Aston Martin Valkyrie

The Aston Martin Valkyrie (also known by its code-names as AM-RB 001 and Nebula) is a limited production hybrid sports car collaboratively built by British automobile manufacturers Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing Advanced Technologies and several other parties.

[12] The original codename was Nebula, an acronym for Newey, Red Bull and Aston Martin Lagonda.

The name AM-RB 001 was chosen as the final codename, and was decided since Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing had collaborated all throughout the project.

In March 2017, Aston Martin revealed that the car would be named Valkyrie, after the Norse mythological figures.

[19] Because of the extremely small interior and doors (which are practically roof-only hatches), each seat is designed specifically for the owner's body shape through 3D scanning.

Several manufacturers (other than Aston Martin and Red Bull) have taken part in the Valkyrie's construction, those being Cosworth, Ricardo, Rimac Automobili, Multimatic, Alcon, Integral Powertrain Ltd, Bosch, Surface Transforms, Wipac, HPL Prototypes and Michelin.

Equally, with the full hybrid system, peak torque will stand at 900 N⋅m (664 lbf⋅ft) @ 6,000 rpm At the same time the power output figures were released, the weight was announced to be 1,030 kg (2,271 lb), surpassing the intended 1:1 power-to-weight ratio with 840 kW (1,126 hp) per ton.

[30] Michelin supplies the Valkyrie with the company's high-performance Sport Cup 2 tyres, having sizes of 265/35-ZR20 at the front and 325/30-ZR21 at the rear.

In October 2023, Aston Martin announced the development of the Valkyrie as a Le Mans Hypercar, with the goal of participating in the FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar class and the IMSA Sportscar Championship GTP class from 2025 onwards.

The car was initially planned to make its debut at the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona with The Heart of Racing team.

[37] With the production model's engine displacing 6.5L, Aston Martin has made extensive modifications to the Valkyrie's Cosworth V12 to make it eligible for FIA and IMSA competition.

Aston Martin produced 150 coupés, 85 Spiders, and 40 AMR Pro models for a total of 275 units.

[1][2] Ten cars, fewer than planned, were delivered in the last quarter of 2021, causing the company to miss its profit target.

[38] Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer announced a policy in a Twitter post on 4 July 2017, stating that if the owner were to "flip" the car (buy and sell quickly to make a profit), the owner would not be provided the opportunity to buy any further special edition models from Aston Martin.

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Production version of the Valkyrie AMR Pro at the Laguna Seca race track in 2022