Aston Martin Valkyrie V12 - This is what the V12 engine of the hypercar sounds like

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Aston Martin Valkyrie will enchant many. Fans of British super sports cars as well as lovers of extreme and clearly perceptible engines. Aston Martin wanted a roadworthy Formula 1 engine for its hypercar. They received support from the engine manufacturer Cosworth.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie's V12 engine has 1.000 hp

[dropcap size=big]1.000[/dropcap]The Valkyrie's V12 engine produces around 1.000 hp. Arranged in a V-angle of 65 degrees, the little horses gallop quite quickly thanks to the 6,5 liter cubic capacity and are even more perceptible acoustically. The maximum power is at 10.500 rpm. The engineers specify the maximum speed as 11.100 rpm. These are values ​​that we normally only know from F1 racing cars or Japanese motorcycles.

The Valkyrie is designed as a hybrid racing car. This means that electric motors are added to the V12 for performance support.

[dropcap size=big]206[/dropcap]The English engine builder Cosworth uses its Formula 1 know-how to develop the V12 engine of the British hypercars. The engine of the Aston Martin Valkyrie weighs 206 kilograms with a total displacement of 6,5 liters. If you converted that to the 3,0 liter Formula 1 engines, which currently weigh 97 kilograms, they would weigh more than 210 kilograms.

This is how the V12 engine of the Aston Martin Valkyrie sounds

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk8ZrN__nmA” align=”center”][/vc_column][ /vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer says about the Aston Martin Valkyrie V12: “For anyone with even a drop of petrol in their blood, a high-revving, naturally aspirated V12 engine is the absolute pinnacle. Nothing sounds better, nothing brings out the emotion of a combustion engine better than this engine.”

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