If any car deserved to be recognized as a game-changer, it should be this: the AM-RB 001.
This is Adrian Newey’s vision for the ultimate road car and represents in a sense a modern take on the McLaren F1 recipe.
The ultimate road car needs the ultimate engine so that’s why the company plans to use a naturally aspirated bespoke V12 unit that will rev up to 11,000rpm according to Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s chief creative officer who spoke to The Drive.
“This will be an all-new V12, much smaller than the DB11 motor,” Reichman said. “It takes all of the knowledge of Formula One that Adrian has gained, not only at his current employer, but at Williams and McLaren as well. We may be saying farewell to this kind of powertrain, so we plan to produce the best of the species.”
The relatively simple shape of the 001 hides perhaps the most advanced aero agenda seen on a road car, set to give the 001 the performance of an LMP1 car. The occupants will sit with their feet above their hip point, copying the driving position of an F1 or an LMP car.
This is going to be huge when it will finally arrives on the road in 2018, with 99 road-legal units and 24 track-only cars scheduled for production. We simply can’t wait.
H/T to Road&Track
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