Aston Martin DBV Concept
Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing
announced recently the existence of an all-new groundbreaking hypercar the
AM-RB 001. While Aston Martin’s alluring design language will be utilised, Red
Bull Racing’s expertise in Formula One will play a huge role in the performance
and downforce generation of the flagship hypercar.
However, it is purely made for track
days only which is shameful but have you ever wondered something similar but
for the road use? Some might have and other would have thought it would be near
impossible. But an Italian designer wouldn’t come under the latter category.
Antonio Paglia brought up a new concept dubbed as DBV before the veil was
lifted off the AM-RB 001 savage hypercar.
Aston Martin has some gleaming GT models
in its lineup but the existing fact is that a supercar which got closest to
series production phase was just the ultra-sophisticated One-77 from the famous
British brand. In contrary to competitors, Aston Martin has kept it neat and
tidy due to the not-so-outrageous styling.
A future design study like Antonio
Paglia’s DBV concept would have been shrugged off if the AM-Red Bull creation’s
images were not revealed. With the design inspired from aviation, the concept
is advertised as pure with extremely raw potential. As opposed to the AM-RD
001, with naturally-aspirated V12 engine and power to weight ratio of 1:1, the
DBV concept has a fully electric powertrain.
The power source’s operation was not
clearly explained by Antonio but from the released image it is conceived to have
four electric motors. Each on one wheel, the motors source power from a battery
pack located underneath the floor for optimised weight distribution and low
centre of gravity.
The unconventional bodywork comes as a
result of aerodynamic study to eke out more downforce and better cornering
ability. The divided front fascia has the intention to channel the airflow
around the body of the car.
