The Aston Martin Valkyrie Could Produce 1800kg Of Downforce

New reports suggest that the Aston Martin Valkyrie, which aims to match F1 lap times around Silvestone, could produce truly insane amounts of downforce
The Aston Martin Valkyrie Could Produce 1800kg Of Downforce

The Aston Martin Valkyrie could produce over 1800kg of downforce when it’s finally launched, according to reports, as genius designer Adrian Newey keeps finding improvements in the car’s aerodynamics.

Previously it had been suggested that peak downforce would exceed the car’s own weight, allowing it to drive upside-down, but the latest word seems to indicate a phenomenal maximum of 1816kg, or 4000lb.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Could Produce 1800kg Of Downforce

Among the latest upgrades to the 1000bhp+ hypercar are new holes cut between the front wheels and the passenger cell. They help to work the front spoiler quite a lot harder, says Aston, as well as revealing the ‘wing-section’ suspension struts, which themselves are aerodynamically functional.

Chief designer Miles Nurnberger is quoted by Autocar as saying:

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Could Produce 1800kg Of Downforce

“Much of what you see from outside is the actual structure of the car, which had to be signed off quite early. Non-structural areas were still subject to evolution as Adrian continued finding improvements.

“Ordinarily, the last thing we’d want is to cut a hole in one of our surfaces, but these new vents work the front wings so much harder that we’ve found a significant gain in front downforce.

“They have their own functional beauty, but we’ve finessed them without harming the way they work. They also work as windows through which owners can view our fabulous wing-section front wishbones.”

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Could Produce 1800kg Of Downforce

While the exact stats are still being finalised, the Valkyrie is said to produce over 1100bhp and weigh just over 1000kg wet. The hope is to match F1 car lap times around Silverstone and beat the likes of the Mercedes-AMG Project One. We can’t wait for the fight to begin.

Source: Autocar

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Anonymous

What 1800kg of downforce does…

05/17/2018 - 10:25 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

“but sir, I just parked it there overnight”

05/17/2018 - 10:35 |
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Robert Gracie

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

but….why am I always getting billed for road damages in my local area…

05/17/2018 - 12:15 |
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MR-2

Are they going to build a different version with not 1800kg downforce but 1850kg downforce and + 20hp?

05/17/2018 - 10:28 |
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Elias Gilkey (Wagon Squad) (Manual Squad) (Classics squad)

In reply to by MR-2

Remember the Valkyrie AMR? There ya go. Probably not much more or even any more power but DEFINITELY quite a bit more downforce.

05/17/2018 - 16:26 |
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5:19.55

The next step is pfobably sourcing red bull 2018 rear wing

05/17/2018 - 10:32 |
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Anonymous

919 EVO is scared, very scared

05/17/2018 - 10:32 |
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CS55

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

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05/17/2018 - 10:45 |
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TheDriver 1

Very impressive. Now try do that on the road… Its a road car isn’t it? So I ask… WHAT’S THE POINT!

05/17/2018 - 10:39 |
0 | 16

It’s car… It’l drive on the road.

05/17/2018 - 10:46 |
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I quote Alex “you don’t have to use the full potential of a car all the time. Sometimes it is just satisfactory to know how fast it can go.”

05/17/2018 - 16:31 |
2 | 0

To drive on track. The road part’s just an option really.

05/17/2018 - 21:18 |
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Wogmidget
05/17/2018 - 11:32 |
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aBsOLutE UnET 😂😂😂😂

05/17/2018 - 12:23 |
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Question, where do the axles go?

05/17/2018 - 13:03 |
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M A X I M U M D I F F U S E R F O R M A X I M U M D O W N F O R C E

05/17/2018 - 14:13 |
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Anonymous

But how many G’s can it corner at?

also, are those venturi tunnels i see?

05/17/2018 - 11:48 |
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Elias Gilkey (Wagon Squad) (Manual Squad) (Classics squad)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I believe they quoted something like 4 Gs, and YES those are absolutely Venturi Tunnels

05/17/2018 - 16:35 |
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Niko Ala-Rämi 🇫🇮

Year 2500: it weights 4 kg, has 2500 hp and produces 4000 kg of downforce

05/17/2018 - 11:55 |
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DanCal22 (*insert car model/brand* squad) (Twingo gang) (Gan

Looks great, but,

Please fix the rims, they look bad

05/17/2018 - 13:05 |
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stealthy

Theres gonna be lots of sparks…

05/17/2018 - 14:08 |
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