Get out your wallets, G-suits and barf bags, because today on the car truth report we are
going to be comparing the two most bat-guano insane cars ever to be created by large auto
manufacturers, the Aston Martin Valkyrie, and the Mercedes project 1.
Let's start off with the price, well, let's just say if your yacht doesn't have a helicopter
on it, you can't afford either one.
Now let's get into specs that we know, to see if we can determine how these cars may
perform.
Both of these cars are reportedly going to be very light weight, with the Aston Martin
at 2271 lbs and the Project 1 coming at 2866 lbs.
Both of these Formula 1 inspired drivetrains are going to make over 1000hp, but they create
and transmit that power in very different ways.
The Valkyrie is going to utilize a 6.5L V12 designed by Cosworth.
The Valkyrie will be a rear wheel drive layout, with 1 electric motor that will be
used for regenerative braking and low rpm torque fill on the main drive line.
The total power output of the for the Aston Martin Valkyrie is reported to be 1130 hp,
which would give this bird an insane power to weight ratio of 995 horsepower per ton!
The Mercedes AMG Project 1 has a 1.6L V6 lifted almost directly out of their Mercedes-AMG
F1 W07, which is said to make 748 horsepower.
Keep in mind, like their F1 counterparts, this 1.6L engine, and attached car, will need
to be periodically sent back to the factory for refurbishment.
Just like the Valkyrie, the Project 1 is also a hybrid, though it has 4 electric motors
instead of the Valkyrie's 1.
Two 120 kilowatt direct drive motors, capable of revving to 50,000 RPMS will power the front
wheels, with another adding torque to the crankshaft when needed.
The Fourth electric motor on the project 1 will be 90kw and will be fitted to the turbocharger,
much like in modern F1 cars.
Placing a motor on the turbo has many benefits.
The main benefit is that you can recycle a lot of wasted turbo energy.
Placing a motor on the turbo also allows you to spool up earlier in the rev range,
and without the associated lag of waiting for a circular system to build boost.
So with the 1.6L V6, and 4 extra electric motors, the Project 1 is going to make 1020
hp, giving it a horsepower per ton rating of 711.
The 711 horsepower per ton rating of the AMG would seemingly put it way behind be the Valkyrie's
995, but if the Nissan GTRs, and Teslas of the world have taught us anything, it is that
you can get away with some extra weight when you have all wheel drive.
Also just for scale, we made a quick chart showing the Project one and Valkyrie's power
to weight to ratios compared to some other cars that we already have real world data
for.
The true scale of the performance of this latest crop of new hypercars can start to
be seen when we look at them this way.
The Valkyrie's power to weight is a staggering 9 times higher than the very capable Civic
Type-R. A Ferrari 488 and Nismo GTR both have the ability to scare the pee-pee out
of 99.9% of the population, and they look like nothing compared to the Valkyrie and
Project 1.
Even the current generation of quote "hypercars", the P1 and 918 are way below the performance
level of these two new insane creations.
Are we going to have to come up for a new
word for these kind of cars, something beyond even hypercar?
I propose either -BEEP- or a more internationally recognized AAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Having crazy amounts of power in lightweight packages is not where the insanity on these
cares ends.
Both of these cars are going to make copious amounts of that secret sauce for super circuit
speed, aerodynamic downforce.
The Mercedes has a ton of aerodynamic tricks, some of which we know about at this time.
On the front end, the louvres over the wheels can open and close.
One would also assume that there are a lot of opening and closing aerodynamic bits behind
that somewhat McLaren F1 looking grill and hood.
The project 1 will also have a multi part adjustable rear wing, and large real, rear
diffuser.
No fake aero ducts on these cars.
The Valkyrie is no slouch in the aerodynamic department either.
As a matter a fact, if we had to guess, because there is no hard comparable aerodynamic
data as of yet, we would bet that the Aston Martin Valkyrie is going to make the most
downforce of anything, ever, including the upcoming Mercedes Project 1.
While we don't have any comparable data, we do have this little nugget, the Aston Martin
Valkyrie is reported to make 4000 lbs of downforce, WITHOUT its rear wing.
This is likely assisted by its Grand Canyon sized diffuser, as well as more ducting than
a HVAC convention.
While a complete set of performance data is not yet available for the Valkyrie, the
big bowties at Aston Martin have said that it is going to be capable of 2.5 G forces
in the corner.
Another performance stat that we do have is from the Germans, they say the AMG will be
able to go from 0 to 120 miles per hour in less than 6 seconds.
For reference, the Nismo GTR takes 9.4 seconds, and the 918 does it in 6.7.
So, which car will be "faster"?
Well the word faster can be defined many ways.
The Mercedes will almost surely be faster off the line, think on the street, with its
all wheel drive and added electric torque fill.
The Valkyrie will likely be faster on most of your F1 style tracks, ie circuits that
contain a lot of high speed corners, as it's higher downforce will keep its minimum speeds
higher.
So which will be faster around the Nurburgring?
Honestly, I am not able to call it at this time.
Before I saw the crazy lap times that seemingly overweight AWD cars like the Nismo GTR, and
Lamborghini Huracan were able to get, I would have said the Valkyrie all day, but now I
don't know.
There is a good argument for either one.
Which car do YOU think would be faster around the Nurburgring, the Project one, or the Valkyrie,
let us know in the comments!
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