Aston Martin’s Formula 1-inspired hypercar gets even faster with a new AMR Pro variant that only runs on the racetrack that laps Le Mans faster than a competitor’s Le Mans hypercar race car.
The fastest version of the Formula 1 inspired Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar, available only for the track 2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR ProIt was revealed – again.
While attentive readers will quickly find that a Valkyrie AMR Pro was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show over three years ago, Aston Martin says the 2018 show car was an “original design proposal”, with the car “debuting in production” here, “set to end.” Be with customers in 2021 – and promise to offer even more racing car DNA than before.
While the 2018 model was mainly based on the roadworthy Valkyrie, the new AMR Pro is to build on the “pure, race-optimized chassis, aerodynamics and drive train developments” of the Valkyrie’s on-ice hypercar project in Le Mans.
Better still, the British automaker claims the new AMR Pro’s lack of obeyed racing rules will allow it to lap the Le Mans 24 Hours in three minutes and 20 seconds – an estimated 10 seconds faster than cars in the Le Mans 2021 hypercar- Series in which the competition-specific Valkyrie would compete.
The Track-Only-Special developed in cooperation with Red Bull Advanced Technologies uses a revised version of the “normal” carbon fiber chassis of the Valkyrie with a 380 mm longer wheelbase and a 96 mm or 115 mm wider front and rear track.
Aston Martin claims the AMR Pro develops twice as much downforce as its street-legal equivalent thanks to a redesigned aerodynamics package with a larger front splitter, elongated front side panels, a roof-mounted “shark fin” and a two-stage rear wing. All of this enables the car to achieve more than 3.0 g of lateral acceleration.
Further aerodynamic highlights are unique light alloy rims, extended F1 barge board-like lower aerodynamic elements and an enlarged rear diffuser.
The power supply of the AMR Pro is a further development of the standard Walküre 6.5 liter naturally aspirated Cosworth V12, develop 746kW, and able to turn up to 11,000 rpm.
However, the variant geared towards the racetrack loses the hybrid system of its street-legal sibling, with other light details such as additional carbon fiber body parts, Plexiglas side windows and windshield as well as carbon fiber wishbones.
The brand claims the above upgrades result in “track performance close to that of a Formula 1 car”.
“The entire Aston Martin Valkyrie program has been an extraordinary engineering adventure. As an expression of the passion and expertise found within Aston Martin and its closest technical partners, the Valkyrie AMR Pro is an unparalleled project, a true ‘no rules’ “Track-only version,” said Aston Martin CEO Tobias Moers.
First deliveries of the 2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro starts in the fourth quarter of 2021 (October through December) with 40 cars built, all left-hand drive.
In the meantime, the first examples of the roadworthy Valkyrie will begin in mid-2021, with 150 copies to be built.
This 40-strong AMR-Pro production figure comes in addition to two prototypes, which “shortly” – after “extensive” virtual development work in simulators – will start with real tests, with the help of Aston Martin’s Formula 1 drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll.
All Valkyrie owners – both the road and the racetrack version – are offered a “tailor-made track-day experience” on one of the few FIA-certified racetracks in the world, with access to the track and pit lane, guidance from trained instructors and exclusive fire-proofs Includes racing clothing and a VIP dinner.
Shoppers are also offered a range of “Art of Living” experiences, where shoppers take “some of the most challenging and dynamic roads” in the world.
2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro unveiled: special debuts for the production line prior to the delivery of the first road vehicles
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