Aston Martin has been developing the hypercar in cooperation with Red Bull Racing and in according to a design of the legendary F1 racing car constructor Adrian Newey. AM-RB 001 should be the world's most extreme road car ever seen on the road with performance that will compete to those of F1 racing cars.
The British high-performance engine legends Cosworth will deliver the engine for the AM-RB 001 model: a 6.5-litre, naturally aspirated V12. Aston Martin says it will be the ultimate road-legal internal combustion engine. The car will use a seven-speed paddle shift gearbox designed and built by Ricardo British engineering and consultancy firm, who previously created the six-speed manual gearbox of the Ford GT, and is currently the supplier of McLaren’s 3.8-litre bi-turbo V8 engine. The Croatian company Rimac Automobili will develop and deliver the lightweight battery system for the 001 as apart from the conventional engine this hybrid will use several electric engines. …show more content…
It is interesting to note that after the Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg, Aston Martin is the second supersport cars manufacturer who has used the knowledge and skills of Rimac