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First Customer Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar Has Been Built, Cost ₦2.2 Billion

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November 6, 2021

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The first customer F1 Car-based Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar has been built and will be delivered to the owner within a week.

Aston Martin plans to make 150 regular Valkyries, plus 85 Valkyrie Spider convertibles and 40 track-only Valkyrie AMR Pros.

The Hypercar cost £2.54m, or about ₦2.2b, when local taxes and destination charges in Nigeria are added.

But you can’t buy one now as each units of these variants has ready been spoken for despite the starting price.

First Customer Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar Has Been Built, Cost ₦2.2 Billion - autojosh

The first customer Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar has been built and will be delivered within a week. “I’m sure our customers will be delighted with what they have achieved”, said the Aston Martin CEO, Tobias Moers.

“The Valkyrie is born out of the steadfast dedication of a large group of highly skilled engineers and technicians who have worked tirelessly to get Valkyrie to the production stage,”

First Customer Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar Has Been Built, Cost ₦2.2 Billion - autojosh

This is coming five years after it was first shown as a concept and two years about later than originally planned to start deliveries. Production of the F1 Car-based Valkyrie is now in full swing and each example of the planned 150 units has over 2,000 man hours put into its hand assembly.

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First Customer Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar Has Been Built, Cost ₦2.2 Billion - autojosh

Aston Martin plans to make 150 regular Valkyries, plus 85 Valkyrie Spider convertibles and 40 track-only Valkyrie AMR Pros. Each of these variants has ready been spoken for despite the starting price of £2.54m (or about ₦2.2 Billion when local taxes and destination charges in Nigeria are added).

Born out of a collaboration between Aston Martin, Red Bull Advanced Technologies and AF Racing, the Valkyrie promises to be the “world’s most extreme road car”.

First Customer Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar Has Been Built, Cost ₦2.2 Billion - autojosh

It is powered by Cosworth-developed 6.5-liter V-12 engine that can rev up to 11,200 rpm, producing 1,000 HP and 545-lb-ft (740Nm) of torque.

It’s combined with an electric motor and battery pack that produces an extra 160 HP and 207lb-ft (280Nm) of torque, to give a combined output of 1,160 HP at 10,500rpm and 900Nm (664lb-ft) of torque at 6,000rpm.