Aston Martin Valkyrie

High-level engineers and technicians from Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, a subsidiary of Red Bull Racing, have been working on a joint-venture hybrid supercar for the last three years. In 2017, the model name Valkyrie was announced at the Geneva Motor Show, followed by the not street legal Valkyrie AMR Pro a year later. Now finally the technical datas of the vehicle are fixed. Behind the two passengers sits not only a naturally aspirated V12 engine, jointly developed with Cosworth, but also electrical components from Rimac (batteries) and Integral Powertrain Ltd (electric motor). Together, the hybrid drive develops a system output of 1,160 BHP and a maximum torque of 900 newtonmeters.

Amazingly, the combustion engine takes over the main part of this power output, as the electric motor only adds 160 BHP. Thus, the naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 engine develops a full 1,000 BHP and 740 newtonmeters of torque at 10,500 rpm. The red rev range starts at 11,100 rpm. Such a high-revving concept with simultaneous compliance with all relevant emission and exhaust values to get it on the road has never been done before. Since the entire Valkyrie has been trimmed for maximum efficiency and performance, both the engine block and the gearbox are used as structural components of the vehicle structure and as linkage points for the rear suspension. Meanwhile, the battery housing takes on all the relevant subsystems of vehicle electronics, while the electric motor also supports the mechanical parts of the transmission in addition to its power delivery.

The first prototypes of the Aston Martin Valkyrie will soon be used for worldwide driving tests, most probably also at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. If you, as a reader, now would like to own one of these vehicles: All 150 planned road versions and the additional 25 Valkyrie AMR Pro are already pre-ordered.

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