Fitted to the Renault RE50, Lotus 95T and Ligier JS23, it could not break the dominance of the Porsche built TAG V6 engine which powered the McLaren MP4/2 to 12 wins out of 16 races.

This engine's defining characteristics were its centralized electronic injection and ignition control systems.

Generating just over 800 bhp (597 kW; 811 PS), it powered the Renault RE60, Lotus 97T, Ligier JS25 and Tyrrell 014.

This engine boasted two innovative features that would soon gain widespread acceptance – static ignition and pneumatic valve actuation – which allowed it to reach 12,500 rpm.

and developing more than 1,200 bhp (895 kW; 1,217 PS) at 12,500 rpm in qualifying, this engine enabled Ayrton Senna's Lotus 98T to notch up four pole positions and three podium finishes to close the V6 turbo era in style.