Aston Martin Is Already Working On Its Third Hypercar

The mid-engined, hybrid-powered Project 003 will follow the Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR, with a 2021 debut targetted
Aston Martin Is Already Working On Its Third Hypercar

You’d be forgiven for losing track of what’s going on at Aston Martin right now. Over the last few years, the British brand has been rapidly replacing its ageing line-up, bringing out further derivatives of its new products and even cooking up hypercars.

The folks at Gaydon are showing no signs of slowing down either, as it’s been announced today that Aston has started work on its third hypercar, the first two being the Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR Pro.

Currently dubbed ‘Project 003’, the car will have “its DNA deeply rooted in
concepts and technology currently being developed for those revolutionary road and track-only machines [Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR Pro],” Aston Martin says.

The Valkyrie will be Aston Martin's first ever production hypercar
The Valkyrie will be Aston Martin's first ever production hypercar

There isn’t a whole lot of information to go on right now, but Gaydon has at least said that 003’s “lightweight structure” will be powered by a turbocharged petrol/electric hybrid powertrain. We’ll let you speculate in the comments as to where the components for that might come from. There’ll also be active aero devices contributing to “outstanding levels of downforce in a road-legal car.”

Aston is even promising “practical concessions” including luggage space. 003 has daily potential written all over it…

It’ll be built in left and right-hand drive forms, with production limited to “500 coupe examples,” which seems to suggest there might be a roadster version too. As for the tin top, Aston Martin is intending to have deliveries of the first examples kick off late 2021.

Comments

Jeremy S.

looks cool!

09/20/2018 - 11:04 |
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PANDERPONDi

Hmm…

09/20/2018 - 11:11 |
49 | 2

Thought so too

09/20/2018 - 11:12 |
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Elliot.J99

Production version of their VGT car?

09/20/2018 - 11:15 |
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Harry Fletcher

Im going to go ahead and say they will get the engine from ze germans

09/20/2018 - 11:23 |
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Wogmidget

These pre-pre-pre-production teasers are getting a little out of hand methinks

09/20/2018 - 11:38 |
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The next one’s propably going to be a designer describing what it would look like before any concept drawings exist

09/20/2018 - 14:57 |
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Anonymous

Looks good. I like the concept.

09/20/2018 - 12:26 |
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5:19.55

Project one answer with a honda power train

09/20/2018 - 14:56 |
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I like your profile

09/21/2018 - 05:30 |
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Jesse Mast (back to Scirocco)

Are they developing this car for the new Le Mans hypercar class? It’s a hybrid hypercar with active aero…

09/20/2018 - 19:00 |
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Rand0m_c1tizen (Jon)

Looks like a spaceship

09/20/2018 - 19:06 |
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Looks like it’s either going to be a speeder or a superluminal starship

09/21/2018 - 11:16 |
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Robert Homann

I want one-77 successor mixed with a vulcan

09/20/2018 - 20:41 |
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