Meet The First Indian To Own A Rs. 35 Crore Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar
Although not many might be aware, the British supercar manufacturer Aston Martin is the creator of one of the craziest new hypercars in the world, and the name of this car is Valkyrie. Starting at $4 million or Rs 35 crore, the Valkyrie is a result of the partnership between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, and recently an Indian-origin tech entrepreneur, who also happens to be a professional racer, has bought this ultra-rare hypercar.
Indian buys Rs 35 crore Aston Martin Valkyrie
The images showing the Indian-origin man buying an Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Valkyrie worth Rs 30 crore have been shared on Instagram. They come courtesy of Naveen Rao, who is an electrical engineer, tech entrepreneur, and racer. Recently, he shared the images of him taking delivery of his Aston Martin Valkyrie with his wife and his kid.
In the picture, Naveen Rao can be seen standing next to his wife and his newborn baby. The entrepreneur shared a caption with the post stating, “We had a new addition to the family! And we got a new car too.” He added, “The Aston Martin Valkyrie can only be defined as ‘mechanical art.’ It's completely true to Adrian Newey’s original sketches and is uncompromised as it was made into a road-legal car.”
Rao also shared a short clip in the post in which the cover was taken off this beautiful masterpiece of a hypercar. He also gave a short walkaround of the car. This particular Valkyrie has been opted for by the owner in the classy shade of black. What sets it apart are what seem to be “Monterey” blue stripes on the body. The same blue color has been used for accents on the front and rear diffusers as well.
Who is Naveen Rao?
Naveen Rao, as mentioned, is an Indian-origin man who was born in San Diego, California, USA. He co-founded a company by the name of Nervana, which was an AI startup that was acquired by Intel in 2016 for $408 million. He is also a professional racecar driver who has won titles in Ferrari Challenge North America Trofeo Pirelli 458. He also won the 2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Championship.
Aston Martin Valkyrie
As mentioned, the Valkyrie is the creation of Aston Martin and the popular Formula One racing team Red Bull Racing. It has been mainly designed by the British engineer and former chief technology officer of Red Bull Racing. He is considered one of the most well-known aerodynamicists and automotive designers, who has helped the Red Bull Racing team in winning multiple drivers’ and constructors’ championships.
The Valkyrie is limited to only 150 units for the entire world, and it starts at $3.5 million or Rs 30 crore. With options, this price can easily be bumped up to $4 million or Rs 35 crore. The company has also launched the Valkyrie Roadster as well, which is limited to 85 units. There is also a track-only version called the Valkyrie AMR Pro, which is limited to 40 units.
In total, there are only 275 units of the Valkyrie in the entire world. This hypercar is mainly famous for its UFO-like design. It has such an extremely aerodynamic design that at the front it gets a skeleton-like front diffuser, which channels air through the massive open underfloor that works on the Bernoulli and Venturi principles for purposes of ground effect.
This crazy hypercar generates 18,000 kgf of downforce, which is one of the highest of any production car. On the inside, it gets two fixed seats inside a teardrop-shaped carbon-fiber monocoque chassis. As for the powertrain, this mechanical art comes equipped with a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine produced by Cosworth. It makes a monstrous 1,160 bhp and 900 Nm of torque. 0-100 kmph happens in just 2.6 seconds.