2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie to debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The $4.3 million V12 hybrid hypercar will be driven at the historic hillclimb by Aston Martin Formula One driver Lance Stroll.
The 2022 Aston Martin Valkyrie will be shown off publicly for the first time tomorrow at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb event in Britain.
The low-slung V12 hypercar will be driven up the 1.9km course by current Aston Martin Formula One driver Lance Stroll, who is also the son of Aston Martin executive chairman and major shareholder Lawrence Stroll.
The display will be followed by a convoy – referred to as the "Aston Martin Moment" – featuring the brand’s Vantage F1 Safety Car and DBX Medic Car (both of which are shown below), plus the historic DBR1 and LM7 sports cars. The latest Aston Martin Formula One car will also make an appearance.
Just 150 road-going examples of the Aston Martin Valkyrie will be built (with a further 40 track-only AMR Pro variants also slated for production).
A mid-mounted naturally-aspirated Cosworth 6.5-litre V12 petrol engine paired with an electric motor sends a mammoth 865kW/900Nm to the rear wheels, via a seven-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission.
That’s enough to launch the low-slung carbon-fibre hypercar – which weighs just 1050kg – from 0-100km/h in a claimed 2.5 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 402km/h.
Pricing is believed to start at approximately US$3.2 million (AU$4.3 million), however all examples have reportedly already been reserved.
While the project has been serially delayed with development complications, CarAdvice understands the first customer deliveries have now begun.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed opens on the 8th of July, 2021 (BST).
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