Aston Martin Valkyrie tested by Max Verstappen and Alex Albon

[@arablues4142]

It takes someone really talented to create such an underwhelming video from such an exiting subject.

[@marnix1202]

Atleast they arent blasting music the whole time..

[@mahendrachettri6572]

😄😄😄... Well said

[@MrTolgig]

agree

[@moahdriven]

I guess its like giving a Michelin starred chef a regular ass meal and asking them to rate it; but also the chef is employed by the person who created the regular ass meal

[@joshspinks9792]

@Marnix ikr, finally a car video focusing on the car itself and the sound and driving performance. Not someone constantly talking with an annoying song drowning out the engine.

[@JesseDoesHVAC]

Max: I mean..it’s a work in progress... Sums up the experience.

[@ziegaful]

It is definitely and working together with AM is horrible - trust me, never seen such a chaotic troop. The whole project is delayed about 1 year bc AM has no money.

[@erdbeerenrex]

@@ziegaful They may have been a bit too ambitious.

[@E9X330]

@@ziegaful better than Merc 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gustavoflorio5383]

@@ziegaful whom designed and are developing the car is basically RedBull. Aston guys are just sneaking around to learn something to tell the cameras when they appear.

[@Coleman_H]

@@E9X330surely you're joking

[@mandycowey7635]

Answers are very diplomatic. Keep your sponsors happy

[@HRM.H]

They dont want to become the next alonso. He cant work with honda at all anymore because of GP2

[@SvenTviking]

Thomas To be fair, they did supply shit engines both in power and reliability.

[@boltmix7294]

@Armando Sturzenegger That's factualy not true

[@SvenTviking]

Armando Sturzenegger It surprises me that arguably the most successful constructor in F1 history who have worked with multiple engine manufacturers could suddenly fail to supply the necessary information to combine engine and chassis successfully, over several seasons. Honda were in major denial and I suspect the new contract with Red Bull involved punitive clauses if the engine was not up to scratch and a few personnel at Honda got their marching orders.

[@2coolrun308]

Shit, for a 8 million dollar contract I’d fucking say that a 1990 Toyota Corolla was the fastest fucking car on the market, and that it fixed my marriage, took off some pounds, and regrew my hair...

[@smythrich]

Is it just me or is this this a poorly put together video . Boring for such an interesting car .... and how slow is the shift ??

[@gustavoflorio5383]

Gearbox still under development... that's why.

[@rdarville70]

Gearbox is special dual clutch made by Ricardo (one of the best in the business). The gearbox also contains the additional electric motor which needs to be properly calibrated to work with the gearbox and the engine's 11,000 rpm. All this together means they likely severely limited the shift durations so the whole system didn't eat itself to pieces.

[@travislouisseize7755]

It does seem like they are really struggling to dial in that transmission... Gear changes are too slow for a car of this type, also the noticeable jolt with every shift could upset the balance of the car and dunno how that would effect reliability

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@rdarville70 Some say dual others say single. It sounds to me like a straight cut but who knows.

[@Deepthinking1234]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks they announced it as single clutch before

[@kengrand5445]

I feel like the drivers weren't really impressed ..they just try to say something nice for the camera...also, I think the fact it's a single clutch makes it slower

[@KrustyKlown]

I got the same impression, but to them it probably feels like an outdated and poorly set up F1 car ... and if they worked with that team to refine the setup .. the average driver ironically would probably hate it, LOL.

[@kengrand5445]

@@KrustyKlown the only good thing they said was the looks...but besides that they both look bored & underwhelmed

[@krusher74]

maybe just channeling some kimi raikkonen

[@kengrand5445]

@@krusher74 what does that mean?

[@krusher74]

@@kengrand5445 its a joke, google some kimi interviews

[@Jambobist]

Just a ridiculous machine. Hope some of the final cars end up getting driven and not just sitting in collections.

[@nik021298]

They will race in Le Mans Hypercar category.

[@Predator-in4vb]

@@nik021298 Sadly, maybe they're not. :( racer.com/2020/02/18/aston-martin-set-to-cancel-hypercar-program/

[@lar2028]

@@Predator-in4vb That was the main purpose of developing this car, so I'm sure they will race Lemans even with the change of owner

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@lar2028 No. The whole purpose was for Newey to show what he could do without F1 rules holding him back. And they're faster than the LMH rules would allow anyway. What's the point in racing a slower road car than the race car.

[@johntechwriter]

They'll end up driven . . . stuck in traffic in downtown New York and London. That's where they should be testing them -- see whether they overheat or their auto-clutches burn up in stop and go traffic.

[@KrustyKlown]

they seem less than excited??.. unfortunately to them, it probably feels like a crappy F1 car, instead of an Outrages Road car ... a perspective issue.

[@Badfilms6784]

It's interesting though, because it's a road car they can actually exceed certain F1 specs that limit F1 cars. I think this thing will be really interesting when finished. A real racer instead of a drag race or straight line speed car.

[@claysmell]

No comment about how it compares to their F1's? That's what I'm most curious about!

[@KrustyKlown]

@@claysmell what I can't understand, is that this engine sounds like a V6 ? or V8? .. in one shot there, I thought I saw a 7,500 rpm redline shown? .. but the Cosworth V12 was supposed to redline at 11,100rpm ... a V12 at 11K rpm, shouldn't sound like this ??

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

@@KrustyKlown It's still in prototype stage. Aston Martin must have electronically limited the RPM, top speed, etc. To hide its true potential, or for testing. This is not new, and not surprising as well. It's a common practice in the automotive industry. Even the prototype Porsche 918 back in 2012 I remember is also electronically limited in speed, rpm, etc. Same as the prototype McLaren P1.

[@claysmell]

@@KrustyKlown yeah I agree, something fishy here. and in the beginning I swear the tech guy tells Max it's a "hybrid". uhm, no!

[@jase4452]

Max- “it’s a work in progress”, Translation- Meh

[@billpogi23]

😆

[@bighands69]

@@spacewombat4569 You have no idea what you are talking about. That car is nothing like an F1 and bloody driver know that is the case hence why he said it would be mind blowing as a road car. An open wheel car is not like a hardtop car and an F1 driver can be impressed by a road car as well because it is a different experience. It is like saying a motorcycle racer would not be impressed by an F1 car due to it being a different experience.

[@user-wn2ho5ij5f]

@@bighands69 that's not at all what he said...

[@T-Prime]

LOL at owners having a new experience every day. 99% of these cars are going to sit in a collection and never see a road once delivered.

[@domnoya4130]

The average sports car owner will own multiple cars from every single brand. It is hard to drive your cars very often when you own 20 of them and take a helicopter to work. There is no upper middle class that can afford to just buy one of these cars anymore it’s only people with hundreds of millions to spend that buy more than they can drive. These cars not being driven is the result of a shrinking middle class that could buy one of these cars and actually have time to drive it. You can’t blame someone who owns fifty super cars and gets around by helicopter and jet for not having time to drive every single car very often. Gone are the days of the successful college grad lawyer/doctor that worked extremely hard and is able to afford a Ferrari that they drive on weekends. Much like how kings owned more chateaus than they could spend time in wealth has gotten so out of control that these guys can’t even enjoy the vast amount of things they own.

[@Dipierox]

@@domnoya4130 That reminds me of an article about Bugatti owners. The average Veyron owner had something like 40+ cars, two private jets, two yachts and helicopters.

[@ramonmejia7373]

@@domnoya4130 Well if Aston Martin and McLaren open a dealership in North of Mexico I beth you will see tons of this super fancy cars street illegal races an on the roads Mexican Narcos bring Lamborghini and Porsche fo México the bought near to 60% of the cars and always end up given away free to normal people in El Dorado Mazatalan Sinaloa theres a Yatch club meeting point for the Drug Lords were they end up giving this super cars as tips to the local workers also when Marines and Army confiscate this cars end up in the enervant Museum in Mexico city were they are sold by 1/4 of the real cost plus the Armour vehicles has increased and acelerated descalation of the luxury market so solutiin is right there but nobody want to stain their hands

[@bighands69]

Some people do drive their cars on tracks and on the road and some leave them in a garage.

[@zoidburg2975]

I know two people who have ordered and will 100% be driving them on roads.

[@michaelsummerell8618]

That shifter does look a bit "agricultural" at the moment, but this thing should be properly bloody quick when finished. I wonder if Aston/Red Bull will be giving new owners some tuition, as frankly most owners will run out of talent very quickly in a car like this.

[@pbutok]

Hopefully it's a simple case of the shift mapping being set up conservatively whilst they set other aspects of the car up properly.

[@mikeperry5067]

I'd run out of talent in a DBX

[@andrewcus5733]

Turn on the captions... it is poetic that the captions think the acceleration is “Music” and off the gas in to corners “Applause”......

[@chevtothemax]

This car is now my ultimate dream car.

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

0:10 wtf was that?

[@nivedlaxsea8114]

Josh Rinlee terrible editing 😂 I think Max started talking, but they muted the audio so it just made it look like they had prolonged, intimate eye contact where the rest of the world melted away

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

@@nivedlaxsea8114 lol, exactly. This shows you how important editing is in making a video. So bizarre, lol.

[@ArthurRJ-Racing]

Broooooomance!

[@mr_mustache5594]

it looked like one of those edits were they make the whole scene uncomfortably quiet! XD

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@nivedlaxsea8114 Maybe he's saying trade secrets.

[@brianrasmussen2956]

The sound this thing makes is just so sweet!

[@WellRaverOfficial]

Feels like 100 years from hearing about this car until it 's finally out on the roads and we get a proper review of it. Maybe 3020 if we are lucky?

[@georgiaguardian4696]

The sound is absolutely amazing, just like an F-1!

[@user-kw1hl2iz3o]

love how everyone disregard the fact that this is just a prototype. the man also said that this is a raw prototype. you don't want push a work in progress shit, this is just a mere memo for the next improvements they will make

[@CollectWithRyan]

You can tell they definitely aren’t pushing it to redline I can’t wait to hear an outside view of this close to the limiter!

[@lucasocanto58]

is not even revving to 8k, that thing is a monster

[@kylem2010GT]

and its supposed to rev to 11,000 rpm. Right?

[@dheerajmurthy393]

@@kylem2010GT yea

[@flyingphoenix113]

@@kylem2010GT in race trim, yes. It remains to be seen what the road car will rev to. My guess is that they lower the redline to extend engine longevity.

[@hahabbvd1358]

None of the amg one turds will respect it

[@gustavoflorio5383]

@@flyingphoenix113 the road car will rev to 11.100rpm. Cosworth said it and it's written every where.

[@CoffeeHead047]

The video that RBR put up just made me want to rip my hair out, some fine gentleman linked me to this video. I LOVE THIS CAR. This is on Project Cars 2, right?

[@Zero.X]

Offcourse not... Pc2 was released years ago and they work actually on Pc3.....

[@nelsonclub7722]

You may be thinking of the Red Bull X series on Gran Turismo - both the Valkyrie and the X's were designed by Adrian Newey!!!

[@Dylanskyline32]

You could try Assetto Corsa, someone may have a mod for this car, that’s how people drive the 2021 f1 cars

[@ironspyder-db8fd]

GTA ONLINE as the Dewbaucheee Vagner

[@joecantu2775]

ironspyder 1734 just won it off the podium 👍🏻

[@hellobooom]

so many know nothings calling out the gearbox as if they have any understanding about this newey designed, ricardo engineered sequential gearbox.

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

My thoughts exactly, like they are engineers and know something Mercedes don't.. Lol

[@ellegee5179]

It may be new and from a fantastic brand etc but the video is a very poor representation of it. It looks horrible here. You'd think they'd have it sorted by now.

[@ardijanuar2036]

@@AzathothsAlarmClock if they're keeping thay horrible laggy shift, they be better off putting manual box in there and be a legend. Hopefully the final version would be better shifted than this one.

[@cliffordbradford8910]

Is it going to be better than the Koeniggggsegggg 9 gear, 15 clutch transmission though?

[@DonAmnesia]

The Armchair Engineers

[@ryliek6832]

Can't wait to hear this thing near redline

[@stunt180tk]

Car shifts like a golf 2

[@MrArt69]

It's probably the part the brits are responsible to develop

[@stunt180tk]

@@MrArt69 hmm you maybe right. Buy DSG from Volkswagen mr Stroll

[@MrArt69]

@@stunt180tk funny I actually own a dsg car. And I was just trying to trigger some brits just for the fun :p

[@antheromontenegro7147]

very slow shifts

[@rumbepack]

the gearbox alone probably cost more than a golf 2 tho.

[@cato8767]

Even a Valkyrie to them is like what driving a Civic is to us.

[@8802gator]

That transmission is either getting ready to have itself for lunch or they haven't calibrated the shifts at all.

[@Shoorit]

It’s still a prototype and engine rpm and gear change is slowed down. Aston Martin and RBR know how to make a gearbox.

[@greggb557]

Gearbox is a joke

[@E9X330]

@@greggb557 no it's not

[@sajeevanmarikkal7892]

@@greggb557 it's a yoke

[@audioamateur]

@@sajeevanmarikkal7892 if you hadn't said it I would have ;)

[@123Coffs]

I would have loved to see this do a timed lap on the top gear track!!! See how it compares with other super cars

[@Veyron640]

have to correct the steering, every time he shifts up. and or down.. whats that all about?

[@thefolder69]

They're using a single clutch for some reason, so I would assume the sudden jerkiness from such a long-ass shift might be causing a bit of loos in control?

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

RBR's design philosophy all over it.

[@TKMRacer28]

Alex’s answer ‘Looks really cool’ The question probably was ‘What’s the best thing about this car?’

[@donaldwarren3071]

Transmission seems to have a glitch but a work in progress . Beautiful car

[@Flu_Tang_Clan]

It is great to hear a NA V12 in 2020!

[@atom999]

"Work in progress"...mkay, you could tell Max was not impressed

[@senilestix]

Max doesn’t look underwhelmed one bit

[@carlosandleon]

he's just whelmed

[@Amory98]

He races in f1 for a living for crying out loud!

[@ThePippin89]

My first impression watching it is that the gearbox seems horrific! There seems to be a massive lag releasing the clutch on up changes!

[@cosmicninjaSN8]

That Cosworth sounds phenomenal!

[@HouseOfPetrol]

Those kinda slow and brutal shifts seems to really upset the car's balance in the corners... you could see the drivers tought the same by the look on theyre face when it happens... The revs were limited to 8K , but the engine revs to 11K, wich wil be the cause of the shifting issue, not shifting at max throttle or RPM, and thats allright on the track, but this is meant to be a roadcar also, and be bought by miserable drivers, so i hope they sort out the shifting at low speeds/revs...

[@tiptopmartinez]

I am not a race driver or very intelligent but i dont think you should be shifting in corners.

[@keithjackson4985]

Well said. Its stupid to use dated transmissions in these vehicles!

[@HouseOfPetrol]

@@keithjackson4985 theyre not dated, they are actually really good , fast, light and small, but they need to be set up very well and have a well mated engine...

[@HouseOfPetrol]

Not IN the corners no, but just Before the corner you downshift to set up the car ... And there's where the car starts to unsettle when downshifting.. thats where you see that they have to counter steer before the turn

[@Iseenoobpeoples]

@@tiptopmartinez You should absolutely be shifting in corners, just look at pro racing.

[@akadapper]

0:10 Max and Alex looking at each other like "we could drive these cars, or we could Netflix&chill...?'

[@bighands69]

No he is looking at him because he is excited to get in the car. You can clearly see it on their faces.

[@cloudk2088]

Just seeing those 3 together makes me wish for a one make series of these things , how awesome would that be?

[@evoemperor3776]

Typical aston martin with slow af transmission

[@justina9914]

This is a race single clutch from ricardo. I am guessing they used it over a dual clutch to save weight

[@Scorpio1075]

@@justina9914 The Nissan GT-R proves that weight can be managed... so they should put the best transmission there is in the car, period.

[@iamstoffe]

@@Scorpio1075 Nope, thats not how i work. Let the guys that know Build the car and you can speculate on internet.

[@justina9914]

@@Scorpio1075 the gtr has a really slow 6 speed dual clutch Transmission that is much slower than the 50ms or less shifts Weare seeing now

[@justina9914]

@@Scorpio1075 formula 1 cars dont use dual clutch

[@paoloh885]

This transmission shifts slower than my grandma shifts a 1986 fiat panda.

[@DAZUNIVERSALINDUSTREIS]

@@saosao6387 how exactly is he a “killer”

[@shreysatapathy1049]

You could clearly see how Alex and Max were keen to point out some lacking aspects which could've made the car better. But damn, I guess Sponsor pressure is too much.

[@wuzihuzi]

See the drivers heads move on each shift and max even had to correct it on each shift

[@realtv101]

I'm watching this and feel short of breath... I'm getting that claustrophobic feeling watching him in the cockpit barely about to move

[@warlocknote]

The hills are alive with the sound of 3:49

[@uncavallo2580]

This could be the one who fights with Ferrari for the best V12 sound.

[@ShionShinigami]

Don't wonder about the transmission, it will shift faster once the development is finished on this car, even with a single clutch gearbox.

[@allensaunders449]

Its a specially made duel clutch with electronic assist. So far not dialed in

[@xXturbo86Xx]

That is the most quiet V12 i've ever heard. You can hear the intake and the other parts of the engine, more than the exhaust itself.

[@floppa933]

You would probably have to hear it in person to know for sure

[@RideThe6]

Man this thing must be super lightweight. There's literally nothing in the front.. lol.

[@1erickf50]

It's a mid-engined car, of course there's nothing ahead...

[@filmandfirearms]

For everyone giving this car shit because of how the drivers talked about it, remember these 2 things. 1: It's a prototype. Anything could change before release. Hypercars like this have a million different components that all need to be fine tuned. 2: Not only are these guys F1 drivers, but they're in the middle of pre season testing. Earlier this same week, they were driving the fastest track cars in the world

[@derbigpr500]

Feels like Max wanted to say "yeaaa, it's good, but I'd pick a La Ferrari over this 10 out of 10 times".

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Isn't the Valkyrie double what the LF is?

[@kenvanpassen9247]

@@realMaverickBuckley That thing will smash a laferrari in every possible way.... except maybe looks.... :p

[@christianbuczko1481]

@@kenvanpassen9247 it makes the ferrari look tame and ordinary. Thats ignoring the sound that thing makes which frankly hasnt been heard since the V12 f1 era, and sounds awesome. Question i have is though, wtf would a redbull driver want a ferrari??

[@soodlorr]

I want to see one with Racing green color

[@CBadger]

It will likely be at Le Mans in 2021 with an AMR livery/branding. So, just be patient. 😉

[@austinobambino1360]

@@CBadger They pulled the valkyrie out of Le Mans

[@CBadger]

@@austinobambino1360 Ah. For 2020/2021 season at least. Might still come in 2021/2022.

[@Zero.X]

They wont come. Not since they cam build a LMDH car instead of a shitty Hypergaysportcar

[@DPW864]

@@CBadger Aston is done with le man's now (GTE aside). They as much confirmed this last night. It's all about F1 from 2021

[@JesusismyRedeemerandLord]

Wasn't Chris Goodwin part of the McLaren P1 program?

[@senilestix]

JTthestreetking test driver!

[@5thgearouttahere]

Yes, I think the last car he signed off on was the one after 720 or 6xx (I have no clue with their silly system). Now he has been doing the Valkyrie.

[@mjrowden]

Exactly what I thought. I remember his piece with Chris Harris

[@senilestix]

He ‘definitely was’ as I regularly saw him in MTC 👍

[@Jiero761]

man that is a completely new type of noise....it even sounds futuristic....can't wait to see them at Goodwood

[@Climaticorus]

Why it takes so long to shift, you can see the driver fallforward while shifting.

[@yuh-fv7ds]

The one group of people on planet Earth that will be underwhelmed by a Valkyrie would be F1 drivers. And who do you ask to give first impressions on the Valkyrie? F1 drivers.

[@GranDaddo]

Shifting is weird. You see them pressing the pedal, then it looks like its mach revs, nothing, and then kicks in acceleration. You see it on their bodies that it is violent and it takes time. Maybe to save engine? Or maybe hybrid part is still not calibrated?

[@Felixthecatz]

cheap car just work like that

[@constantinosmallios]

You can hear and see that they're not applying the throttle fully. Also, that "violent shaking" is a combination of engine braking + sudden up shifts which unsettles the car. It happens in shittier cars than the Valkyrie. My friends Holden Commodore has an 'active select', and it does the same thing (but not as much). Alex and Max are probably not ringing the neck out of the car because they're following the engineer's instructions.

[@gustavoflorio5383]

Still not calibrated at all.

[@weatheranddarkness]

@@gustavoflorio5383 I suspect everytime you recalibrate the engine map you have to recalibrate the shift logic.

[@Real_MisterSir]

The amount of people in this comment section who don't know about engineering but love to talk loud is astounding. 1. The entire car is a work in progress, nothing from this can be used to speculate or form opinions. If you do form opinions at this stage, then you aren't qualified to voice that opinion. 2. Things like the gearbox, hybrid drivetrain, suspension, aero - is all still being developed and tuned to work together. The gearshifts are not slow because the gerabox is bad, they're slow because they are still being developed to work in sync with the hybrid system, thus not operating at max capacity. 3. The cars are not being pushed anywhere near their limits, both in terms of driving as well as engine speeds etc. 4. The drivers are F1 pros who are at one hand obliged to not say certain things, and on the other hand they know not to speak ill of things that aren't fully developed. Anyone who knows what they're doing when it comes to driving, knows you shouldn't base strong opinions off of a platform that isn't well adjusted yet. The reason they're very "meh" like, is exactly because they - out of all people - know the potential of cars like the Valkyrie, so they won't be impressed before it is at, or close to its final setup at production stage. It's like a gamer sitting with a super expensive PC setup, but nothing is calibrated to their taste yet. Sure, all the components are the best of the best and can offer massive potential, but it only matters once everything is in sync and calibrated to work optimally. 5. I'm not saying that because of what I listed above, that the Valkyrie is gonna be amazing at everything no matter what. Far from it. I'm purely saying that nothing from this video should be enough to let intelligent people form biased opinions already. That comes later, when actual production versions are viable for official testing. So hold your horses lads and ladies, and don't speak too loud about stuff you may not know everything about.

[@AnkitKumar-pm8ec]

They all know ONE is on the way too.

[@xanthonjp]

I put on this video when I can't sleep. Works every time.

[@ih8temoney]

You all remember the Nissan Nismo LMP1. This will be the same, a year out of development and it will be obsolete. No point in racing a car that can't compete. Tax write off for Aston.

[@gustavoflorio5383]

First: sadly, Aston won't compete anymore on WEC. Second: the front engine, front wheel drive Nissan was a completely new concept and had a really problematic development. Third: this is the road car. Tell me a road car that has more than 1hp/kg, active suspension, could do 0-200kph in around 5s, reach 400kph and have Group C levels of downforce.

[@SuperWalkingzombie]

Finally, not one you found with stupid music covering the sound of engine. Glorious.

[@theendangeredpetrolhead]

Those were some slooooowwww shifts lol. I hope when they finalize it the shifts will be up to par with other track cars

[@FVDaudio]

Is a bird? Is a plane? Is F1? Is spectacular. Well done Aston Martin, well done.

[@elcollego9435]

Looks like a punch in the neck when shifting gears

[@ShorelyToastGaming]

These exact Valkyries with the blue and red paint jobs need to be in the next Forza.

[@nspinicelli]

Wow everyone is so critical of this video! This is still under development and being tested people. And Alex/Max are professionals there to work and give technical feedback, not ogle. Man, unreasonably tough crowd man.

[@joshspinks9792]

Beautiful machine with an amazing sounding engine.

[@WeJustDrive]

Wait, is that using a damn single clutch box?

[@samuelmendezguevara5506]

Yes, to save weight

[@C6SuperchargedZR1]

@@samuelmendezguevara5506 Jesus christ, what a shitbox. Thats the issue with modern supercars. Miserable single clutch gearbox to safe weight, but at the same time a fucking useless hybrid system.

[@weatheranddarkness]

@@C6SuperchargedZR1 uhhh, a single clutch can be as fast as the majority of double clutch units. And you should care about saving weight more than that.

[@DonLee1980]

@@C6SuperchargedZR1 the only fucking useless system about your comment is you.

[@moiseslopez7898]

C6SuperchargedZR1 you sure you know more than the Engineers who choose it. Most or all race cars don’t use a dct for a good reason weight and temperature/cooling

[@TheSpacecraftX]

That is the phattest diffuser I've ever seen.

[@tarmacsurfers]

SMG 1 inspired shifts 🤣

[@monterey356]

Gordon Murray’s T50 is gonna absolutely stomp these cars and everything else in its path on track

[@michaeltrumph121]

No it won't, the Valkyrie is way way faster on a track.

[@apocalypse94]

0:38 the reflection, is that toto?

[@stevesmith8588]

It's the same dude you see at 0:34

[@brechtxt8096]

Next year it’s gonna be Stroll and Perez testing these cars

[@topg2820]

Long live McLaren F1, the new king is coming soon!

[@mercury6765]

different car, F1 was a proper, useable road car.

[@jorritvanderkooi939]

mercury6765 and why is the valkyrie not ‘a proper roadcar’ it is fully street legal

[@Gavownian]

Only one passenger and no luggage.

[@EmperorXaozx]

@@Gavownian It's a two seater. And you put any items in empty space.

[@OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS]

Gear shifts sound like it's holding the whole package back

[@AC-bl1rl]

Sounds like an odd double-shift

[@HRM.H]

Yeahh the transmission sounded strange in general.

[@jangounchained5279]

Nice LM or GT car , but best sculpture award for new cat is going to ONE 77 Aston !!! 👍🤠👍

[@Enselladus]

That thing is going to annihilate the current crop of supercars and hypercars on track. My guess is it'll be quicker than the Mercedes-AMG One and Lotus Evija too but by how much is what is going to be fascinating.

[@mobilestew9294]

Can't wait for top Gear to test drive this beast

[@nerdydarkchocolate9025]

Who edited this...I've seen videos of someone just looking at a car that were more exciting. No sound design, no suspense, basic at best.

[@ernestoquintero747]

Nice barrel of Esso with Mobil 1 oil bottle on top of it while being interviewed, oh and the car, that's a stunner.

[@cryptout]

Max and Alex should do the 24h Lemans in this car

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

Is he running out the gears? Doesn't sound as high pitched as I'd expect, and the speed on the straights doesn't seem as fast as I expected

[@E9X330]

How about you look at the tachometer ?

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

It shows him short shiofting at 7k. But, some of the fly bys are clearly higher RPM than that based on sound. But certainly not 11k

[@mattvine4747]

Doesn't look much like a road car. It's as if they have just made a race car road legal.

[@stevenwilliams1805]

I think, this and a T50, will define an era.

[@CanyonsCarver]

You forgot the baddest of them all. The Mercedes-AMG One.

[@stevenwilliams1805]

@@CanyonsCarver yeah, crazy how hard it is to keep up with it all.

[@ellegee5179]

Lot of comments deleted. Hmmmm...

[@alexgallardo6257]

typical brit. They're a bunch of clowns.

[@GranTurismoRaceReplays]

Just wow! Already a legend in the making. Anything involving Newey will be a success.

[@EDGEDAZZA]

When road cars are more interesting that f1 cas

[@thefolder69]

Clearly not, the two f1 drivers seemed super bored... Their responses were just sponsor-friendly pandering

[@EDGEDAZZA]

TheFolding Gamer yeah I’m sure they are super bored.. 🤔

[@romirsarangi4341]

When aston martin designers drink 10 cans of red bull. THEY DESIGNED SHUCH BEAUTIFUL CAR THE BEST LOOKING CAR I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT V12 THO IT SCREAMS

[@greggb557]

BMW called. They’d like their circa 2005 E46 SMG gearbox back. This project has been out of money for a long time. It wont deliver anywhere near what they promised. They are now just trying to get it to market any means necessary

[@justina9914]

Out of money? Can I please have your source? Oh, just another hater spreading misinformation

[@TheSpacecraftX]

@@justina9914 Aston Martin literally had to get Stroll to buy a huge share of the company to stay in the black.

[@mabrokenleg2388]

@@justina9914 thanks to the beloved brexit, aston martin is in deep trouble financially. lawrence stroll bought into aston with 200 million pounds. this prestige project is totally out of money, so is the company itself. the british car industry is on the verge of death and it won`t get any better by leaving the eu. jlr is considering to move their headquarters from coventry. this project is going to fail massively, which is a shame, i love the cosworth engine, but it is destined to fail. aston martins racing efforts are also not contributing to paying their shareholders, we might see them drop out, dunno about that atm. will be an interesting future if you ask me...

[@justina9914]

@@mabrokenleg2388 are you saying even with stroll's investment it is going to fail?

[@mabrokenleg2388]

@@justina9914 who knows how aston is managing their investments, but i doubt that this project is a high priority for a struggling car maker. i guess that they will spend most of it on r%d for a smaller suv or some luxury car. the valkyrie won`t be profitable at all, it was a prestige project from the get go...

[@improcrastinating8063]

Y'all need to chill, it's a prototype in the early stages of development. You can see (and hear) from the onboard that they never even went over 7000 rpm. That's 60% of capacity. Equivalent to shifting a 991 GT2 RS at 4500 rpm. Obviously it's not going to feel fast. Also, the gearbox is a sequential race box, like the ones used in F1 cars and WEC. Faster than a Dual Clutch and about 150 lbs lighter. Look up seamless shift gearboxes, those are sequential, like in this car. It's also on road tires on a cold track, and the drivers aren't pushing it. I'm not saying it's going to be F1 fast, but it will certainly be a lot faster than what was shown here.

[@johncarlisle1884]

Gear change seems slow?

[@rnichol22]

Yup , guessing they haven't refined it yet

[@robbae9307]

why are they not revving it out? and the gear changes seem really slow? I can shift faster than that in my mini

[@Revelstoke-Banff]

So awkward and makes me cringe when they explain their experience behind the wheel, careful what you say boys...

[@greggb557]

Indiana550Spyder because it was so underwhelming.

[@Drummercommander]

Thank you for this footage

[@rmiah]

Everyone complaining how underwhelming the video is but if it were super edited with music playing over everyone would be complaining about that too lmao

[@justmax3095]

Already behind the competitors with that gearbox 😂 Aston being Aston

[@Ingens_Scherz]

So, what have we learnt: Max Verstappen = not that impressed, but the livery is nice. Alex Albon = meh, it's pretending to be a racing car - but it isn't (yet). Aston Martin people: "Have we fucked up?" Top coverage!

[@Markitos203]

The upshifts are cringing slow..like weight shift disturbing slow.. hopefully it's just that the engineers tone it down to keep it alive. So glad to see Albon have such a pleasure, the guy comes from a humble beggining but look at him now

[@nicovanos]

This is the most iconic car since McLaren F1. I think Stroll did a master move buying this company at the moment that he did.

[@robsnizzle7]

OUTSTANDING, Jesus this things an animal. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL.