Hypercar
Meet The AMR Pro - Aston Martin Valkyrie's Leaner And Meaner Track-Only Twin
June 28, 2021
“The AMR Pro is effectively an Aston Martin Valkyrie on steroids.” Adrian Newey
First came the Aston Martin Valkyrie – Aston Martin’s revolutionary road-going hypercar designed together with Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, and the Team’s external high-performance vehicle solutions arm, Red Bull Advanced Technologies (RBAT).
Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, and the Team’s external high-performance vehicle solutions arm, Red Bull Advanced Technologies (RBAT).
And then came along the AMR Pro, Aston Martin Valkyrie’s no holds barred track-only twin. Born from an initial design concept between Adrian, RBAT, Aston Martin and engineering firm Multimatic that was intended to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours, the AMR Pro is an evolution not meant for competition, but made for ultimate power and performance.
Bound by no regulations, the AMR Pro was developed with no limits. The outcome? A leaner, meaner, monster of a machine that sits lower, lighter and wider on the race track, approaching the performance of modern day Formula One machinery.
It will be tremendously exciting to see the car hit the track and show its true potential.
Adrian Newey
Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer, commented: “Once the Aston Martin Valkyrie was born, we discussed adapting it into a race car to contend for overall victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours. There were several areas for consideration such as repositioning the engine and gearbox, as well as lengthening the wheelbase and optimizing the aerodynamics. The project was hugely enjoyable and quite far advanced before sadly the program was curtailed, but the mechanical design of the car lives on as the AMR Pro. Significantly modified from the road going version, the AMR Pro is effectively an Aston Martin Valkyrie on steroids. Its performance output is at a very high level, much higher than any other previous track-only car and indeed well in excess of a top class LMP car of today. It will be tremendously exciting to see the car hit the track and show its true potential.”
Adrian and the Red Bull Advanced Technologies Team push the boundaries with Aston Martin and take Formula One standards of engineering excellence to the automotive industry.
Christian Horner
Christian Horner, CEO of Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Advanced Technologies, added: “The Aston Martin Valkyrie is a sight to behold and from start to finish it has been incredible to witness Adrian and the Red Bull Advanced Technologies Team push the boundaries with Aston Martin and take Formula One standards of engineering excellence to the automotive industry. In the AMR Pro, we can see a further evolution of the work that was carried out on Aston Martin Valkyrie for the initial Le Mans 24 Hours entry, and just what is possible technically when you’re not playing by any rules.”
Aston Martin Valkyrie
The Full Package?
January 24, 2019
Can you improve on perfect? The Red Bull Advanced Technologies-Aston Martin optional extras suggest you can…
With the Red Bull-Aston Martin Valkyrie moving closer to its delivery date, Aston Martin have announced an options list to add extra-spectacular performance on track, or simply extra spectacular everywhere.
For owners wanting to get their road-going Valkyrie flying on the circuit, the AMR Track Performance Pack delivers a range of benefits designed to drop lap times by around eight per cent. It features a new aerodynamic front clam, delivering greater downforce and efficiency, and a second set of all other exterior body panels.
The pack also comes with lightweight titanium brakes, track-focused suspension, a matte black magnesium performance wheel and carbon-fibre aero-disc set.
Customers also have the opportunity to include a suite of personalised pit garage and race suit accessory options to their package – for that ultimate track day and hypercar ownership experience.
Unlike the track-only Valkyrie AMR-Pro specification, a standard Valkyrie can easily be swapped from road to circuit-spec with the Track Performance Pack, which has been designed to be completely interchangeable with the road-legal components it replaces.
Those not planning to take their absolutely-irreplaceable Valkyrie anywhere near an Armco barrier may still add something more to the package, with a range of four Designer Specification themes available, featuring the exclusive Valkyrie colours Slipstream Green, Liquid Petroleum, Ethanol Silver and Maximum Orange.
Beyond this is an Ultimate Personalisation programme, which invites owners to work with the design team to refine their own specification, including personalisation options and exotic materials from the ‘Q by Aston Martin’ range.
The hybrid Valkyrie is a collaborative project designed under the leadership of Adrian Newey by Red Bull Advanced Technologies and Aston Martin.
Created as a genre-defining road-legal hypercar, it exists at the extreme edge of the performance envelope. 150 road-going and 25 track-only units will be built, with delivery to customers scheduled to begin this year.
At the heartbeat of the Valkyrie
December 14, 2018
With the delivery date of the first Aston Martin AM-RB 001 Valkyrie drawing ever closer, Aston Martin this week released performance figures for its mighty Cosworth V12 engine.
Like everything else to do with the Adrian Newey-designed hypercar, they exceed a design specification that was truly spectacular in the first place.
As intended from the outset of the project, the 6.5l engine has a certified peak power output of 1000bhp (which works out at an impressive 153.8 bhp-per-litre) reached at a 10,500rpm, before going on to hit the red line at 11,000 rpm.
Thanks to sophisticated materials, technology and advanced production processes, the engine weighs just 206kg and – with shades of F1 – is a fully-stressed element of the chassis. The engine reaches peak torque of 740Nm at 7,000rpm, though this will be supplemented by a kinetic energy recovery system developed by Rimac, the performance of which will be revealed nearer the delivery date.
While the 65° V12 layout harks back to the Formula One we knew in the early 1990s, the addition of a KERS places it firmly in the hybrid era and ensures it meets all programme targets for emissions compliance.
Designed as a collaboration between Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the Valkyrie is intended to be the ultimate road-going hypercar and thus, Cosworth set out to create the ultimate road-going V12 to complement it.
Cosworth Technical Director Bruce Wood, commented: “Being asked to create a naturally aspirated V12 engine fit for what will surely be one of the most iconic cars of all time is an immense source of pride for Cosworth.
“Decades in F1 taught us to expect a pretty demanding specification from someone with Adrian Newey’s unsurpassed track record, but when we started talking about specifics of power, weight, emissions compliance and durability combined with ever harder and sometimes conflicting targets, we knew this would be a challenge like no other.
“It’s been a fantastic partnership between Aston Martin, Red Bull and Cosworth with each party bringing a distinct clarity of vision that has proved essential in delivering an internal combustion engine way beyond anything previously seen in a road car application.”
The Cosworth V12 will be used in both the Aston Martin AM-RB 001 Valkyrie, and the track-only Aston Martin AMR Pro derivative. Deliveries of the 150 road cars and 25 track variants are scheduled to begin next year, with the entire production run long-since sold-out.
