Aston Martin has unveiled the AM-RB 001, its ?F1 car for the road? built in conjunction with Grand Prix team Red Bull Racing.
The AM-RB 001, described by Aston Martin as like nothing seen before, is said to be capable of the pace of a Formula One car.
A road car production run of around 90-150 cars is planned, along with 25 designed specifically for track use. Prices are yet to be announced but are expected to be in the £2-£3 million bracket.
Principal designer for the AM-RB 001 is Adrian Newey, the man who has created multiple F1 World Championship winning cars for Red Bull, and he has produced a mid-engined two-seater, with a remarkable power-to-weight ratio of 1:1 propelled by an all-new high-revving naturally aspirated V12 engine. The structure of the car is predominantly carbon fibre, with much of its downforce created by underbody ground effect aerodynamics through front and rear diffusers, which in turn has allowed the body shape to be free of aerodynamic ?add-ons?. Also missing are such items as door mirrors, replaced by much smaller rear-facing cameras.
Aston Martin is still finishing the production version of the AM-RB 001 and currently is still to release full technical and specification details of the car. Specifically no power output has yet been stated for the engine, which is a bespoke unit created for this car.
Industry sources are speculating on an output of around 900bhp ? the car also has a kinetic energy recovery system derived direct from F1 practice,...