The Aston Martin AM-RB 001 is shaping up to be a hellacious hypercar and that’s taking into consideration the lack of concrete details we have about it. But now, no less than Aston Martin’s own chief designer Marek Reichman has pulled the covers on some information about the AM-RB 001 that’s going to exponentially increase the hype surrounding the hypercar. Reichman certainly didn’t hold back on the details, telling Motoring Australia that the car will have a top speed of 250 mph, among other golden nuggets of news.
250 mph, ladies and gentlemen. If Reichman is accurate with his claim, that would make the AM-RB 001 the fifth fastest production car in history, outpaced only by the likes of the Hennessey Venom GT (270 mph), the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (268 mph), the Bugatti Chiron (electronically limited 261 mph), and the SSC Ultimate Aero (256 mph). By comparison, the AM-RB 001 would be faster than the likes of the Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo (248 mph), the Koenigsegg CCR (242 mph), and McLaren’s legendary F1 supercar (241 mph).
Reichman also said that the AM-RB 001 would utilize a bespoke naturally aspirated V-12 engine that will displace anywhere between 6.0- to 7.0-liters and produce an output of 1,000 horsepower. The engine will also feature a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) that’s typically found on Formula One cars, one that will tack on an extra 80-horsepower of boost, allowing the AM-RB 001 to generate short bursts of full electric mobility. That inclusion of the KERS system on the bespoke V-12 engine makes sense considering that Aston Martin is working on the hypercar together with F1 outfit Red Bull Racing and its own head designer, Adrian Newey.
Beyond the engine and the accompanying performance numbers, Reichman also said that the design of the AM-RB 001’s production model will resemble “95 percent” of the concept, except for a few additions to improve the car’s cooling and aerodynamic characteristics. Small integrated cameras will also be installed on the A-pillars, taking the place of traditional side mirrors.
As far as the interior goes, Aston Martin’s objective is to tailor-fit the seats to accommodate the size and build of a specific buyer, ensuring that whoever gets to own any of the units that Aston Martin sells will literally have a car that’s all to himself.
Reichman also laid out a timetable for the AM-RB 001 in the upcoming years, beginning with test sessions for the first prototypes in the latter part of 2017, ahead of the car’s expected launch date in 2018. Deliveries are expected to commence soon thereafter, possibly as early as late 2018 before bleeding into 2019.
Not that the dates matter to us since all 150 units of the AM-RB 001 are already spoken for. Even if one of these 150 customers drops out for whatever reason, Aston Martin also has a three-figure waiting list made up of people who will be more than happy to take someone else’s place and pay the $3 million cost of the hypercar.
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from Top Speed http://ift.tt/2hdwgfZ
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