Amalgam Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider (2023) | Limited Edition 1:8 SCALE

Amalgam Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider (2023) | Limited Edition 1:8 SCALE

• Limited Edition of 199 pieces
• Bespoke Models can be built to the owner's specification
• Each model hand-built and assembled by a small team of craftsmen
• 1:8 scale model, over 56 cms/22 inches long
• Made using the finest quality materials
• Over 3000 hours to develop the model
• Over 300 hours to build each model
• Thousands of precisely engineered parts: castings, photo-etchings and
• CNC machined metal components
• Built using original CAD designs, paint codes and material specifications from Aston Martin

Building on the thrilling legacy of the Aston Martin Valkyrie, the Valkyrie Spider promises an even more intense experience, shaped by the unbeatable sensory stimulus that comes with roof-off driving in one of the world’s most extreme hypercars. The latest addition to the Valkyrie family is the result of a unique Innovation Partnership between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, and is an unprecedented fusion of form and function: a car engineered to be entirely useable and enjoyable as a road car, but with the capability to perform like no road car before it on a racetrack. Its uncompromising style reflects its revolutionary nature, while possessing the form and beauty that makes it unmistakably an Aston Martin. To achieve this blend of open-top luxury, Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies collaborated to develop unique engineering solutions to ensure the core experience remains true to the original Valkyrie programme.

Name

Originally codenamed AM-RB 001, the hypercar’s name continues a tradition of Aston Martin ‘V’ cars that started over seven decades ago: Vantage, Virage, Vanquish, Vulcan and now, the Valkyrie. Aston Martin decreed a machine so radical and uncompromising demanded an equally remarkable name; the connotations of power and honour, of being chosen by the Gods are so evocative, and so pertinent to a car that only a fortunate few will ever experience. But, while its Valkyrie moniker is rooted in ancient mythology, the Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider is a pure expression of modern technology.

Form and Dynamics

Built around a lightweight carbon fibre structure, the Valkyrie Coupe boasts truly radical aerodynamics for unprecedented levels of downforce in a road-legal car. The Valkyrie Spider receives revisions to that carbon fibre structure, plus precise recalibration of both the active aerodynamic and active chassis systems, all with an eye to maintaining optimal Valkyrie performance when driven in a roof-off condition. Key to Valkyrie Spider’s unprecedented performance is the ultra-lightweight construction and high downforce aerodynamics package. The upper body surfaces of the teardrop-shaped cockpit and lower tub contours follow the envelope of space available between the huge full-length Venturi tunnels that run either side of the cockpit floor. Drawing huge quantities of air beneath the car to feed the rear diffuser, these tunnels are the key to generating Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider’s extraordinary levels of downforce, 1400kg at 240km/h in track mode, while keeping the upper body surfaces free from additional aerodynamic devices that would spoil the purity of the open-top styling. By following the same exacting Valkyrie ethos, and with just a marginal weight difference to the Coupe, the Valkyrie Spider remains a quintessential package of efficient and lightweight solutions. Capable of achieving a vMAX of 330km/h+ with the roof removed (350km/h+ with roof on), it’s the fastest and most extreme open-top, road-legal Aston Martin ever built.

Powertrain

At the heart of the Valkyrie’s powertrain is its 65° naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine. Developed in conjunction with long-time technical partner Cosworth, the V12 evokes the spine-tingling, ultra-high-revving Formula 1 engines of the 1990s, and benefits from two full decades of progress in design, material and manufacturing expertise, setting exceptional new standards for maximum rpm and weight. With a certified peak power output of 1,000bhp (or 153.8 bhp-per-litre) at 10,500rpm, it can continue to a maximum 11,100rpm, unprecedented figures for a naturally aspirated, emissions-compliant road car. Peak torque is 740Nm at 7,000rpm. These peak outputs are purely delivered by the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine), with a further performance boost delivered by the battery hybrid system. A KERS-style boost system akin to those fitted to Formula 1 cars, the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s hybrid system has been developed by two main technical partners: Integral Powertrain Ltd, who supplied the bespoke electric motor, and Rimac for the lightweight hybrid battery system. As a result, the full hybrid system contributes an additional 160bhp of power and a further 280Nm of available torque with the certified max power output of Aston Martin Valkyrie standing at a stunning 1,160bhp at 10,500rpm. Equally, with the full hybrid system, peak torque will stand at 900Nm at 6,000rpm.

Production

Continuing the on-going Innovation Partnership, the task of engineering the Valkyrie will be shared between Q by Aston Martin Advanced and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, with production taking place at Aston Martin’s state-of-the-art, purpose-built headquarters in Gaydon. Following unprecedented demand, all 85 examples of the Valkyrie Spider sold out in advance, with the first models delivered in 2022.

This fine 1:8 scale model of the Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider has been handcrafted and finished in our workshops using confidential CAD data supplied by the team at Aston Martin allowing us to perfectly recreate every detail at scale. Furthermore, it has undergone detailed scrutiny by both engineering and design teams to ensure complete accuracy of representation.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider is limited to just 199 pieces.