Update on Aston Martin Valkyrie
Discussion
Good article over at TopGear:
Air Force Won
Does make me wonder how much of this car is actually an AM. In many ways it doesn't bother me, but not a clue what Red Bull's core industry is. Drinks that give you appendages or advanced vehicle tech?
Air Force Won
Does make me wonder how much of this car is actually an AM. In many ways it doesn't bother me, but not a clue what Red Bull's core industry is. Drinks that give you appendages or advanced vehicle tech?
Edited by nickv8 on Wednesday 12th July 10:41
LordBretSinclair said:
Look at the thickness of those A pillars though - loads of downforce etc but the driver can't see a bleddy thing !!!
Not sure if that impression is made worse by the wide angle shot. If the pillars really are that thick, good luck at the first junction!** Probably doesn't matter. If you can afford this car, you can probably afford to hire Usain Bolt to run in front of you with a red flag to warn other road users.
nickv8 said:
Not sure if that impression is made worse by the wide angle shot. If the pillars really are that thick, good luck at the first junction!*
* Probably doesn't matter. If you can afford this car, you can probably afford to hire Usain Bolt to run in front of you with a red flag to warn other road users.
This ^^* Probably doesn't matter. If you can afford this car, you can probably afford to hire Usain Bolt to run in front of you with a red flag to warn other road users.
The other photos show the A-Pillars to be thick but not quite as bad as they look in that interior shot
While I'm excited to see (And hear) the final product, where I think it gets interesting is if AML can trickle-down any of the tech or knowledge they gain from building this into the production cars. They must surely be learning some new aero tricks from Red Bull?.
Edited by RobDown on Wednesday 12th July 11:27
RobDown said:
nickv8 said:
Not sure if that impression is made worse by the wide angle shot. If the pillars really are that thick, good luck at the first junction!*
* Probably doesn't matter. If you can afford this car, you can probably afford to hire Usain Bolt to run in front of you with a red flag to warn other road users.
... where I think it gets interesting is if AML can trickle-down any of the tech or knowledge they gain from building this into the production cars. They must surely be learning some new aero tricks from Red Bull?. * Probably doesn't matter. If you can afford this car, you can probably afford to hire Usain Bolt to run in front of you with a red flag to warn other road users.
DRIVER FORWARD VIEW.
In addition to the windscreen pillar thickness and opaque glass edging comments already made, I notice the rear view camera screen is a further obstruction. Perhaps those two screens could be moved outwards further.
AERO.
Amusing that recent Vantages have been festooned with wings, spoilers, splitters, sill extensions etc., whereas the marketing release associated with this topic states;
Drawing huge quantities of air beneath the car to feed the rear diffuser, these tunnels are the key to generating the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s extraordinary levels of downforce while keeping the upper body surfaces free from additional aerodynamic devices that would spoil the purity of the styling.
DASHBOARD SLOT WITH YELLOW COLOUR EDGING.
Any suggestions for what this could be?
speech said:
Jon39 said:
DASHBOARD SLOT WITH YELLOW COLOUR EDGING.
Any suggestions for what this could be?
leerandle said:
speech said:
Jon39 said:
DASHBOARD SLOT WITH YELLOW COLOUR EDGING.
Any suggestions for what this could be?
HBradley said:
What do we think of this?
http://www.astonmartin.com/en/live/news/2017/07/11...
Good to see it's looking like a car now.http://www.astonmartin.com/en/live/news/2017/07/11...
I saw the mock up thing at the Geneva show and was hyper underwhelmed.
HBradley said:
IanV12VR said:
well thats saved some money. I couldn't order one of these because I would never get into it
Even with the steering wheel removed Ian? Anyway, I am sure those buying them will be thin and supple - or know someone who is
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