5 Things You Need to Know About the Aston Martin Valkyrie
If you thought the last hypercar onslaught was wild, that being the simultaneous arrival of the LaFerrari, Porsche 918 and McLaren P1, get ready to have your mind blown.
Both Aston Martin and Mercedes-AMG have Formula 1-inspired, barely road-legal hypercars in the works, and Aston recently released more intel on its offering, the Valkyrie. There is a lot of new information on the Adrian Newey-designed hypercar, so we?ve broken things down into five easily digestible facts. Here?s what you need to know about the Aston Martin Valkyrie.
It Will Create Insane Amounts of Downforce
The Valkyrie?s aerodynamics are the work of the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team?s technical director Adrian Newey. Newey is a bit of a legend in the F1 world, having designed numerous championship-winning F1 cars. In order to keep the exterior styling tidy, Newey designed the Valkyrie to have underbody downforce. Two huge Venturi Tunnels run up either side of the car and channel air to the huge rear diffuser ? a system that Aston says generates extraordinary levels of downforce and negates the need for an ugly wing and other tack-on aero pieces. Downforce without the drawbacks, if you will
The Cabin Looks Like One from a Le Mans Prototype Racecar
Unlike many Aston Martins, the Valkyrie?s cabin isn?t designed for comfort. The seats are bolted directly to the carbon fiber tub and passengers will sit with a Formula 1-like ?feet-up? position. The motorsports inspiration continues with standard four-poin...
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