WANNA SEE AN ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE GUIDE A SOUL DOWN THE AUTOBAHN AT PACE?
When Aston Martin first floated the idea of the Valkyrie Coupe back in 2016, it seemed like a page ripped from a futuristic sci-fi novel. Fast forward to November 2021, and the first Valkyrie hit customer driveways, instantly grabbing the attention of the motoring elite. With just 150 units slated for production, it’s a bit more common than you might expect for a car this wild, but we love the fact that Aston Martin didn’t limit it to an ultra-rare 50. It shows they wanted a bit more of this hypercar insanity out there in the world. There's even a rumour floating around that you can’t flip your Valkyrie for a profit without getting blacklisted from future limited-edition Aston Martins—an unusual move, but one that keeps things fair in the billionaire car community. Most of the Valkyries spotted in the wild sport the sleek Slipstream Green, one of four signature colours alongside Liquid Petroleum, Ethanol Silver, and Maximum Orange. The Valkyrie is basically an F1 car disguised as a road-legal beast. Thanks to its deep connection with the Aston Martin Formula One team, it comes equipped with a fire-breathing 6.5-litre Cosworth V12 that screams to 11,100 RPM, backed by electric assistance for a mind-bending 1,160 hp (853 kW) and 900 Nm of torque. This hybrid magic comes partly from Rimac, with a power boost system that feels straight out of F1’s KERS technology, channelling that monstrous energy through a 7-speed single-clutch sequential gearbox. At a featherlight 1,270 kg, it’s no surprise this thing rockets to 100 km/h in just 2.6 seconds and tops out north of 400 km/h. The Valkyrie’s weight is kept down by an all-carbon fibre body because steel - nobody needs that in their life. This whole project is the brainchild of Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, with Adrian Newey’s magic touch all over it. The mission? Deliver the closest thing to an F1 experience without confining it to a racetrack. Mission accomplished.
Shmee explains this latest video: “I'm with RFX Collection in Germany, to bring you along for the ultimate first drive in the 1-of-85 Valkyrie Spider. Arguably the greatest hypercar of our time, and what a way to experience it, come along for the INSANE ride! Aston Martin first presented Valkyrie back in 2016 under the codename AM-RB 001. Since then, we've seen the production coupe launch with 150 units, the AMR Pro track-only hypercar racecar limited to 40 cars, and finally the Spider, with a run of 85 open-top variants of the exclusive machine. Mechanically matched to the hard top sibling, it boasts the 1,160hp hybrid powertrain including the fabulous Cosworth 6.5l NA V12, and the most extreme aerodynamics and design of any production car released to date. We're with my friends at RFX Collection in Germany, who have assembled an amazing garage of Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes and more brands, plus an ultimate collection of Aston Martins that features not only two Valkyries (Coupe and Spider), but the trio of heritage Continuation models, Valour, V12 Speedster, DBR22, and so many more amazing cars in the garage. Having previously toured Valkyrie itself, and understanding the technical side of it, today is entirely focused on the drive, and quite how extreme the experience really feels. In many ways it is overwhelming, there is a lot to think about and that is not helped by the software gremlins that have been famously plaquing the car, however, get it going and my goodness is it unlike anything else, ever.”
Take a look at the YouTube video from that chap who has way too many cool cars in his collection, Shmee, as he greases the right palms to be able to take a rare 1-of-85 Valkyrie down Germany's famed speed limit-free highway: VALKYRIE MEETS AUTOBAHN! 11,000rpm Mind Blowing FIRST DRIVE | Shmee150
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