I like the no-nonsense production of this one. Straight in the car with no quasi-poetic hyperbole for build-up, real-time driving impressions, a direct comparison between the two, bosh. No excess fat. If you could also upload a 30min video of just the engine sounds and nothing else as a bonus, I'd much appreciate that too!!
This is more like the old Chris Harris videos. Not the flashy, changing camera’s every half a second thing that top gear was doing and Harris was pushed into making. The cars speak for themselves and now you can just drink in their appearances, sound and the review of Mr Harris himself
Classic Harris one take style combined with the additional trust the manufacturers have in his abilities that allowed him to rip the Pro without assistance. The sound the Pro makes...🤯🤯🤯
Alonso on the podium, F1 team in the first notch, and the release of Valkyrie. I am not a fanboy for Aston Martin but damn they are having a good weekend. There are car brands you just want to see them succeed because it means we get to live in a future with them in it. And Aston is definitely one of those brands.
I just wish they made beautiful road cars. None of the Aston Martins outside this hypercar is a looker, let alone a classic like DB9, DBS, etc. from the 2000s. If the cars look worse than the Mercedes donating the engine and other components, A-M will continue to struggle. Fire Marek Reichman, bring back Ian Callum!
@@skierpage I totally agree. Aston Martin used to be my Favorite alongside and in the stead of Ferrari. When Ian Callum was there they had beautifully designed cars. After the One-77 all of their designs went to shit. I’d gladly take a Jaguar Ftype and F-Pace over a new Vantage and DBX 707.
@@skierpage That's an outrageous comment. Marek is an absolute design master, I think a lot of people would disagree with you. Myself included. But thats design for you, can't be everyone's cup of tea otherwise you'd be a mug.
The sound of that AMR Pro almost literally brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing sound. The difference of the expressions on Chris's face between the two cars was also quite funny.
Amazing how opinions can vary, I experienced that noise as quite possibly the most annoying sound I've heard in any car. To me it sounds like a lawnmower with a cold.
The greatest thing about the Valkyrie is its engine. At a time when pretty much every other supercar-maker has transitioned to small, turbocharged engines, Aston Martin goes with a 6.5 liter, naturally aspirated V12. And it revs to 11,100 rpm. God bless them. I honestly can't believe this engine even exists from an engineering perspective - a road legal engine that revs to 11,000 rpm is insane. It would be insane if they achieved that with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine, but getting 11,000 rpm - 185 rotations of the crankshaft every SECOND - from a 6.5 liter V12 with a warranty? That's miraculous.
The fact that Aston Martin hasn’t been in the performance game since the Aston Martin one-77 and now Aston Martin is having a comeback with the Valkyrie is astonishing along side the Valhalla too never thought a na v12 would make 1000 hp too
not sure why you think the one-77 was when aston made a "performance game" car... but obviously they made a much MUCH faster low volume car called the Vulcan after the one 77... and the vanquish (Gen 2) that ran concurrently with the one-77 was likely just as fast... as far as I know... the one-77 was primarily a super GT car... and the Valkyrie is WAY closer in DNA to the Vulcan.
Also forgetting about the very successful vantage racing team as well as the road going variant (can’t remember the name but like the GT8 but with an engine closer to the race car)
7:56 Can we just acknowledge the general size difference between the regular Valkyrie and the AMR Pro? These machines are absolute monsters and have become one of my favorite cars, period.
"This is... Driving nirvana. This is... 'Last tank of petrol' stuff." Aston Martin's engineers must be feeling pretty damn good after having heard that.
there you go th-cam.com/video/XMHRUJaZ0pQ/w-d-xo.html . Way quicker than this fake aston and way more impressed Chris. BTW Chris have been very politically correct about this Aston. All car community knows how much of a s..t show this car is. There was a good reason Adrian Newey name is not attached to this project anymore.
@@hagestad lol just checked your weak comeback video The reaction wasn't even nearly as shocking as this Valkyrie drive The complete absence of noise in the Rimac cabin just exaggerates it lol And yes, faster in a straight line... That's not what the Valkyrie is made for so I'm perplexed as to why you're so stuck on that Hating on a car lol, weirdo
Aston Martin has never been a top brand for me but this car is just phenomenal and when a GT3 racecar driver struggles to get max performance due to the skill it tells you how fast the car can be. Great job Chris and I would love to see you do some stuff with Fernado Alonso in this car.
This is defintely something different, welcoming and refreshing in a world of EV/Hybrid/Turbo ultra refined hypercars. Reminds me of the days of the CCX, CLK GTR, Nobles, etc
The only issue was solid bolting the engine to the carbon tub and very little interior space. Would you believe the Valkyrie is 11.5 cm wider and 15 cm longer than T50? The AMR Pro is another 11.5 cm wider and 30 cm longer still.
Nothing like the sound of a Cosworth V-12 screaming like an absolute banshee to get people giggling with excitement like children. This is a true hypercar.
Man, the track only version reminds me of being at the Silverstone GP aged 7 in 92. That thing sounds incredible and i really miss the early 90's F1 sounds, especially the Williams FW14B and yeah this does not sound as nice as the FW14B but its one of the nicest sounding cars i've heard in a while. The road version sounds insane on other videos of it i've seen too.
Seeing Harris review a car, especially one like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, is always a bit of an occasion. The presence, camera work, commentary, review..., not only Top Gear but something more special, Harris is Top Shelf. More Harris, please (why are we even pretending at this point). He needs his own show called Top Gear, Top Shelf with Chris Harris and I'll be a producer. You're welcome.
I believe they had this or something very similar at Goodwood last year, they had it on the showroom paddock area and they started the engine idle, nearly blew everyone's ears out!
The only issue was solid bolting the engine to the carbon tub and very little interior space. Would you believe the Valkyrie is 11.5 cm wider and 15 cm longer than T50? The AMR Pro is another 11.5 cm wider and 30 cm longer still.
Henry Catchpole followed by Chris Harris in Valkyrie in the same week! Chris' racing experience really shows here. He can push this car and even pick holes in it as it's obviously designed for the driver without race experience. Henry's review however showed just how radical it is for even an experienced road driver.
Amazing thing. Sensational. Juiced up though it will be around 1400kg. That's a LOT more than they originally claimed. 30-40% more. At least they fessed up and gave the correct weight. I believe Ferrari are still claiming 1250kg for the LaFerrari when it's been weighed loads of times at 1500-1600kg!
That's why I admire AMG they came out straight up and said the One is 1695kg wet infact in most reviews that was the first thing they said just to get it out of the way I think this would be about 1,500kg though I think it needs a lot of fluids for that v12 to run in such a compact bodywork and the laferrari is still a funny story even after it's been weighed several times at 1575kg they keep saying it's 1,250kg 😂 even the p1 was heavier than what McLaren stated but not by much but Ferrari were so off that it's funny but AMG and Porsche are always spot on with their weight figures
Feels like this should really just be a track car. I guess the only reason they made it road legal is so that the people who can afford one have more potential to show it off?
Believe me in the case you mentioned many of the customers who would buy these only-track machines also would pay giant money to convert these cars to street legal ones as many do these days. Since not many of them are racing drivers or at least any decent drivers and for them such cars are just a symbol of status, invitation to hyper car clubs, just showing off, or a general opportunity to gain publicity. So Aston Martin doesn’t want to lose money and made both variants
It's a flex. It's wholly unnecessary and woefully impractical but so is every limited special track weapon so why the hell not? Who doesn't wanna say they have a barely road legal prototype racer?
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Definitely there's a market for these cars and also this is what helps them build the tech they need for the race car, but I'm speaking only as an engineer would see it - to max out a car of this design and performance level, it would totally have to be a pure race car. The Senna vs GT3 exercise was a clear case in point. No matter how much aero and horses you put on it, a road car is always compromised on track and a lap time car makes a horrible road car.
Yeah, even with thousands of hours of driving racing Sims, I'm pretty sure driving this around a track irl would overwhelm my nerves after awhile. Props.
Man there have been a handful of cars over the years which have garnered the praise of "sounding like an F1 car", but this really does literally sound like one. It's astonishing.
One of these drove down my little residential cul-de-sac today in Britain, I was very confused. The driver did a U turn and drove off, he was wearing ear defenders!
….. Newey demanded it had his name taken off it as it didn’t reflect his design. They fell out big time over it. It’s why Red Bull are now man king their own car.
@@elliotsimpson1148 this is untrue. Newey is still associated with the car, just when Aston Martin got it's own formula 1 team the Red Bull partnership ended
A true masterpiece in design and execution from Mr. Newey and Mr. Nurnberger. Car's got all necessary aerodynamic kit yet still looks very tidy and streamlined. Read it was nicknamed 'Nebula' after Newey/Red Bull/Aston Martin. The scream of that AMR Pro track car is just Wow!!
I disagree. Chris was making content every bit as good as this for years prior to joining Top Gear. Chris Harris On Cars was brilliant. I still watch Top Gear videos but if I'm being honest it's a bit like watching a mediocre cover band falling wildly short of the real deal.
I disagree as well. His Content on Collecting Cars is much much better and so much more natural, without all the overreacting nonsense, just like Chris Harris On Cars back in the day
No he doesn’t. His Top Gear content is trash in comparison to his Harris on Cars days, and even some of his collecting cars stuff now. You can clearly see this video is CHOC inspired cause it didn’t involve TG’s usual bs directing and overly edited b roll. Just Harris, Neil and some camera’s is the best Harris.
I dont think any other motoring journalist would have the minerals to criticise the Valkyerie the way CH does- admire him for the lack of bum licking in this video. Also the lack of hybrid and other tech in the Pro surely highlights the floors of electrionic propulsion in sports cars- it also sounds infinately better. Wonder if Fernando will get a drive?
Been following the development of these two for a while and I knew the end results will be great. No disappointment! Everyone involved in this project is genuinely put their heart and soul to make these masterpieces. I think the Valkyrie should never be on the streets, because that would be a waste of engineering just to cruise on the public roads. That engine is made to screaming, not to sleep on the streets at 15 miles per hour
This is really cool and incredibly fast obviously. However, I still think I prefer your video with the Vulcan and the look of that beast!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
I was blown away when Ferrari got 789hp from the 812sf with its na V12. Then Aston Martin do this! 😳 mental. My main concern however, is how many people with 20% of Chris Harris driving ability, will crash these cars? That's presuming they actually get driven though. Or will they be museum Investments?
Let me summarize the takeaway from Mr. Harris - too compromised for the track and too compromised for the road. 1275kg dry is not light considering a 3 series saloon a few years ago was 1550kg. Still a stunning achievement; and credit needs to be given where due. The T50 will demonstrate how far one can go with a road car while maintaining reasonable street ability and driving pleasure. I say this not being a Gordon Murray fan at all.
@@martijnkosters9024 My impression as well. The inside sound is impressive race-car-noise. Not really "beautiful" sounding it seems. Tell me you hear the 250 Europa Vignale and do not recognize that there is much more character and different spectacular sounds happening over the rev-range: th-cam.com/video/6eO2pei5Ll4/w-d-xo.html
The McMurty would destroy both of them either in a straight line or around a track. It isn't even fair to compare gas track cars to fully electric fan-assisted concept cars.
That would be amazing. The T50 doesn’t do anything for me, but the design/size/ power of its engine is amazing even if my eardrums won’t tolerate the sound frequency for long. Maybe one day they may find three drivers with enough talent who are free on the same day to do this. It would be “interesting”.
@@callmeshaggy5166 it’s the fan car concept that makes it that fast. You have maximum downforce at a standstill. Over 2Gs available at any speed means that you can accelerate at full throttle at any time and have maximum traction despite being RWD (McMurty is RWD) Remember tho, the T.50 is ALSO a fan car, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up. There’s a chance it might keep up or even beat the Valkyrie depending on how hard that fan works.
@@r129r16pfl T50 is a lot lighter(under 1000 kg, valkyrie is about 1300) and it has active aero, has the potential to be a lot faster in the corners, not even talking about T50s which is under 2000lbs. Specs look more in favour of T.50(s)
I think this will be the XJ220 to Gordon Murray's T50. With 2.5 mil, if I wanted an Aston, I'd get an early 90's Vantage and have enough cash left over for keeping it on the road indefinitely.
They aren't built to be driven. Most supercars have lots of problems if you drive them. They're more like art pieces with engines, made to showoff. Also, it's a good way to launder money. Make some dumb "supercar" that ain't worth shit and sell it for 20 million to people who have money they need washed. Crash the car, tax write-off. Clean money returned.
What I'm getting from this, this is exactly what the mission statement purposed. An F1 experience for the road. It doesn't surprise me with the NVH, discomfort and other F1 like sacrifices. Simply awesome. My favorite car by far, sorry GMA and catfish
This is already such a masterpiece from andrian newey, now with the next project rb17, how crazy will it be? And it’s going to have ground effect design like the current f1 car. Such a magnificent piece.
It’s just absolutely freaking amazing this thing. I think it sits beside the T.50 as the ultimate modern automobile, but I see each one serving a different purpose. The T.50 is the ultimate road driving machine and this is the ultimate track one, even though it’s road legal.
@@Yabuddy53 well it is 50kg lighter, 500hp more and only 400kg less downforce but less drag. It got a faster engine aswell and more response to. A high tech suspension and the lightest road car wheels. It is also way better for normal road use. It also follow every regulation compared to the valkyrie which doesn't even have airbags.
I like the no-nonsense production of this one. Straight in the car with no quasi-poetic hyperbole for build-up, real-time driving impressions, a direct comparison between the two, bosh. No excess fat.
If you could also upload a 30min video of just the engine sounds and nothing else as a bonus, I'd much appreciate that too!!
Chris Harris is a natural
This is more like the old Chris Harris videos. Not the flashy, changing camera’s every half a second thing that top gear was doing and Harris was pushed into making. The cars speak for themselves and now you can just drink in their appearances, sound and the review of Mr Harris himself
Classic Harris one take style combined with the additional trust the manufacturers have in his abilities that allowed him to rip the Pro without assistance. The sound the Pro makes...🤯🤯🤯
That will come after shown on top gear.. Henry Catchpole's video is far better.
Damn throwing Catchpole under the bus I see. I liked both videos to be fair.
So glad they just gave us Chris and the sound of the car. No distracting edits, no showbiz, just the raw experience. Nothing else needed.
Yeah his eyes were rather concerned when he punched it.
I would love to see Fernando do some timed laps in the car, now that he is a part of AMR.
Id like to see kubica lap the ring in one.
@@allothernamesbutthis oh yeh !
I hope part of his contract was to get both the road car and the AMR Pro.
@@allothernamesbutthisdo they have enough models to risk one?
@@user-360johnn when you give it to alonso, you taking the les risk you could possible take on earth
The sound from the AMR’s V12 is outrageous!
Almost like early 00s F1
It’s a Cosworth V12
@chipattack912 the cosworth V12 reduced in size and weight, and upgraded to higher rpm capability, on Gordon Murray's request, for his T50...
Gorgeous!
Absolutely amazing. Almost demonic, in a good way.
Alonso on the podium, F1 team in the first notch, and the release of Valkyrie. I am not a fanboy for Aston Martin but damn they are having a good weekend. There are car brands you just want to see them succeed because it means we get to live in a future with them in it. And Aston is definitely one of those brands.
I just wish they made beautiful road cars. None of the Aston Martins outside this hypercar is a looker, let alone a classic like DB9, DBS, etc. from the 2000s. If the cars look worse than the Mercedes donating the engine and other components, A-M will continue to struggle. Fire Marek Reichman, bring back Ian Callum!
@@skierpage I totally agree. Aston Martin used to be my Favorite alongside and in the stead of Ferrari. When Ian Callum was there they had beautifully designed cars. After the One-77 all of their designs went to shit. I’d gladly take a Jaguar Ftype and F-Pace over a new Vantage and DBX 707.
@@skierpage luckily for you they will be replacing/refreshing all of their sportscar designs over the next year or so, some hope there
@@skierpage That's an outrageous comment. Marek is an absolute design master, I think a lot of people would disagree with you. Myself included. But thats design for you, can't be everyone's cup of tea otherwise you'd be a mug.
@@skierpage i love this Valkyrie man. Has some nice vibes from Audi R10 and R15 TDI.
The sound of that AMR Pro almost literally brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing sound. The difference of the expressions on Chris's face between the two cars was also quite funny.
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Are you actually crying alone in your bedroom over a sound 😂
And it looks really beautiful as well
You cried????
Amazing how opinions can vary, I experienced that noise as quite possibly the most annoying sound I've heard in any car. To me it sounds like a lawnmower with a cold.
Best viewed with subtitles on this one! 🎧
Every purchase of the Valkyrie comes with an expense paid trip to an ENT after 😂
Haha
what's the background musi? It reminds of Rob Dougan's Clubbed to Death (lady in red scene from The Matrix)
best viewed with Jeremy, Richard and James
@@CommentFrom Who?? wait oh I remember. I'd pick Chris over any of them every day of the week!
The greatest thing about the Valkyrie is its engine. At a time when pretty much every other supercar-maker has transitioned to small, turbocharged engines, Aston Martin goes with a 6.5 liter, naturally aspirated V12. And it revs to 11,100 rpm. God bless them.
I honestly can't believe this engine even exists from an engineering perspective - a road legal engine that revs to 11,000 rpm is insane. It would be insane if they achieved that with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine, but getting 11,000 rpm - 185 rotations of the crankshaft every SECOND - from a 6.5 liter V12 with a warranty? That's miraculous.
And to think they've been out of the performance car game for years. Unbelievable. Super impressive feat of engineering
Thanks for this it put it into perspective for my dumbass
The fact that Aston Martin hasn’t been in the performance game since the Aston Martin one-77 and now Aston Martin is having a comeback with the Valkyrie is astonishing along side the Valhalla too never thought a na v12 would make 1000 hp too
And the f1 team are doing amazing
What about the Vulcan?
not sure why you think the one-77 was when aston made a "performance game" car... but obviously they made a much MUCH faster low volume car called the Vulcan after the one 77... and the vanquish (Gen 2) that ran concurrently with the one-77 was likely just as fast...
as far as I know... the one-77 was primarily a super GT car... and the Valkyrie is WAY closer in DNA to the Vulcan.
Don't forget Victor :)
Also forgetting about the very successful vantage racing team as well as the road going variant (can’t remember the name but like the GT8 but with an engine closer to the race car)
7:56 Can we just acknowledge the general size difference between the regular Valkyrie and the AMR Pro? These machines are absolute monsters and have become one of my favorite cars, period.
Yes we can.
They really are incredible. Aston Martin have outdone themselves with these and the Valhalla.
Imagine what a lm hypercar amr pro valkyrie could've been
@@kevinlow69420 well good news ;D
Looks quite a bit wider with probably wider tires also.
"This is... Driving nirvana. This is... 'Last tank of petrol' stuff."
Aston Martin's engineers must be feeling pretty damn good after having heard that.
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I believe Clarkson said that first. At least the nirvana part.
@@MegaChaos91Nirvana is not a word invented by Clarkson 💀
I’m a fan of him too.. But lets not get carried away here.. 😂
Had to replay that V12 audio on the overtake several times...the emotion that delivers. I'm simply loving this epic AM revival in 2023.
I have NEVER seen Chris Harris look alarmed by a car's speed before! Love the AMR Pro
there you go th-cam.com/video/XMHRUJaZ0pQ/w-d-xo.html . Way quicker than this fake aston and way more impressed Chris. BTW Chris have been very politically correct about this Aston. All car community knows how much of a s..t show this car is. There was a good reason Adrian Newey name is not attached to this project anymore.
@@hagestad would love to see you link those articles and sourced which show how "shit" the car is bruh
@@hagestad lol just checked your weak comeback video
The reaction wasn't even nearly as shocking as this Valkyrie drive
The complete absence of noise in the Rimac cabin just exaggerates it lol
And yes, faster in a straight line... That's not what the Valkyrie is made for so I'm perplexed as to why you're so stuck on that
Hating on a car lol, weirdo
@@hagestadthats just an electric car tho, who gives a shit. Watched it for the SVJ tho like everyone else.
@@william_SMMAHe is probably an EV fanboy, they talk shit about cars all day because they're clueless.
Aston Martin has never been a top brand for me but this car is just phenomenal and when a GT3 racecar driver struggles to get max performance due to the skill it tells you how fast the car can be. Great job Chris and I would love to see you do some stuff with Fernado Alonso in this car.
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That sound. Long live the internal combustion engine and long live the V12!
The song at the and is called Oracle from Splize, Notize. It is on Spotify too. Love it...
This is defintely something different, welcoming and refreshing in a world of EV/Hybrid/Turbo ultra refined hypercars. Reminds me of the days of the CCX, CLK GTR, Nobles, etc
An AMR Pro for the track, and a GMA T50 for the road thank you very much
Perfectly said!!
Now all that's left is for Chris to drive the GMA T.50!
The only issue was solid bolting the engine to the carbon tub and very little interior space. Would you believe the Valkyrie is 11.5 cm wider and 15 cm longer than T50? The AMR Pro is another 11.5 cm wider and 30 cm longer still.
Only Chris can convey this much emotion into a car review. No other current reviewers can even come close. amazing car, amazing review.
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Chris is the best automotive journalist for sure.
it's funny that he stills prefers an electric car to the valkyrie though, suprisingly
@@s4ms0n1t3 Doug Demuro is better. This guy complains about things that are specific to him such as steering wheel height lmao.
Nothing like the sound of a Cosworth V-12 screaming like an absolute banshee to get people giggling with excitement like children.
This is a true hypercar.
I love that when Aston Martin comes up with their track toys, it looks and sounds freaking amazing! Such as the Vulcan!
Man, the track only version reminds me of being at the Silverstone GP aged 7 in 92. That thing sounds incredible and i really miss the early 90's F1 sounds, especially the Williams FW14B and yeah this does not sound as nice as the FW14B but its one of the nicest sounding cars i've heard in a while. The road version sounds insane on other videos of it i've seen too.
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That street car hit close to 190 mph, on the front straight. That’s just incredible
A great way to celebrate Alonso's podium too. Aston Martin is back!
Imagine what they'll do when he wins the World Championship. 🏁🏎️
Seeing Harris review a car, especially one like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, is always a bit of an occasion. The presence, camera work, commentary, review..., not only Top Gear but something more special, Harris is Top Shelf. More Harris, please (why are we even pretending at this point). He needs his own show called Top Gear, Top Shelf with Chris Harris and I'll be a producer. You're welcome.
More of Chris Harris Drives... PLEASE!!!
By a long way the only one worth watching,proper motoring journalist.other two "Meh!"at best
@@deanj846 Freddie is a likeable lad, the big gob can jump off a cliff with his ego tho IMO.
@@PhantomMark They sadly got an American off a long defunct sit com,matt Farrah and Chris Harris are golden together...
GMA T.50 next!
I believe they had this or something very similar at Goodwood last year, they had it on the showroom paddock area and they started the engine idle, nearly blew everyone's ears out!
Makes Gordon Murray's T50 seem even more appealing seeing Chris being squished and deafened at the start of the video haha.
The only issue was solid bolting the engine to the carbon tub and very little interior space. Would you believe the Valkyrie is 11.5 cm wider and 15 cm longer than T50? The AMR Pro is another 11.5 cm wider and 30 cm longer still.
Finally, someone who's going to give us a proper review of the car, with it's pros and cons properly conveyed
Cant wait to see this alongside T50 and AMG ONE for that special testing.
TG would show you some celeb selling a book instead.
None of the 3 cars are really similar though.
I doubt they'd allow it especially Aston because the AMG one is much better than people think and the Valkyrie is far from what people think
Bolide too
@@frogsplorer for sure
Henry Catchpole followed by Chris Harris in Valkyrie in the same week! Chris' racing experience really shows here. He can push this car and even pick holes in it as it's obviously designed for the driver without race experience. Henry's review however showed just how radical it is for even an experienced road driver.
The only car journalist I need
7:52 - very cool call back. Nicely done Chris.
Amazing thing. Sensational. Juiced up though it will be around 1400kg. That's a LOT more than they originally claimed. 30-40% more. At least they fessed up and gave the correct weight. I believe Ferrari are still claiming 1250kg for the LaFerrari when it's been weighed loads of times at 1500-1600kg!
And GMA T50 will be under 1000kg full wet weight😅
That's why I admire AMG they came out straight up and said the One is 1695kg wet infact in most reviews that was the first thing they said just to get it out of the way I think this would be about 1,500kg though I think it needs a lot of fluids for that v12 to run in such a compact bodywork and the laferrari is still a funny story even after it's been weighed several times at 1575kg they keep saying it's 1,250kg 😂 even the p1 was heavier than what McLaren stated but not by much but Ferrari were so off that it's funny but AMG and Porsche are always spot on with their weight figures
Ferrari claims dry weight, which is still kind of unfair but at least their not straight up lying
The Valkryie is now added to GT7 😁
Feels like this should really just be a track car. I guess the only reason they made it road legal is so that the people who can afford one have more potential to show it off?
The AMR Pro is actually the real Valkyrie. The standard car is only for street legality really.
Believe me in the case you mentioned many of the customers who would buy these only-track machines also would pay giant money to convert these cars to street legal ones as many do these days. Since not many of them are racing drivers or at least any decent drivers and for them such cars are just a symbol of status, invitation to hyper car clubs, just showing off, or a general opportunity to gain publicity. So Aston Martin doesn’t want to lose money and made both variants
@@srinitaaigaura both are real
One is not more real than the other
It's a flex. It's wholly unnecessary and woefully impractical but so is every limited special track weapon so why the hell not? Who doesn't wanna say they have a barely road legal prototype racer?
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Definitely there's a market for these cars and also this is what helps them build the tech they need for the race car, but I'm speaking only as an engineer would see it - to max out a car of this design and performance level, it would totally have to be a pure race car. The Senna vs GT3 exercise was a clear case in point. No matter how much aero and horses you put on it, a road car is always compromised on track and a lap time car makes a horrible road car.
Motorbike on 4 wheels. And Chris is completely calm. What a pilot.
Yeah, even with thousands of hours of driving racing Sims, I'm pretty sure driving this around a track irl would overwhelm my nerves after awhile. Props.
@@technopong indeed, I think Forza motorsport isn’t going to be the necessary preparation I need either.
I feel like Harris told the editors to use the cockpit audio with the his mic. The sound is incredible
This car is 100% up there as one of the all time greats, F40, Mclaren F1, Ferrari Enzo, Bugatti Veyron the list goes on.
Man there have been a handful of cars over the years which have garnered the praise of "sounding like an F1 car", but this really does literally sound like one. It's astonishing.
Well, it certainly is ASTONishing.
Chris Harris: *Reviews the car.
Valkyrie's V12: "I'm sorry, did you say something?"
everyone's videos come out at the same time and im watching chris every time
One of these drove down my little residential cul-de-sac today in Britain, I was very confused. The driver did a U turn and drove off, he was wearing ear defenders!
Thank you Aston Martin for making Newey's dream come true! ❤
….. Newey demanded it had his name taken off it as it didn’t reflect his design. They fell out big time over it. It’s why Red Bull are now man king their own car.
@@elliotsimpson1148 this is untrue. Newey is still associated with the car, just when Aston Martin got it's own formula 1 team the Red Bull partnership ended
@@elliotsimpson1148yeah.....I guess it's why he ended up buying his own Valkyrie. Not sure where you got this info from.
Finally seen one on the roads, sat in slow moving commuter traffic where I live in Luxembourg, just epic looking car.
A true masterpiece in design and execution from Mr. Newey and Mr. Nurnberger.
Car's got all necessary aerodynamic kit yet still looks very tidy and streamlined.
Read it was nicknamed 'Nebula' after Newey/Red Bull/Aston Martin.
The scream of that AMR Pro track car is just Wow!!
OML or Operation Maple Leaf at Multimatic too which make the carbon fibre monocoques in England and Canada 😁
Ive driven this car a few times also. It was on Gran Turismo 7, but still
I missed Chris Harris so much on TG ... I've been watching his videos on other channels, but here on TG, is where he belongs!
I disagree. Chris was making content every bit as good as this for years prior to joining Top Gear. Chris Harris On Cars was brilliant. I still watch Top Gear videos but if I'm being honest it's a bit like watching a mediocre cover band falling wildly short of the real deal.
I disagree as well. His Content on Collecting Cars is much much better and so much more natural, without all the overreacting nonsense, just like Chris Harris On Cars back in the day
No he doesn’t. His Top Gear content is trash in comparison to his Harris on Cars days, and even some of his collecting cars stuff now. You can clearly see this video is CHOC inspired cause it didn’t involve TG’s usual bs directing and overly edited b roll. Just Harris, Neil and some camera’s is the best Harris.
Shame top gear is going to cancelled
I dont think any other motoring journalist would have the minerals to criticise the Valkyerie the way CH does- admire him for the lack of bum licking in this video. Also the lack of hybrid and other tech in the Pro surely highlights the floors of electrionic propulsion in sports cars- it also sounds infinately better. Wonder if Fernando will get a drive?
Awesome video Top Gear and as always Chris Harris is the man! More CHOC please! Bring out Neil Carrey and Chris Waterfield for the shooting aswell.
V12 sound is just amazing. It is just pure eargasm. What a car, what a sound. I wish good luck to them for F1 too. Lets go Aston!
Le mans should do an open category every four years like the Olympics so things like that could race at least once.
Been following the development of these two for a while and I knew the end results will be great. No disappointment! Everyone involved in this project is genuinely put their heart and soul to make these masterpieces. I think the Valkyrie should never be on the streets, because that would be a waste of engineering just to cruise on the public roads. That engine is made to screaming, not to sleep on the streets at 15 miles per hour
The cabin sound is so much different than the outside
Yep really nice to see something like this come out amongst all the normal dread in the car industry. But I´d go for a T50 thank you
Love the sound of the pro, an F1 car in a suit.
I wonder if we'll ever see an AMG One, Valkyrie and GMA T50 shootout?
Aston is doing AMAZING as of recently.
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Funnily enough this car was designed by Red Bull racing
This is really cool and incredibly fast obviously. However, I still think I prefer your video with the Vulcan and the look of that beast!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
I think the term hypercar is used too often but this is legit
I wondered why closed caption was on by default
Not one minute into the video I know why. Thank you the audio mixer, you've done a great job.
THIS IS IT BOIS THIS IS FECKIN IT!
I have never seen such an incredulous look in this man’s eyes when he’s behind the wheel. You can tell that this thing is scary-fast
I was blown away when Ferrari got 789hp from the 812sf with its na V12. Then Aston Martin do this! 😳 mental. My main concern however, is how many people with 20% of Chris Harris driving ability, will crash these cars? That's presuming they actually get driven though. Or will they be museum Investments?
Sadly, museum investments I’d guess. I hope Aston Martin’s investments trickle during an to the rest of their lineup.
I think the only thing that’ll top this is the T50 and T50s from Gordon Murray’s team
That noise reminds me of the Lola chassis Aston V12 LMP cars 🤤 genuinely the best sounding engine noise......without of a shadow of doubt
Let me summarize the takeaway from Mr. Harris - too compromised for the track and too compromised for the road. 1275kg dry is not light considering a 3 series saloon a few years ago was 1550kg.
Still a stunning achievement; and credit needs to be given where due.
The T50 will demonstrate how far one can go with a road car while maintaining reasonable street ability and driving pleasure. I say this not being a Gordon Murray fan at all.
One of my favorite cars. The sound is unmatched.
The inside mic sounds nothing like it.
@@martijnkosters9024 My impression as well. The inside sound is impressive race-car-noise. Not really "beautiful" sounding it seems. Tell me you hear the 250 Europa Vignale and do not recognize that there is much more character and different spectacular sounds happening over the rev-range: th-cam.com/video/6eO2pei5Ll4/w-d-xo.html
I agree with Chris at 2:33 and at 2:50 about the 'connection' and gear shifts, so I sold mine and got a couple of Ford Kuga's for the missus and me.
Chris your a beast, thanks for taking us along 👍👍
First time I saw Chris looking a bit overwhelmed, what a drive, what a machine.
Don’t get a single word he is saying
But enjoyed that brutal sound 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤
I love that this car gives a place for the nat asp V12 in the modern world, that sound is the best thing about the car!
I still cannot believe this marvel of a car is street legal and will hit the US streets soon. Crazy and beautiful!
There's already one in the US and one in Mexico
It's not road legal in the USA!
That V12 sound in the AMR is pure heaven.
The sound it makes really is like the ride of the valkyries next too the Vulcan This is my all time favorite Aston Martian thing is badass
Would be really interesting to see this and the T50 head to head with the McMurty on the track.
The McMurty would destroy both of them either in a straight line or around a track. It isn't even fair to compare gas track cars to fully electric fan-assisted concept cars.
The McMurtrey is a sketchy freak show that should never be allowed on the Road but is very entertaining on a Racetrack.
That would be amazing. The T50 doesn’t do anything for me, but the design/size/ power of its engine is amazing even if my eardrums won’t tolerate the sound frequency for long. Maybe one day they may find three drivers with enough talent who are free on the same day to do this. It would be “interesting”.
@@callmeshaggy5166 it’s the fan car concept that makes it that fast. You have maximum downforce at a standstill. Over 2Gs available at any speed means that you can accelerate at full throttle at any time and have maximum traction despite being RWD (McMurty is RWD)
Remember tho, the T.50 is ALSO a fan car, so it will be interesting to see how it stacks up. There’s a chance it might keep up or even beat the Valkyrie depending on how hard that fan works.
@@devandrasimanjuntak1646T50 would never beat Valkyrie, not even close, T50 is much superior drivers car/road car tho.
What is the name of the background music track @ 6:44 with the amr pro?
I want to see this race against Gordon Murray's T.50.
T50 would lose badly 😅 I prefer T50 btw
@@r129r16pfl T50 is a lot lighter(under 1000 kg, valkyrie is about 1300) and it has active aero, has the potential to be a lot faster in the corners, not even talking about T50s which is under 2000lbs. Specs look more in favour of T.50(s)
@@aleksandarpopov6664 T50S > Valkyrie road car > T50 (lap time wise)
@@r129r16pfl measured in a time attack? Do you have a link?
@@aleksandarpopov6664 just in theory
I think this will be the XJ220 to Gordon Murray's T50. With 2.5 mil, if I wanted an Aston, I'd get an early 90's Vantage and have enough cash left over for keeping it on the road indefinitely.
OMG that V12 sound of the AMR Pro.... it sounds like an old Ferrari F1... what a great noise!
Chris Harris is the best auto journalist I have seen in my lifetime, he makes me fall in love with these objects that I can afford to drive.
Shame that most of them will end up in a billionaire's collection and never be driven remotely like this.
They aren't built to be driven. Most supercars have lots of problems if you drive them. They're more like art pieces with engines, made to showoff. Also, it's a good way to launder money. Make some dumb "supercar" that ain't worth shit and sell it for 20 million to people who have money they need washed.
Crash the car, tax write-off. Clean money returned.
What I'm getting from this, this is exactly what the mission statement purposed. An F1 experience for the road. It doesn't surprise me with the NVH, discomfort and other F1 like sacrifices. Simply awesome. My favorite car by far, sorry GMA and catfish
Ideal for popping to the shops for a pint of milk
This is already such a masterpiece from andrian newey, now with the next project rb17, how crazy will it be? And it’s going to have ground effect design like the current f1 car. Such a magnificent piece.
Only Harris could tame a monster like that on track
Nah... Real racing drivers would take seconds off Chris. But the guy sure can drive.
@@W0o0dy Chris Harris is a "real" racing driver in every sense of the word
@@william_SMMA He is. But he's no Alonso.
Just spending some time racing two Valkyries around a track...standard day for Chris.
Also that sound!!
Watching this after they announced it IS going racing 👀
The full race AMR in particular sounds spectacular! Cosworth really know what they're doing 👏
Awesome - what a noise! Well done Aston Martin and the entire team that made this normally aspirated wonder.
It's almost like the engine sound is the reason we're watching the video and his voice is the actual noise.
It’s just absolutely freaking amazing this thing. I think it sits beside the T.50 as the ultimate modern automobile, but I see each one serving a different purpose. The T.50 is the ultimate road driving machine and this is the ultimate track one, even though it’s road legal.
I’d like to see how the Jesko attack turns out on the track
@@Yabuddy53 well it is 50kg lighter, 500hp more and only 400kg less downforce but less drag. It got a faster engine aswell and more response to. A high tech suspension and the lightest road car wheels. It is also way better for normal road use. It also follow every regulation compared to the valkyrie which doesn't even have airbags.
Sooooo, hypercar entry for WEC with the Valk pro? Both are absolute beauties
Long Live Harris, Long Live Valkyrie
The sound of the Pro overtaking, omg ❤️🇬🇧
Very cool. I love the idea of being deafened in a postbox.
These things are like spaceships. Can you imagine seeing one of these one the road, that would be wild.
Дай Аллах мне тоже такую машину 🙃🇰🇬