Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro makes debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed
03 Jul 2017|1,530 views
Aston Martin's wildest-ever car - the track-only Aston Martin Vulcan - has been taken to breathtaking new extremes with a performance upgrade package developed by the luxury marque's new performance brand AMR. Making its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro sports extensive aerodynamic enhancements and shortened gearing to produce increased downforce, greater responsiveness and reduced lap times.
The Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro's aerodynamic enhancements begin at the front end with louvred panels added above the front wheel arches to extract high pressure air and reduce aerodynamic lift. A sizeable pair of dive planes have been added to each side of the nose to help pin the front end to the track and the huge front splitter has turning vanes fitted to its underside to improve steering response.
Weight has also been saved with optimisation of the carbon fibre lay-up and core form, reducing the weight of the engine cover by 5kg.
Changes to the rear are equally effective and even more dramatic, courtesy of a new rear wing. Now of dual-plane design rather than the original single-plane item, the main element of this enormous rear wing features a 20mm Gurney flap - a simple but hugely effective upstand on the wing's trailing edge - which is supplemented by slotted wing endplates that sport additional 15mm Gurneys to maximise the amount of downforce.
The combined effect of these aerodynamic changes is a major increase in downforce, from the standard Aston Martin Vulcan's 3,150N to a colossal 4,000N at 161km/h. This compares to 3,104N generated by the 2017 Le Mans-winning Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE. The aero changes have also improved the aerodynamic balance of the Aston Martin Vulcan, shifting its Centre of Pressure forwards, bringing it closer to the middle of the car (47 percent compared with 41.5 percent for the standard Aston Martin Vulcan) to improve traction, steering response and front-end grip.
Aston Martin's wildest-ever car - the track-only Aston Martin Vulcan - has been taken to breathtaking new extremes with a performance upgrade package developed by the luxury marque's new performance brand AMR. Making its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro sports extensive aerodynamic enhancements and shortened gearing to produce increased downforce, greater responsiveness and reduced lap times.
The Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro's aerodynamic enhancements begin at the front end with louvred panels added above the front wheel arches to extract high pressure air and reduce aerodynamic lift. A sizeable pair of dive planes have been added to each side of the nose to help pin the front end to the track and the huge front splitter has turning vanes fitted to its underside to improve steering response.
Weight has also been saved with optimisation of the carbon fibre lay-up and core form, reducing the weight of the engine cover by 5kg.
Changes to the rear are equally effective and even more dramatic, courtesy of a new rear wing. Now of dual-plane design rather than the original single-plane item, the main element of this enormous rear wing features a 20mm Gurney flap - a simple but hugely effective upstand on the wing's trailing edge - which is supplemented by slotted wing endplates that sport additional 15mm Gurneys to maximise the amount of downforce.
The combined effect of these aerodynamic changes is a major increase in downforce, from the standard Aston Martin Vulcan's 3,150N to a colossal 4,000N at 161km/h. This compares to 3,104N generated by the 2017 Le Mans-winning Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE. The aero changes have also improved the aerodynamic balance of the Aston Martin Vulcan, shifting its Centre of Pressure forwards, bringing it closer to the middle of the car (47 percent compared with 41.5 percent for the standard Aston Martin Vulcan) to improve traction, steering response and front-end grip.
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