Aston Martin RB 001 to do 0-320 km/h in 10 seconds

AM-RB 001_01

Aiming to surpass the performance of cars such as the Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder and McLaren P1, Aston Martin’s hypercar collaboration with Red Bull – the AM-RB 001 – aims to reach 320 km/h from a standstill in 10 seconds, with the help of advanced aerodynamics and suspension system.

“The key will be the car’s active suspension,” said Adrian Newey, legendary F1 car designer who crafted Red Bull Racing’s championship-winning cars. “Nothing remotely like it has ever been tried on a road car. The numbers we are getting in the simulation are amazing,” said special operations chief David King. As seen here, the lack of external mirrors further aids aerodynamics; rearward vision is helped by rear-facing cameras which provide a feed to a screen inside the car.

AM-RB 001_02

The 10-second run to 320 km/h is made possible by 1,995 kg of downforce thanks to the car’s airflow management, courtesy of a double-decker front splitter and an underbody which works the air to the best effect at speed. Of course, sheer brute force and a lack of weight help it along the way: a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio is expected, with the car expected to weigh in under one tonne, which implies output from its bespoke, naturally aspirated V12 engine to be over 900 hp. The Vulcan‘s V12 already makes over 800 hp, after all.

Production run is expected to total 175 units, with 150 intended for road use and 25 units destined for a life on closed circuits. The latter, track-only version is said to have the performance of an LMP1 endurance racer. When it does go into production, the AM-RB 001 will be built at the Gaydon plant in the same facility used to assemble Aston’s previous hypercar, the One-77.

Competition between this and Mercedes-AMG’s F1-powered hypercar will be exciting indeed. Which side will you be backing?

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Mick Chan

Open roads and closed circuits hold great allure for Mick Chan. Driving heaven to him is exercising a playful chassis on twisty paths; prizes ergonomics and involvement over gadgetry. Spent three years at a motoring newspaper and short stint with a magazine prior to joining this website.

 

Comments

  • WT Fuchh on Oct 21, 2016 at 11:26 am

    inb4 Bezza with GT Wing can take off under 10 seconds.

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    • nwuub on Oct 21, 2016 at 11:52 am

      Unlike modified proton saga which creates a lot of sound pollution, produces noisy *broom broom* yet still snail speed

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      • Salam sejahtera on Oct 21, 2016 at 6:17 pm

        Atleast it can’t compete the bezza with the GT wing that provide “fly to hawai” feature

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      • Salam sejahtera on Oct 21, 2016 at 6:24 pm

        U say saga had snail speed? Wow, 190kmh for a 1.3 4 cyl n/a engine is quite impressive(not the new saga that have retuned ecu) already can gigit vios ahbeng, wira 1.5 , etc..now imagine what bezza can do? Before 160kmh, the car already want to fly ..+ GT wing, fly to hawai also no problem

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        • NoMedicineForYou on Oct 22, 2016 at 9:55 pm

          Vios Wira can go up at least 200kmh. Furthermore, nothing impressive if the engine model is just bought from another company which had been obsolete. So, why feel so proud?

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          • Salam sejahtera on Oct 23, 2016 at 11:59 pm

            Wira, 4G93 maybe can achieve laaa, wira 1.3 , 1.5 mana boleh dpt 200kmh wooo,mimpi.. kalau dah mod memey arr..vios 200kmh? Why so proud? Its 1.5cc engine , try put avanza 1.3 engine into it, then try the top speed , sure lagi kena tinggal oleh saga woo..btw, what do you mean that “the engine model is just bought from another company which had been obsolete”

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          • KalauTakKalau on Oct 24, 2016 at 7:35 pm

            Are you still dreaming in your proton saga? We driver of vios city mazda2 of coz felt proud than driving a proton. any of those 3 cars can go up to 200kmh without modification. and, even with more fuel efficiency!

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    • Mikey on Oct 21, 2016 at 5:39 pm

      Ha ha ha WTF, are U inferring that the Bezza is too light ?!

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      • Salam sejahtera on Oct 21, 2016 at 6:26 pm

        With bad center gravity + sampan suspension setup, jangan main2 sama perodua haaaa, silap2 lu punya kereta sda diatas bangunan klcc

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  • Ben Yap on Oct 21, 2016 at 11:30 am

    this car can smoke any wiralution on the road.

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  • Doc Sin on Oct 21, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    *Googles what organs can i sell* so that I can have one.

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    • Mikey on Oct 21, 2016 at 5:56 pm

      Doc Sin, that is a good sarcasm. You can put it up for auction in eBay to see what is the response. It may be illegal though. It is faster to make $$$ from scamming like our very own Ponzi scheme aka 1MDB.

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  • Aqeef Hayyat on Oct 21, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    Christian von Koenigsegg: *yawns*

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  • Prince of dirt on Oct 21, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    Will it be driven by James Bond next sequel?

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  • why bezza and saga come in this page.. waklu.

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  • Bernard on Oct 24, 2016 at 11:50 pm

    I’m a hurry to go where? Nonsense.

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