Aston Martin Valkyrie in the Pitstop 3 to 31 March
From 3 to 31 March, the Louwman Museum presents in the Pitstop one of the most extreme road-legal cars ever built: the Aston Martin Valkyrie. Designed by Adrian Newey, the most successful designer in Formula 1 history, this hypercar was developed according to a pure F1 philosophy.
The Valkyrie was Adrian Newey’s long-held ambition: to build a road car based on the uncompromising principles of Formula 1. Development took six years and resulted in a hypercar whose shape is entirely dictated by airflow, maximum downforce and ultimate performance. Aerodynamically, the car generates up to 1,100 kg of downforce at 150 km/h.
Beneath the carbon bodywork lies a 6.5-litre V12 developed by Cosworth, revving to 11,100 rpm and delivering a combined output of 1,156 hp. Even at idle, the engine runs at 2,850 rpm and produces 98 dB(A). Hearing protection while driving is therefore no luxury. The top speed is 354 km/h, and 0 to 100 km/h is achieved in just 2.6 seconds.
The Valkyrie is uncompromising in every detail. The seat is fixed to the monocoque and cannot be adjusted. The windscreen washer reservoir holds only one litre. Exhaust temperatures are so high that on early cars the rear licence plate could deform. Buyers could even order a complete spare body or a second powertrain as an option.
Only 150 examples were built worldwide. Three are known to be in the Netherlands. Formula 1 drivers Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso are among the owners.
This unique hypercar will be on display in the Pitstop of the Louwman Museum for one month only.
