Formula E Gen4 revealed

Formula E put its Gen4 car on track at Circuit Paul Ricard on Tuesday, April 21, giving the series its first public look at the machine due to race in 2026-27. (fia.com) The new car is scheduled to debut in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s 2026-27 season, and Formula E said the Paul Ricard run was its first on-track appearance before a select audience in Le Castellet, France. (fia.com) Gen4 is a battery-powered single-seater, the open-wheel format used in Formula E, and the series says it will be its quickest car yet at more than 335 kilometers per hour, or 208 miles per hour. (fiaformulae.com) Formula E says the car will produce 450 kilowatts in normal race trim and 600 kilowatts in qualifying or Attack Mode, which the series equates to about 804 horsepower. (fiaformulae.com) The drivetrain sends power to all four wheels all the time, a first for Formula E and, the series says, a first for a single-seater race car with permanent active all-wheel drive. (fiaformulae.com) The bodywork changes shape for different jobs: a higher-downforce setup for qualifying and a lower-drag setup for races. Formula E says that package, plus the extra power, cuts 0-200 kilometers per hour to 4.4 seconds, 1.5 seconds quicker than the current Gen3 Evo. (fia.com) The car is also larger than the current generation, stretching to 5,540 millimeters long and 1,790 millimeters wide, with a 55 kilowatt-hour battery and up to 700 kilowatts of regenerative braking. (fiaformulae.com) Formula E says Gen4 uses at least 20% recycled material in key components and is built around 100% recyclable materials, while recovering more than 40% of the energy it uses during a race through regeneration. (fia.com)