Within the unique world of track-only hypercars, there’s nothing fairly just like the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Professional. Its screaming 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 makes 1,000 horsepower, and its wild design generates 2,000 kilos of downforce at pace. Anybody can drive it, but it surely takes expertise to push this excessive hypercar to its restrict.
That is what makes this Mr JWW video particular. The acquainted YouTuber is actually no slouch behind the wheel, however when Aston Martin Formulation One driver Nico Hülkenberg is on-hand, taking scorching laps within the passenger seat it’s in all probability the higher possibility. It is not that the Valkyrie AMR Professional is tough to drive, however one would not merely buckle in and push this screaming hypercar to its restrict. That’s, except you are Hülkenberg.
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After a brief introduction showcasing the Valkyrie, the video transitions to an in-car view with Hülkenberg driving. For about three wonderful minutes, there are not any bounce cuts, no background music, and no distractions. We get unfiltered footage of an F1 driver utilizing each single horsepower and each pound of downforce the AMR Professional has to supply. The sound is the stuff of petrolhead heaven, and as anybody acquainted with UK’s Silverstone Circuit can attest, the motion could be very quick. Contemplating it is a track-day automobile and never a purpose-built racing machine, the efficiency is phenomenal.
That is to not say the Valkyrie AMR Professional is not outfitted with race-ready gear. Its carbon brakes are in contrast to something you will discover on a avenue automobile. It is also longer and wider than the usual Valkyrie, and it rides on Michelin LMP slick tires not only for grip, however as a result of the sidewalls can deal with excessive ranges of downforce. How excessive? Telemetry from the laps featured right here revealed 2.5g in turns and 3g beneath braking.
Within the video, Hülkenberg admitted that the Valkyrie AMR Professional does encroach on F1 ranges of efficiency, notably with the downforce and power-to-weight ratio. Encroaching remains to be removed from equal, nevertheless, as Hülkenberg additionally factors out. Through the laps, there have been some sections the place the AMR Professional was nonetheless 60 mph slower in comparison with an F1 automobile.
Aston Martin is just constructing 40 Valkyrie AMR Execs all whole, so who is aware of once we would possibly see one other one exercised to its restrict like this. So sit again, flip the quantity up, and benefit from the sights and sounds of inner combustion horsepower.
