The astonmartin Valkyrie is ready at last. Is it the best thing ever to wear number plates, or too uncompromising for its own good? DickieMeaden gets behind the wheel - AstonMartinPR
prototypes. Once in, the ‘feet up’ driving position isn’t as extreme as you might expect, but it’s certainly unmatched for occasion.
The steering has satisfying weight and brilliantly measured rate of response, so even with arms stiffened by nervous tension the steering is just calm enough to smooth the rough edges from your inputs. The brake pedal is firm, but not rock-hard like a pure race car’s, so much like the steering there’s welcome progression to help dial in your pedal effort. For such an alien craft the basics feel remarkably intuitive.
For Newey, extreme aero and active suspension always went hand-in-hand. His solution combines regular springs and dampers with a torsion bar system actuated by powerful hydraulics, which serve to actively manipulate the suspension’s pre-load, countering the vertical loadings generated by the aerodynamics and giving the Valkyrie active anti-squat, anti-roll and anti-dive.In theory active suspension could remain flat as a board, but it would be completely numb in terms of driver feedback.
It’s in higher-speed corners where a greater leap of faith is required as you don’t have explicit, analogue reference points to draw from. It’s also clear the 20-inch front and 21-inch rear Cup 2s are working in a realm they are not entirely comfortable with, so when you do trust in the aero you sense the tyre is struggling to cope. You certainly don’t get the outrageous feeling of limitless grip that comes from the combination of slicks and wings.
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