Aston Martin has revealed its new LMP-1 challenger the AMR-One!
The car and powerplant are the result of an intense design process that began in earnest last September when AMR received guarantees of parity between petrol and diesel-powered machinery.
The aerodynamics of the open-top design include, according to AMR team principal George Howard-Chappell, "a number of interesting solutions". He said that AMR had opted for a two-litre straight-six turbo engine because it offered "the best potential within the petrol regulations".
Six AMR-One chassis will be built over the next two years. Five of the cars have already been pre-sold to collectors and customer teams, one of the means by which the project has been financed.
The new car, which replaces the Lola-based AMR contender powered by an Aston V12, will race for the first time in the opening round of the Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard on April 3.
Plans to take the car to the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup opener at Sebring later this month for what Howard-Chappell described as "a test race" were abandoned this week.
AMR has a mixed programme for the remainder of the 2011 season. It will field two cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June, at least one car in all other ILMC events and is expected on the grid for a short programme of American Le Mans Series races in the second half of the season.
The car and powerplant are the result of an intense design process that began in earnest last September when AMR received guarantees of parity between petrol and diesel-powered machinery.
The aerodynamics of the open-top design include, according to AMR team principal George Howard-Chappell, "a number of interesting solutions". He said that AMR had opted for a two-litre straight-six turbo engine because it offered "the best potential within the petrol regulations".
Six AMR-One chassis will be built over the next two years. Five of the cars have already been pre-sold to collectors and customer teams, one of the means by which the project has been financed.
The new car, which replaces the Lola-based AMR contender powered by an Aston V12, will race for the first time in the opening round of the Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard on April 3.
Plans to take the car to the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup opener at Sebring later this month for what Howard-Chappell described as "a test race" were abandoned this week.
AMR has a mixed programme for the remainder of the 2011 season. It will field two cars at the Le Mans 24 Hours in June, at least one car in all other ILMC events and is expected on the grid for a short programme of American Le Mans Series races in the second half of the season.
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