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Five years ago, Aston Martin and F1 Red Bull Racing team came up with a supercar plan to jointly create a road F1 sports car. In 2017, the all-new model was named Valkyrie, Chinese "God of War" and internally code-named am-rb 001. Although the project has encountered many obstacles and minor problems in the development process, it is now seen that the first production car of Aston Martin Iss has officially rolled off the production line. Aston Martin officially said god of war is expected to begin deliveries in the coming weeks.
God of War's first production model
New car features:
The God of War manufacturing process is all handmade
The completion of a God of War production man-hours is expected at 2,000 hours
According to the plan, Aston Martin is limited to 150 units, and the car is manufactured in a special commissioned "God of War Production Workshop" located at Aston Martin's headquarters in Gayden, England, and each God of War takes more than 2,000 hours from the beginning of production to the end of the finished product. Of course, the team of engineers who built God of War was assembled by an in-house professional team of Aston Martin who was responsible for and managed the entire process of building and delivering a God of War.
The body is made of lightweight carbon fiber
The God of War has been defined internally by Aston Martin as "the closest road supercar to an F1 racing experience"
The Ares suspension structure is clearly visible during the manufacturing process
It is reported that each Ares must be tested on the track at Aston Martin's high-performance test center at Silverstone before delivery, and most of the development work of the God of War is also done here. Although Aston Martin has not officially announced the price of God of War, foreign media said that the price of the car will be between 3.2 million yuan and 3.9 million US dollars (about 20 million yuan to 25 million yuan), and the quota of 150 units has been sold out.
The overall hull is made of carbon fiber
The engine has a mid-mounted layout
Positioned as a hypercar (the highest performance supercar), the God of War is positioned inside Aston Martin as "the road supercar closest to the F1 racing experience", as evidenced by the extensive use of carbon fiber materials and complex body aerodynamic styling.
God of War previously made his official debut at Silverstone
6.5-liter V12 engine
The Ares powertrain comes from a 6.5-liter v12 naturally aspirated engine developed by Aston Martin in collaboration with British automotive engineering firm Cosworth and is equipped with a rimac kers hybrid system. It is reported that this V12 engine with the hybrid system has a comprehensive maximum power of 865 kilowatts, a comprehensive torque of 900 Nm, a maximum engine speed of 11100 rpm, a maximum of 1816 kg of downforce, and an acceleration time of about 2.6 seconds from 0-96 km / h.
What is hypercar?
The hypercar can generally be understood as the "highest performance supercar". However, there is no unified standard for the classification of this model, and in general, the standard of hypercar is "limited production of top supercars + price is about or more than $1 million." ”
McLaren F1
Bugatti Veyron
In terms of models, some people think that the McLaren F1 introduced in 1993 is the first hypercar, while others see the 2005 Bugatti Veyron as the first hypercar. With the electrification transformation of the sports car field, many traditional car companies have begun to use hybrid systems, including McLaren p1, Porsche 918 spyder and Ferrari laferrari. In addition, there are many pure electric hypercars nowadays, such as Weilai EP9, Rimac Nevera and Lotus evija.
Intergenerational Relationship/Competitor/Market Environment:
God of War prototype car - Aston Martin am-RB 001
Designed and built by Aston Martin in collaboration with F1 Red Bull Racing, Aston Martin is positioned as a hypercar model above the Aston Martin Valhalla, belonging to the current Aston Martin top supercar, with a prototype released as early as 2016.
God of War Track Edition amr pro
God of War Convertible Edition Spider
At present, in addition to the coupe models that came off the production line, the God of War series also includes the track version of the amr pro and the convertible version of the spider model released in August this year, of which the open-top version of the God of War is planned to be produced at 85 units, and then began to be delivered in the second half of 2022.
Bugatti la voiture noire
Koenigseke jesko
Mercedes-AMG one
McLaren speedtail
As the "ceiling" of the sports car industry, although the hypercar-level sports car is expensive and the production is limited, as a reflection of technical strength, many brands are involved in this segment. From a competitor's point of view, supercars in the same hypercar segment as God of War include Bugatti la voiture noire, Konigseke Jesko, Mercedes-AMG One, McLaren Speedtail and others. What do you want to say about Aston Martin Ares, please feel free to share this in the comments section.