As for which car manufacturer is strong, the first to bear the brunt should be the United Kingdom. Whether you think it's Italy or not, that only proves that your understanding of the car is too rudimentary. As an old industrial country, the United Kingdom has a well-established motorsport industry, especially the Racing Valley in Oxfordshire, England, where in addition to the famous Silverstone Circuit and Goodwood, the headquarters and base of the F1 team are all located here, and most of the world's racing parts from design, research and development to manufacturing are also dominated here. You can imagine how many small, unknown companies in this environment often create unexpected performance monsters, let alone famous supercar brands like Aston Martin.
Recently, Aston Martin launched a landmark production supercar, the Valhalla, the latest and most important model in the brand's new brand strategy, Project Horizon. The new car's hybrid mid-engine architecture will be an important symbol of Aston Martin's transition to hybrid to pure electricity.
The shape is derived from the air-moving design concept of an F1 car
Valhalla's overall exterior styling is unusually exaggerated, and it can be said that everything is designed for aerodynamic needs. Derived from the aerodynamic design concept of aston Martin's Goldchit F1 car, a complete active aerodynamic package is used from the front to the rear. The front is a vane grille with the Aston Martin logo, and the front diverter design below is extremely exaggerated.
The intake air in the roof position is designed to be spoon-shaped, introducing fresh air to the V8 engine at all times. The sides and tail are also designed with deflectors. The aerodynamic design of this series of exteriors allows Valhalla to generate up to 600 kg of downforce at a speed of 240 km/h.
How to lose weight is also a major problem that plagues supercars, Valhalla is made of carbon fiber monomer shell, so that its dry weight is less than 1550 kg, this design in order to ensure lightweight at the same time, but also to maximize the strength of the body, but also to bring more than the opponent's thrust-to-weight ratio.
The new power unit hits New North for the fastest lap times
As a supercar power that is far more attractive than the shape, Valhalla uses a new 4.0L V8 twin-turbo engine + front and rear dual-motor plug-in hybrid system. The engine layout is rear-centered, and the machine itself is derived from the Mercedes-AMG, which has been redeveloped and tuned by Aston Martin to achieve a maximum power of 750 hp at 7200 rpm. The electric part is equipped with a set of 150 kW, 400V battery front and rear axle dual motors, and the maximum power of the motor alone can be 204 horsepower. In pure electric mode, all power is lost to the front axle. In other driving modes, the electric drive force on the front and rear axles is dynamically distributed according to the driving conditions. In extreme mode (understood as track mode), the electric drive will transmit 100% of the power to the rear axle.
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In the end, the combined output of the engine + electric motor exceeds 950 horsepower and the maximum torque is 1000 Nm. Accelerates in 2.5 seconds from 100 km/h and reaches a top speed of 330 km/h. The official preset Nürburgring Nordschleife is aimed at less than 6 minutes and 30 seconds, and if it is achieved, it is likely to refresh the recent record for the fastest lap of a Production Car in Nürburg.
The matched transmission is an 8-speed dual-clutch developed specifically for hybrid systems, with an E-reverse design that eliminates the reverse gear and reverses the motor, which makes the structure space more compact and the weight lighter. In addition, Valhalla is equipped with an electronic limited-slip differential on the rear axle.
F1's suspension structure and powerful braking capability
In the past two years, Aston Martin has gained a lot of racing and tuning experience from F1 and has brought more ideas to the production car. The Valhalla front suspension features F1's pushrod construction with built-in springs and shock absorbers. The rear suspension features a multi-link structure with Multimatic adaptive springs and frequency-adjustable damping dampers. In order to be able to adapt to the needs of different road conditions from the road and the track.
The tires are Michelin's custom PSC 2, 6-spoke lightweight central locking spokes from 3D printed, measuring 20 inches in front and 21 inches on the rear. The interior features carbon-ceramic matrix brake discs with a spoke diameter of 398 mm and a front 6 rear 4-piston caliper.
The interior is also inspired by F1
After the launch of Valhalla, it will be available in both left and right-hand drive versions, but both are driver-centric, and the concept still comes from F1 cars, and the driving posture is similar to that of F1 cars. Of course, as a modern configuration of the mass production model is still a must, the central control touch screen with human-computer interaction system, support Carplay and Android Auto system. The safety configuration has not fallen, and adaptive cruise, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking, 360 panoramic imagery, etc. are all included in the advanced driver assistance system
Finally, Valhalla will still invite astro Martin Kodget F1 team's vettel, Stroor and Hawkenberger drivers to provide professional racing advice for the new car.