weegt slechts 200 kg en is uitgerust met twee turbocompressoren die in een compacte \u2018hot-V\u2019-opstelling tussen de cilinderbanken zijn geplaatst.<\/p>\n

Horse heeft bovendien een hybride dubbele-koppelingtransmissie met acht versnellingen ontwikkeld die een koppel tot 1.050 Nm aankan, waarbij het schakelen minder dan 20 milliseconden duurt.<\/p>\n

Met elektrische ondersteuning zou de V8 de Type 135 boven de 1.000 hp moeten brengen, hoewel Lotus de specificaties van de accu en het uiteindelijke gewicht van de auto nog niet bekend heeft gemaakt. Dat laatste cijfer zal bijzonder interessant zijn voor een merk dat is gebouwd rond de beroemde lichtgewichtfilosofie van Colin Chapman.<\/p>\n

Met deze motor maakt Horse ook zijn intrede in het segment van de high-performance auto\u2019s. Het bedrijf ziet toepassingsmogelijkheden die verder reiken dan Lotus, waaronder andere sportwagens, pick-ups en terreinwagens.<\/p>\n

De paradox van de verbrandingsmotor bij Renault<\/h4>\n

Renault en Geely bezitten elk 45% van Horse Powertrain, terwijl de Saoedische oliegigant Aramco de resterende 10% in handen heeft. Tot de klanten behoren nu al Renault, Geely, Volvo Cars, Nissan en Mitsubishi.<\/p>\n

De timing is opvallend. Zoals Newmobility.news meldde in oktober<\/a>, Renault heeft ermee ingestemd om zijn historische F1-motoractiviteiten in Viry-Ch\u00e2tillon te verkopen aan de Belgische ondernemer Guido Dumarey, die hoopt tegen 2029 terug te keren als onafhankelijke leverancier van racemotoren. Nadat Renault in 2025 zijn eigen F1-motorprogramma had be\u00ebindigd, maakt het Alpine-team van Renault nu gebruik van Mercedes-krachtbronnen.<\/p>\n

Deze schijnbare tegenstrijdigheid weerspiegelt twee zeer verschillende bedrijfsmodellen: Renault stopt met de kostbare ontwikkeling van motoren voor zijn eigen F1-team, maar behoudt een aanzienlijk aandeel in een toeleverancier die verbrandings- en hybride aandrijflijnen ontwikkelt voor meerdere fabrikanten. Er is geen technische link bekend tussen de nieuwe Horse V8 en de voormalige F1-activiteiten van Renault.<\/p>\n

Zal de legendarische Esprit terugkeren?<\/h4>\n

Voor Lotus betekent de nieuwe V8 een concrete invulling van een strategische ommezwaai. De Type 135 was oorspronkelijk ontworpen als elektrische sportwagen, maar tegenvallende verkoopcijfers en oplopende financi\u00eble verliezen dwongen de Britse fabrikant zijn ambities te herzien.<\/p>\n

Als NMN meldde in augustus<\/a>, Lotus streeft nu in het kader van zijn Focus 2030-strategie naar een verkoopmix van ongeveer 60% hybride en 40% volledig elektrische voertuigen. De plug-in-hybride Eletre X maakt al deel uit van die transformatie.<\/p>\n

De Type 135 wordt het nieuwe topmodel van Lotus, dat qua positionering tussen de benzine-aangedreven Emira en de elektrische Evija-hypercar in zit. Er wordt ook algemeen verwacht dat hiermee de iconische naam Esprit nieuw leven wordt ingeblazen, hoewel Lotus dit nog niet heeft bevestigd.<\/p>\n

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Van de originele Esprit tot de elektrische Theory 1: de volgende supercar van Lotus zou de legendarische naam nieuw leven kunnen inblazen met een hybride V8 van 1.000 hp \/ AI-composiet op basis van afbeeldingen van Lotus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dat vooruitzicht heeft iets ironisch. Toen Lotus in 2024 zijn volledig elektrische Theory 1-concept onthulde, liet het zich inspireren door de originele, door Giugiaro ontworpen Esprit, die in 1976 op de markt kwam met een bescheiden viercilindermotor van 160 hp.<\/p>\n

De Esprit zou in 1996 uiteindelijk uitgroeien tot een 350 hp twin-turbo V8. Dertig jaar later zou zijn mogelijke opvolger zowel de legendarische naam als de V8-kracht nieuw leven kunnen inblazen, ditmaal met meer dan 1.000 hp aan hybride kracht.<\/p>\n

Voor Geely vormt het project een combinatie van zijn investering in Lotus en zijn samenwerking met Renault op het gebied van aandrijflijnen. Voor Renault laat het zien dat het stopzetten van de productie van Formule 1-motoren niet betekent dat het bedrijf krachtige verbrandingsmotoren de rug toekeert. Het betekent simpelweg dat het er op een andere manier geld mee verdient.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Renault has turned its back on nearly half a century of Formula 1 engine development, even agreeing to sell its historic racing-engine operations to Belgian industrialist Guido Dumarey. Yet the French manufacturer is now indirectly backing a spectacular new 670-hp V8 for Lotus’s next supercar, alongside Geely, potentially reviving the legendary Esprit name. The engine comes from Horse Powertrain, the joint venture owned by Renault and China’s Geely. Its new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 will power the forthcoming Lotus Type 135, a hybrid supercar expected in 2028 with more than 1,000 hp of combined output. 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