AMG Project One Vs Aston Martin Valkyrie - Battle of the F1 duo

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2017 is turning out to be the year of the hybrid car and it seems that every company is embracing it in one way or another. None better than Mercedes AMG with their Project One and Aston Martin with their Valkyrie. If one subtly puts it these two can be called as the demonic duo of the Hypercar world in 2017 with F1 technology brimming inside and enough power to wipe the socks off the holy trinity (Ferrari Laferrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder).

Each of these two cars are built with F1 technology in mind and the companies want to make it more accessible to the masses by incorporating massive amounts of downforce and generator units all to aid in the name of performance making them more deadly for opponents such as Koenigsegg and Bugatti who generally stick towards turbocharging or even Ferrari and Porsche who went the KERS system route.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie has been designed with some inputs by Adrian Newey, the man behind the very successful Red Bull Formula 1 team and the company has collaborated with him to deliver one of the most radical cars ever. A huge 6.5 Ltr V12 along with an electric motor pushes out about 1093bhp and with that power, it is sure to chug along like a bullet train and thanks to some clever aerodynamic trickery stick to the ground like the claws of a cheetah. Aston Martin's obsession with less weight can be defined as so extreme that it has even lead to them creating a badge made out of Molybdenum that weighs less than a strand of hair. That engine is sure to give the noise freaks some injuries as the company is known to make some of the most legendary noises when it comes to 12 cylinders and with such extreme performance figures, this car is going to be one of the most exotic and the lairier of the two.

The AMG Project One, on the other hand, is coming straight from the future with a 1.6 Ltr. V6 and 4 electric motors straight from their formula 1 car. Power is estimated to be over 1000bhp and with a speed of over 350kms/hr, this car is no slouch.  Advanced pushrod suspension and regenerative braking technology help the car gain back certain amounts of power for its batteries and that can be transferred to the internal combustion engine for more acceleration and in turn faster lap times. The AMG is overall the more precise, advanced and lets's just say more focused of the two with the main focus on lap times and outright acceleration.


To frankly put it though even though these two present themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of sound and technology. Their main goal is to provide a benchmark for where the auto industry can progress further and what the future can hold for one in terms of pure performance driving.

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