Aston Martin Valkyrie Will Make 1,130 HP From its Cosworth V12
The Aston Martin Valkyrie will feature a 1,130 hp naturally aspirated V12 engine developed by British engineering experts Cosworth.
In a now-deleted tweet, Cosworth revealed the Valkyrie’s twelve-cylinder engine will have well over 1,000 hp on tap, which will make it the most powerful naturally aspirated internal combustion engine ever fitted to a road-going vehicle.
“We’re famous for breaking records and our latest engine, the Aston Martin Valkyrie 6.5-litre V-12, will be the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated road engine with 1,130 bhp,” the tweet said.
We already knew the Valkyrie was going to have a near-1,000 hp naturally aspirated V12, but before now, it wasn’t confirmed just how powerful the engine would be. Needless to say the 1,130 hp figure has our mouths agape. Little else is known about the 6.5-liter V12 engine, but in an interview with AutoGuide earlier this year, Aston Martin’s special operations officer Dave King confirmed the engine would spin up to over 10,000 RPM.
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Confusingly, though, a Road & Track report from last year, citing unnamed sources, claimed the hybrid Valkyrie’s total system output would sit at 1,130 hp, but this tweet from Cosworth seems to indicate the engine makes that much power all on its own. We reached out to Aston Martin for clarification on this, but were told by a spokesperson that they cannot comment on the specifics at this time.
The Valkyrie’s not all about power, anyway – far from it. With aerodynamics penned by Red Bull Racing’s chief aerodynamicist Adrian Newey and a curb weight of around 2,271 lbs, the Valkyrie will be very handy around a circuit. The track-only Valkyrie AMR Pro wants to be as fast around a track as a modern-day Formula 1 car. So yeah, the Valkyrie is going to be a very serious performance proposition.
Deliveries of the Aston Martin Valkyrie are expected to commence in 2020.
[Source: Motor Authority]