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Aston Martin Valkyrie

manufacturer	Aston Martin Lagonda plc (with Red Bull Racing Advanced Technologies)
aka	Nebula (original codename) AM-RB 001 (final codename)
production	2016 (AM-RB 001 Concept) 2017 (Valkyrie Prototype VP-1) 2019 (Valkyrie Prototype VP-2) November 2021 – December 2024 (production model)‡R1R‡‡R2R‡
assembly	United Kingdom: Gaydon, Warwickshire
designer	Adrian Newey Miles Nurnberger‡R3R‡‡R4R‡
class	Sports car (S)
body style	2-door coupé 2-door targa top (Spider)‡R5R‡
layout	Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
engine	6.5 L Aston Martin-Cosworth RA naturally-aspirated V12‡R6R‡
motor	160 hp Integral Powertrain Ltd. permanent magnet synchronous electric motor
powerout	1160 hp
transmission	7-speed Ricardo transmission single-clutch automated manual‡R7R‡
battery	1.3 kWh Rimac KERS hybrid battery system‡R8R‡
drivetrain	Full hybrid
wheelbase	2770 mm
length	4500 mm
width	1965 mm
height	1070 mm‡R9R‡
weight	1340-1355 kg‡R10R‡
doors	Gull-wing (coupé) Butterfly (Spider)
sp	uk
related	Aston Martin Valhalla

The Aston Martin Valkyrie (also known by its code-names as AM-RB 001 and Nebula) is a limited production hybrid sports car collaboratively built by British automobile manufacturers Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing Advanced Technologies and several other parties, in order to develop a track-oriented car entirely usable and enjoyable as a road car, conceived by Adrian Newey, Andy Palmer, Christian Horner and Simon Sproule;[11] Newey, who was Red Bull Racing's Chief Technical Officer at the time, contributed directly to the design of the car.[12]

Nomenclature

The original codename was Nebula, an acronym for Newey, Red Bull and Aston Martin Lagonda. The name AM-RB 001 was chosen as the final codename, and was decided since Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing had collaborated all throughout the project. AM stood for Aston Martin and RB stood for Red Bull. 001 may be a reference to it being the first production car the two have collaborated on.

In March 2017, Aston Martin revealed that the car would be named Valkyrie, after the Norse mythological figures.[13]

Design

In February 2017, Aston Martin revealed most of the vehicle's specifications.[15] The final specifications were revealed later in the year. Several manufacturers, other than Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, took part in the Valkyrie's construction, those being Cosworth, Ricardo, Rimac Automobili, Multimatic, Alcon, Integral Powertrain Ltd, Bosch, Surface Transforms, Wipac, HPL Prototypes and Michelin.

Exterior features

A show car was initially unveiled to the public in order to give the public an idea of its design. The design was in a near-production-ready form.[16]

The exterior of the car is extremely aerodynamic for a sports car, with an extensively open underfloor that works on the Bernoulli and Venturi principles for purposes of ground effect, and is capable of producing 4000 lbf of downforce at high speed. Gaps on top of the car (for example, above the front axle and the roof intake) and a large front splitter aid in generating downforce.[17][18][19] The wheels are also designed to manage the airflow and be as light as possible at the same time.

Red Bull Advanced Technologies was responsible for the aerodynamic profile of the car, while Aston Martin, under the direction of Miles Nurnberger, oversaw much of the exterior design. According to Adrian Newey, “the green painted surfaces of that model are effectively Aston… while the black surfaces of canopy, rear wing and everything below the waistline are ours.”[20]

Interior features

The interior design was leaked online on 20 June 2017 and gave a preview of the car's design. The interior has no gauge cluster, but rather a collection of screens. By the left and right corners are the screens for the camera side mirrors. One screen sits at the top of the center console, which may have a collection of live vehicle information, and regular vehicle controls, but this is not confirmed. A screen is used on the race-inspired steering wheel and acts as the driver gauge cluster. Dials and switches sit beside the wheel screen to allow for easier changes without driving interruption. The seats, formed from hollow carbon fibre straight into interior perimeter, are bucket variants, and have two seat belts for each car seat.[21]

Because of the extremely small interior and doors (which are practically roof-only hatches), each seat is designed specifically for the owner's body shape through 3D scanning. A removable steering wheel provides slightly more space for entry and exit.[22][23][24]

Specifications

The car contains a 6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 engine tailored by Cosworth, which produces around 1,000 hp at 10,500 rpm, with a redline of 11,100 rpm. This will make it the most powerful naturally-aspirated engine ever to be fitted to a production road car. With a KERS-style boost system akin to those fitted to F1 cars, the Valkyrie's hybrid system was developed by two main technical partners; Integral Powertrain Ltd, who supplied the bespoke electric motor, and Rimac for the lightweight hybrid battery system.[25][26] As a result, the full hybrid system contributes an additional 160 bhp of power and a further 280 N⋅m of available torque with the certified max power output of the Valkyrie at 1,160 hp @ 10,500rpm. Equally, with the full hybrid system, peak torque stands at 900 N⋅m (664 lbf⋅ft) at 6,000 rpm.

At the same time the power output figures were released, the weight was announced to be 1030 kg, surpassing the intended 1:1 power-to-weight ratio with 1,126 hp per ton.[27] The car can accelerate to 62 mph from a standstill in a time of 2.6 seconds.[28]

Variants

Valkyrie AMR Pro

The track-only variant of the Valkyrie called the Valkyrie AMR Pro was introduced at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. Only 25 units were intended to be produced, all of which had already been sold. The AMR Pro uses the same 6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 engine as used in the Valkyrie road car without the KERS system. The engine is also modified, which means the AMR Pro will have up to 1100 hp(estimated 1160 –); which is more than its road-legal counterpart.

The AMR Pro uses smaller 18-inch wheels at the front and rear.[36] This is to allow the Michelin racing tyres (based on LMP1 race car tyres) to fit the car, with F1-inspired carbon-carbon brakes to aid braking performance. The air-conditioning system and infotainment screens have been removed and replaced with racing counterparts.[37] The car will be able to generate 3.3 G lateral force during cornering and 3.5 G during braking. Its top speed is intended to be higher than the road car, at 250 mph.[38] The car's exhaust system will have very minimal engine-silencing parts.[36]

In 2021, the production-intent AMR Pro was unveiled, having a significantly more aggressive design, with an LMP1-style rear aerodynamic fin, a large dual-element rear wing, and a large rear diffuser.[38] In terms of this production-intent design, it looks more similar to the regular (but elongated) Valkyrie, than it did to the original concept. The number of produced cars was also increased from 25 to 40.

Valkyrie Spider

In August 2021, Aston Martin announced a Spider variant for the 2023 model year. Production commenced in the second half of 2022 with a stated intent of 85 examples being produced.[39] The Valkyrie Spider has a removable carbon fibre roof and trades the coupé model's gullwing doors for a pair of front-hinged dihedral butterfly doors.

Valkyrie LM

Aston Martin introduced an unrestricted track-only version of the Valkyrie AMR-LMH in June 2025 called the Valkyrie LM, made to celebrate Aston Martin's return to competing for the outright victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.[40] The Valkyrie LM is nearly identical to its racing counterpart, with the ballast and electronics mandated for FIA and IMSA competition removed. Only 10 examples are set to be produced.[41]