Aston Martin has revealed pictures and details of the interior of its Valkyrie hypercar, which is expected to launch in 2019 and prove to be one of the quickest cars on the road and track ever.
The dramatic Valkyrie is being developed as part of a collaboration between Aston Martin and the Red Bull Advanced Technologies department, with the aim of creating what’s effectively a road-going Formula 1 car. Legendary Formula 1 race car designer Adrian Newey is assisting the development of the Valkyrie.
Following the reveal of the initial concept named AM-RB 001 last year, the Aston Martin hypercar was then shown off under its true name Valkyrie earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show. Since its appearance at Geneva, Aston’s and Red Bull’s engineers have been working on improving the Valkyrie’s styling and aerodynamics.
Now Aston Martin and Red Bull are looking to build up hype further by showing off what the car looks like inside for the first time. The Valkyrie has a carbon tub inside, which the seats are directly mounted to, and a four-point harness for the seats is also standard, with a six-point harness available optionally for those customers planning to drive on a track a lot.
The cabin has a minimalist design with exposed carbon fibre covering most surfaces, while just a couple of buttons accompany the touchscreen found on the centre console. The race car-esque steering wheel displays various in-car information at the centre and gear shift paddles and various control buttons are also included here.
The way the windscreen, windows and interior panels have been shaped in the cabin has, like the exterior, been influenced by the desire to extract maximum downforce.
At each side of the car there is a display screen attached to a camera and these screens act as the car’s door mirrors. Because of the roof-mounted air intake, the Valkyrie has no rear window.
The Valkyrie will be offered in two configurations, one of which can be used for the road or track and another which will only be usable on track and feature even more extreme aerodynamics.
Reportedly, the Valkyrie only weighs about 900kg but its 6.5-litre Cosworth V12 engine produces up to 900bhp, which will lead to a top speed of over 200mph and a 0-62mph sprint time just slightly above two seconds.
