Aston Martin has admitted that there’s room to make
the track-only Valkyrie AMR Pro even more ridiculous than what it has
originally had us believe. Official word from the British automaker is that the hypercar will
deliver over 1000 kg of downforce and weigh just 1000 kg. Speaking
to Autocar, Red Bull Racing’s Adrian Newey said this downforce figure may
improve.
Previous reports have indicated the car could
produce as much as 1814 kg of downforce. Whatever figures the Valkyrie AMR
Pro arrives with, we know it will utilize a naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter V12
paired to an electric motor. This will result in a total of 1100 hp and could
be enough for the car to mount a challenge to Porsche’s outright Nurburgring
lap record with the unrestricted Porsche 919 Evo Hybrid.
Interestingly, the Valkyrie wasn’t always supposed
to get a V12; according to Newey, a V6 aided by forced induction was
considered. The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro will launch in 2020, shortly after
the first road-legal variants are delivered to customers in 2019.
