Uncompromising in all respects, the AM-RB
001 is a bespoke machine from the tyres up.
It will be built by David King and his team
at Gaydon, in the purpose-built facility created for Aston Martin’s original hypercar, the
One-77. More details of the AM-RB 001‘s
technical specification will be revealed in due
course, but its heart is a new, mid-mounted,
high-revving, naturally aspirated V12 engine
with the potency to achieve a 1:1 power-toweight ratio; 1 bhp per kilo of weight.
To cope with the extreme aerodynamic loadings at high speeds yet deliver the on-road
usability and comfort levels that sit at the heart
of the concept, the AM-RB 001’s suspension
system will feature innovative technology and
employ principles honed by Newey over his
thirty year career. Likewise, the transmission
is a clean-sheet design conceived by Newey
and developed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies. While boundary-pushing performance
is clearly of paramount importance, so too is
exceptional efficiency and packaging. Newey’s unrivalled knowledge has enabled the AMRB 001 to be extremely light and compact, yet
offer genuine comfort and space for driver and
passenger and house a V12 engine.
Continuing the on-going Innovation Partnership, the task of engineering the AM-RB 001 will
be shared between Q by Aston Martin Advanced and Red Bull Advanced Technologies,
with production taking place at Aston Martin’s
Gaydon facility. Total volume will be between
99 and 150 road cars inclusive of all remaining
prototypes and 25 track-only versions, with first
deliveries commencing in 2018.
Adrian Newey: “I’ve long
harboured the desire to
design a road car. The
formation of Red Bull
Advanced Technologies
brought me a step closer to
realising that ambition,
but I believed we should
work with an automotive
manufacturer. Aston Martin
was at the top of my list.
The synergy betweenRed Bull
Racing and Aston Martin
is clear. I knew Red Bull
Racing had the ability
to handle the pure
performance aspects, but
Aston Martin’s experience
of making beautiful, fast
and comfortable GT cars
is of great benefit to the
project. I’ve always been
adamant that the AM-RB
001 should be a true road
car that’s also capable
of extreme performance
on track, and this means
it really has to be a car
of two characters. That’s
the secret we’re trying to
put into this car - the
technology that allows it to
be docile and comfortable,
but with immense outright
capabilities”