Aston Martin will launch a new mid-engine hypercar
in 2021, currently dubbed ‘Project 003’, that will feature technologies from
the Valkyrie. The British car maker confirmed its development by releasing both a
sketch as well as some details regarding this upcoming 2021 hypercar. Aston
Martin says that the ‘Project 003’ will be a road-legal car that will offer
“class leading dynamics on both road and track”.
It will be based on a lightweight structure and will
employ active aerodynamics and suspension systems, while power will be provided
by a mid-mounted, turbocharged petrol-electric drivetrain. The ‘Project 003’
will follow Aston’s Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR Pro (dubbed 001 and 002,
respectively), sharing technologies that will be showcased in both of those
cars.
The final production version of the ‘Project 003’
will be engineered to offer more practicality than the Valkyrie as a road car.
Aston Martin will offer it in all markets and in both left- and right-hand
drive, with the production run capped at 500 units and the first examples
scheduled to arrive in late 2021.
The ‘Project 003’ will also be joined by Aston
Martin’s upcoming mid-engine supercar in the same year, with the latter set to
go against rivals such as the Ferrari 488 and McLaren 720S.
