Aston Martin announces technical partners for AM-RB 001 production

With design and engineering work on the AM-RB 001 hypercar progressing apace, Aston Martin, Red Bull Advanced Technologies and project partner AF Racing have confirmed some of the key technical partners for AM-RB 001. Working to the exacting brief of both brands, the technical partners have been selected for their unrivalled expertise and willingness to push performance boundaries. 

The heart of every Aston Martin is its engine. Never more so than in the AM-RB 001, which is why it has been entrusted to legendary engine builder Cosworth. An illustrious name with an impeccable motorsport pedigree, the U.K.-based company will bring all its Formula One and high-performance production engine experience to bear in the design and manufacture of the AM-RB 001's bespoke, high-revving 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine.

Mated to AM-RB 001's all new engine is a bespoke seven-speed paddle-shift transmission. Designed and manufactured by Ricardo, to Red Bull Advanced Technologies' specification, the gearbox will be the perfect partner to Cosworth's V12. Conforming to the radical hypercar's ethos of minimal mass and maximum efficiency, and led by Red Bull Advanced Technologies' simulation work, Ricardo will deploy intelligent engineering solutions to achieve Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey's uncompromising goals.