Aston Martin Valkyrie
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Aston Martin's Valkyrie and Valhalla hypercars hit the track for the first time.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie hits the track for first timeAston Martin's Valkyrie wowed the crowds at the 2019 Formula One British Grand Prix during its dynamic debut.
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Adrian Newey tapped to design Aston Martin Valkyrie racer
The Aston Martin Valkyrie race car will actually be slower and less powerful than the road car.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie locked in for Nürburgring record attempt
Aston Martin predicts the Valkyrie will be as fast as a Formula One car.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie to chase outright victory at Le Mans in 2021
Aston Martin will race the Valkyrie in the new hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship.
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Revs to 11: Aston Martin Valkyrie taps out 1,160 hp
To paraphrase a line from the hit 1984 film "This is Spinal Tap," the Aston Martin Valkyrie goes to 11. Eleven-thousand rpm, that is. On Friday, the British brand announced its forthcoming hypercar makes a colossal 1,160 horsepower and redlines at 11,100 rpm. For those who haven't been following...
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Aston Martin won't simply take $2.6 million from buyers of its upcoming Valkyrie supercar and call it a day. Not in the slightest. The personalization process is, to put it bluntly, incredible. Top Gear magazine was able to step into the shoes of a Valkyrie customer and specify its own model as if they had paid for the car and were ready to fill a build slot with a one-off look. Top Gear published its video to YouTube on Thursday, and the process is pretty mesmerizing to watch. A design coach of sorts sits with the would-be customer and offers her recommendations based on colors of schemes...
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Options for Aston Martin Valkyrie include track pack, exposed carbon
Aston Martin has previewed some of the tasty options afforded to buyers of its limited-edition Valkyrie hypercar. The Valkyrie is due to start deliveries this year and buyers, all 175 of them, will get the chance to personalize their cars, with the Q by Aston Martin division on Wednesday providing...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie's 1,000-hp, 11,100-rpm V-12 rated for 62,000 miles
Aston Martin on Wednesday gave us our first look at the mighty V-12 engine that will power its Valkyrie hypercar due next year. The engine is being developed by Cosworth, a fellow British firm that has supplied a number of race-winning Formula 1 engines over the years, and it is destined to be the...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie may offer track pack variant
It appears Aston Martin wants to build a bridge between the street-legal Valkyrie supercar and the track-only AMR Pro model with an optional track pack model. The Supercar Blog reported Friday that Aston Martin will offer a Valkyrie track pack model and cited unnamed sources. It's unclear if the...
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Aston Martin hints at two-tone option for Valkyrie hypercar
Aston Martin has revealed the latest design for its Valkyrie as the Formula 1-inspired hypercar takes shape ahead of next year's launch. The latest shots show the car in a two-tone finish, an option that's seen a resurgence thanks to Bugatti and hopefully will be offered to Valkyrie buyers. The...
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Aston Martin names carbon fiber supplier for Valkyrie hypercar
Aston Martin has a carbon fiber supplier in TenCate Advanced Composites. The automaker said Wednesday it is forming a partnership with the materials manufacturer in order to source carbon fiber for the upcoming Valkyrie hypercar. Aston Martin said it has already worked closely with TenCate to...
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Aston Martin has keyed us in as to what 1,130 naturally aspirated horsepower sounds like. We're talking about the Valkyrie hypercar and its 6.5-liter V-12 Cosworth engine. On Wednesday, CEO Andy Palmer tweeted a video of the Valkyrie with the car's bespoke V-12 engine providing the soundtrack. And boy does it sound lovely. The sound recalls F1 racing engines of yore with a tantalizing scream fit for a hypercar. While turbocharged mills still offer plenty of excellent soundtracks, there's nothing quite like a naturally aspirated engine firing its tune for all to hear. Cosworth is to thank for...
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Aston Martin 003 hypercar teased, might race at Le Mans
Aston Martin's Valkyrie hasn't even started deliveries but the British automaker is already teasing the hypercar that will come after it. Aston Martin on Thursday released a teaser sketch for a new hypercar code-named the 003 and slated to arrive on the market in late 2021. For those counting, the...
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Aston Martin's newest hypercar has the most powerful road engine in the world*
When the Aston Martin Valkyrie makes its official debut—likely later this year—it will have a record-breaking engine mounted behind the passenger compartment. On Tuesday, Cosworth announced the supercar will make a whopping 1,130 horsepower—the most of any naturally aspirated...
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Aston Martin likely to race Valkyrie successor at Le Mans
Aston Martin is more likely to race the successor to its Valkyrie and not the Valkyrie itself in the so-called Hypercar class (a name is yet to be selected) that will replace LMP1 as the premier class of the World Endurance Championship, and thus the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well. The news was...
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Adrian Newey explains why Aston Martin's Valkyrie has a V-12
It might seem odd that Aston Martin chose to go with the relatively old-school choice of a big V-12 for its Valkyrie hypercar at a time when rivals are downsizing to turbocharged V-8s and even V-6s. Recall, Mercedes-AMG's Project One packs a 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6, albeit one nicked from the...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro could challenge Porsche's new Nürburgring record, Red Bull F1 boss says
Porsche just smashed the Nürburgring Nordschiefe track record with its 919 Evo, setting a ridiculous time of 5:19:55. The lightning-fast run sliced a whopping 51 seconds off the 35-year-old record. Now, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner thinks the upcoming Valkyrie...
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Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has confirmed to Autocar the development of a third mid-engine model at the British automaker. The first mid-engine model will be the Valkyrie, which starts deliveries next year. Just 175 will be built, 25 of which will be the Valkyrie AMR Pro track special. The second mid-engine model will be a more attainable car arriving around 2020 to challenge the likes of the Ferrari 488 GTB and McLaren 720S. It's one of the seven core cars in Aston Martin's Second Century plan, meaning it will become a permanent fixture in the automaker's lineup. The third mid-engine model...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro debuts in Geneva with F1-rivaling performance
Aston Martin’s Valkyrie is already pushing the limits of car design but there’s a more powerful, more hardcore version, and it’s set to rewrite the rule book on the performance potential of road car-based track specials. The track-only version of Aston Martin’s hypercar is...
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Kris Singh's Aston Martin Valkyrie will have actual moon dust in the paint
Kris Singh is a partner in a private investment firm who has used his success to buy a spate of amazing cars. So when the Aston Martin Valkyrie became available, the avid car collector made sure he was one of the lucky ones to take delivery of the hypercar. He will do just that in the near future...
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Aston Martin could race Valkyrie at Le Mans if regulations change
Aston Martin envisions a redefined LMP1 class at Le Mans if the FIA changes regulations to allow race-modified versions of hypercars to compete. If that were to happen, it would include the Aston Martin Valkyrie. The marque's CEO, Andy Palmer, told Autocar in a report published on Monday that the...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro promises F1-like track times
Aston Martin’s Valkyrie is already pushing the limits of car design but there’s a more powerful, more hardcore version coming, and it’s set to rewrite the rule book on the performance potential of road car-based track specials. The track-only version of Aston Martin’s...
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Scale models and custom fitting to be used to spec each $2.6M Aston Martin Valkyrie
When a customer plans to drop $2.6 million on a single purchase, like they will have to for the Aston Martin Valkyrie, it makes sense for the company in question to ensure the entire process is as personalized as possible. When it comes to Aston Martin's upcoming hypercar, the fitting process is...
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