Aston Martin AM-RB 001
According to both Aston Martin as well
as RBR, the AM-RB 001's high-revving naturally aspirated V12 is potent enough
to achieve a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio, or 1 BHP per kilo of weight.
The AM-RB 001 is engineered to be
perfectly usable and enjoyable on the road, but with the ability to perform
like no other road car when driven on a race track. Also, future customers only
interested in its racing performance will be glad to know that a track-only AM-RB
001 is also in development, projected to be as fast as a LMP1 Le Mans sports
prototype.
Charged with developing the AM-RB 001
were Red Bull Racing chief technical offider Adrian Newey, Aston Martin EVP
& chief creative officer Marek Reichman and David King, VP & chief
special operations officer. Together they formed a formidable alliance, one
that led to the AM-RB 001's truly radical aerodynamics and what they call
"unprecedented levels of downforce", for a road legal car.
The AM-RB 001 is built around a
lightweight carbon fiber structure, and thanks to Newey's designs, most of the
downforce in generated through underfloor aerodynamics - which in turn left
Reichman free to make the car look like something worthy of an Aston Martin badge.
