2011 Aston Martin AMR-One Picture
Aston Martin Racing has announced its ideas for that new season such as the unveiling of a brand new ground-up developed LMP1 race automobile, the AMR-One, along with confirming the driver line-up and planned race programme. The AMR-One is powered by a turbocharged and direct-injected inline-six gasoline engine resting in a carbon fiber monocoque open-top chassis.
The Aston’s very small two.0-liter mill was developed with LeMans Cup’s new performance laws in mind. The six-cylinder engine setup is definitely an exciting a single as we just reported last week that Aston Martin was searching at reintroducing a brand new six-cylinder engine, also with immediate injection and turbocharging engineering but with a displacement of 2.5-liters in its production vehicles. So maybe some variation of this racing engine will at some point flip up in 1 of Aston Martin’s bespoke road automobiles.
The suspension is double wishbones all round with pushrod Koni dampers, the carbon brakes are by Brembo (six-pot calipers all round, with 380mm front and 355mm rear discs), as well as the 18in Michelin tyres wrap forged magnesium wheels. All in, the AMR-One tips the scales at the ACO-mandated minimum of 900kg. The driver lineup which will get on this year's 24 Hours of LeMans includes Darren Turner (GB) and Stefan Mücke (D) in car 007 and Adrian Fernandez (MX), Andy Meyrick (GB) and Harold Primat (CH) in charge of 009.