Personalising the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Track Performance Pack
Only 150 road-legal versions of the £2.5m hypercar are being produced
Aston’s Martin’s new Valkyrie hypercar is set to be crowned one of the fastest road vehicles of all time when the production model is unveiled later this year.
The British marque is launching two versions of the V12-engined hypercar, with 150 road-going Valkyries and 24 track-only AMR Pro models.
But it seems that some of the wealthy folk who have already placed orders for the £2.5m standard model are also keen to enjoy the experience of the racing version.
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To that end, Aston Martin has launched an AMR Track Performance Pack option that offers owners the chance to drive to a circuit and set a lap record in the road-going hypercar.
As PistonHeads notes, the pack includes much “more than a sport button, or even a set of stripes”. Instead, customers who opt in get “more aggressive wingwork, a 50mm suspension drop, lighter titanium brakes, firmed up everything and carbon ‘aero discs’ for the wheels to help reduce drag”, says the motoring news site.
Switching a Valkyrie to track mode “a fair amount of labour”, and the vehicle won’t be road legal once in its track-focused setting, PistonHeads continues.
But the effort should be worth it, with Aston Martin claiming the upgrade results in an 8% improvement in typical lap times.
There are also a number of personalisation options with the Track Pack.
To help buyers choose the perfect design for their car, the carmaker has created a virtual reality (VR) headset that allows customers to walk around the car and look inside the cockpit, while changing elements such as paint colour and trim options in real-time.
The personalisation is handled by Aston Martin’s Q branch, a team of designers and engineers that try to make all customer requests a reality.
Buyers can choose between all of the company’s existing paint schemes, as well as four metallic options unique to the Valkyrie, says Autocar. For more hardcore driving enthusiasts, there are three special “lightweight” paint schemes that shave 0.7kg off the car’s weight.
“Interiors can be trimmed in a wide variety of materials and textures, but most buyers so far are likely to take their cars with bare carbon interiors,” adds the site. Don’t expect comfortable leather seats, though, as Valkyrie drivers sit on “judiciously placed pads” mounted directly onto the chassis.
Most of the personalisation options are relatively subtle, in keeping with the company’s typically elegant style.
But there are a selection of motorsport-inspired designs that blend understated base colours, such as dark greens and greys, with vibrant red or yellow highlights - much like the Aston Martin DBR9 racing cars of the mid-2000s.
Sadly for wannabe buyers, all 150 road versions of the Valkyrie have already been sold, meaning the only hope is to keep an eye on the classifieds to find a pre-loved example.
Given that ultra-limited hypercars often appreciate in value, expect to pay a hefty premium on a second-hand model.
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