Swiss Auto Releases New 250 4 Stroke

Swiss Auto, makers of the original 240 4 stroke, the Biland SA250 have come out with a new purpose built 4-stroke single cylinder Kart engine. Taking inspiration - and aim - at the most famous 2 stoke in the market, the Rotax Max, the new SA 250 is meant to be a simpler, less expensive long life TAG 4 stroke package with performace above the level of the TAG 2 strokers like Rotax but with lower maintenance cost. Taking some cues such as a directly mounted radiator from the Rotax, the SA 250 is meant to be simpler to install, require less work to maintain as well as produce power across a wide power bad with a massive 35HP at 10,000 RPM (using the 30mm Carb) and a staggering 39HP using the 35mm carb.

This puts it on par with the powerful new 4 strokers like the mighty Suter Vampire and the awesome Italian TECH F1. Not to forget the French ORAL 4TK.
With an Msrp of ~2350.00 British pounds for the complete package, it is competitively priced against the other 4 strokers and could be a major new player in the emerging TAG four stroke category. Now that the Biland seems destined to become part of the Asian Mini-car market, this machine should be an erstwhile successor.

Swiss Auto 250 Details
http://www.swissauto.com/uploadfiles/EN_20006X.pdf

Suter Vampire
http://www.vampire-engine.com/downloads/Vampire_Article_Sept07.pdf

TECH F1 250
http://www.technique-engineering.it/racing_division_en/tech-f1_engine.htm

ORAL Racing
http://www.oralracing.com/or/home?lang=ENG

North American Importer : Engines4Racing.com http://www.engines4Racing.com/

Karting1 did an article on a number of these karts: http://www.karting1.co.uk/offenbach-2008.htm

Hopefully the newest kid on the 4 stroke block will show its pace in this years Monaco KART Cup on the streets of the famed municipality.

Cheers

/FFJ