Aston Martin Valkyrie preview: ‘A car to bring on a fit of the vapours’ | Martin Love
by Martin Love from Technology | The Guardian on (#3JFJ5)
Only a handful of these stunning track cars are going to be built, but that won't stop millions of us lusting after them
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro hypercar
Price Don't ask
Engine V12
Top speed 225mph
You can't buy this car. Well, you could. But they're only making 25 and, despite the fact they won't be ready until 2020, all have already been sold. For autophiliacs, it's this sort of hypercar, complete with thunderous 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine which churns out 1,100bhp - comfortably exceeding the magic 1 to 1 ratio for power-to-weight - that brings on a fit of the vapours. But then that is just what the Geneva international motor show is all about.
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