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Aston Martin CEO claims Valkyrie will attempt a ‘Ring record, report says – CNET

The idea that this 1,200-horsepower monster would show up to set a lap record on an open track day is bananas. Aston Martin The automotive world has been freaking right the hell out about Aston Martin’s technological tour-de-force: the Valkyrie. I mean, there’s every reason to. It’s got a naturally aspirated V12 that revs to… Continue reading Aston Martin CEO claims Valkyrie will attempt a ‘Ring record, report says – CNET

Look inside innovation powerhouse Marchant Cain’s new Coventry factory

“ Marchant Cain is a company born out of a desire to solve problems that others can’t. We visited their new factory in Coventry to find out more. The company is an expert in window regulators for supercars, “It is crazy,” Pam Cain, director at Marchant Cain tells me. “We will have done the same… Continue reading Look inside innovation powerhouse Marchant Cain’s new Coventry factory

Aston Martin’s CEO says the company can’t reach all of its potential customers without hiring and promoting women in a meaningful way, but the company still has a long way to go in promoting gender parity

When Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer arrived at the luxury automaker in 2014, he felt its female employees were being held back from reaching their full potential.To build cars that would appeal to female customers, Palmer realised the company would have to integrate female employees in a meaningful way.And just 9.4% of the employees who ranked among the top 25% in pay were women in April 2018, down from 14.8% in April 2017.

Aston Martin’s CEO reveals the biggest change coming to the automotive industry in the next 10 years – Business Insider

The increasing commoditization of mass-market vehicles is the biggest change coming to the automotive industry in the next 10 years, Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer said in an interview with Business Insider on Tuesday. In the long run, he said, mass-market cars will increasingly resemble pods as autonomous-driving technology evolves to the point where vehicles… Continue reading Aston Martin’s CEO reveals the biggest change coming to the automotive industry in the next 10 years – Business Insider

Aston Martin Valhalla name announced for 003 Concept

Aston Martin has confirmed its new mid-engined hypercar will be called the Valhalla. Due to launch in 2021 the British brand’s rival for the McLaren Senna was first previewed as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Aston Martin Valhalla production will be limited to 500 coupe examples, with each costing around £1 million.… Continue reading Aston Martin Valhalla name announced for 003 Concept

Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar to fight for overall victory at Le Mans

Published: Jun 14, 2019

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On the eve of the 60th anniversary of its glorious win in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin announces that it will once again bid for outright victory in the French endurance classic in 2021.

14 June 2019, Le Mans: On the eve of the 60th anniversary of its glorious win in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin announces that it will once again bid for outright victory in the French endurance classic in 2021.
Following the announcement of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s decision to introduce hypercars to the top category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), Aston Martin will field a minimum of two works Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercars, specially-developed for the 2020/21 FIA WEC season, including the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Britain has enjoyed a long romance with the Circuit de la Sarthe, indeed in 2021 it will be 100 years since an Aston Martin first raced there. But it’s more than a quarter of a century since a British-built derivative of a road car claimed top honours at Le Mans, and invoking the pioneering spirit of the company’s founder Lionel Martin and the ingenuity of some of Britain’s best engineering minds, Aston Martin is now set to carry that mantle into the next decade with a bold attempt to win Le Mans and the world championship.
Aston Martin Valkyrie, the world’s most extreme road car and platform for this future challenger, is the combined vision of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Aston Martin EVP and Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman and Aston Martin VP and Chief Special Operations Officer David King. It was created as a result of a technical collaboration between Aston Martin, Red Bull Advanced Technologies and project partner AF Racing.
In line with WEC’s newly confirmed ‘hypercar’ regulations designed to allow race-prepared derivatives of the world’s fastest road cars to fight at the forefront of world sportscar racing, the Aston Martin Valkyrie race car will draw on all the radical pillars of the road car and its track-only AMR Pro variant.
The new car will feature a race-prepared version of its bespoke high-revving normally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine. Placed within a lightweight carbon fibre structure, and featuring F1 inspired aerodynamic technology, it forms a fully competitive platform capable of challenging for outright race wins.
Aston Martin Vice President and Chief Special Operations Officer, David King said: “The FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans represent the ultimate challenge for the Aston Martin Valkyrie – the world’s most extreme hypercar. Designed and built with the purpose of pushing boundaries on the road, it’s natural to conclude that the next stage in its development would be to measure its capabilities on the track. I can think of no better way to do that than to compete in a world championship and the most prestigious and famous race of all.”
Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group CEO, Andy Palmer said: “We have always said that we would one day bring Aston Martin back to Le Mans with the intention of going for the outright win when the time was right – now is that time. David Brown came here in 1959, with a car and a team of drivers capable of winning. We intend to do the same in 2021. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is primed for such a challenge and sits perfectly within the ACO’s new ‘hypercar’ rule framework. Bringing to bear all of our previous experience and knowledge of competing at the top levels of motorsport, we embark on this most ambitious project with the necessary ingredients for success. What could be more evocative than the wail of an Aston Martin V12 leading the charge into the night on the Mulsanne straight? ”

Mate Rimac Presents Rimac Automobili Episode 3: Video

Here is how the Rimac C_Two all-electric hypercar is developed in Croatia with heavy use of software simulations. The third part of the Rimac Automobili factory tour with Mate Rimac presents the design, engineering and the development of the upcoming C_Two hypercar. Once again it’s awesome to see how the top electric cars arise from… Continue reading Mate Rimac Presents Rimac Automobili Episode 3: Video

Aston Martin faces pay revolt after £4bn float stumbles

By Mark Kleinman, City editor The owner of Aston Martin is facing the embarrassing prospect of a revolt over boardroom pay within months of its £4.3bn flotation amid growing City unrest over the luxury car-maker’s performance. Sky News can reveal that several investors in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plan to vote against the company’s… Continue reading Aston Martin faces pay revolt after £4bn float stumbles

Henrik Fisker delays his luxury sports car and announces ‘mass-market’ electric SUV – The Verge

Henrik Fisker, the man behind the ill-fated Tesla-challenging Karma hybrid sports car and current CEO of Fisker Inc., has announced a new electric SUV with “close to 300 miles” of range that will start “below $40,000.” The car, which is the second that Fisker Inc. has announced, is due in the back half of 2021.… Continue reading Henrik Fisker delays his luxury sports car and announces ‘mass-market’ electric SUV – The Verge

Aston Martin’s St Athan factory in South Wales all set for the DBX

The first Aston Martin DBX isn’t due to be delivered until next summer, but pre-production models are already rolling down the production line at Aston’s new plant in St Athan in South Wales, and Auto Express was invited down to take a look. The 90-acre former Ministry of Defence site has been transformed since Aston… Continue reading Aston Martin’s St Athan factory in South Wales all set for the DBX