Aston Martin 003 hypercar confirmed for 2021

Aston Martin has confirmed preliminary details of a new hypercar it will introduce to markets including Australia in 2021, codenamed Project 003.

The British car-maker released a cryptic teaser shot overnight, confirming the new model will be mid-engined, strictly limited to 500 coupe examples and will arrive to market in late 2021.

Project 003 follows in the wheel tracks of the already-revealed Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR Pro, formerly known as 001 and 002, respectively. For all intents and purposes, the teaser image closely mimics the design, shape and profiles of the Valkyrie, shortlisting Project 003 as a road-going version of the same car.

The newcomer will purportedly take the game forward by being road-registrable, fully homologated in all markets in left-hand drive and right-hand drive, and by promising space for luggage.

“Combined with active aerodynamics for outstanding levels of downforce in a road-legal car, active suspension systems providing next-level precision, control and driver connection like the Aston Martin Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR Pro, Project ‘003’ will possess class-leading dynamics on both road and track,” the car-maker claims.

Aston Martin has confirmed Project 003 will combining a lightweight structure with a mid-mounted hybrid powertrain. That means it could divert from the Valkyrie’s ballistic, high-revving V12, or perhaps pair it with an electric motor.

“It was always the intention for the Aston Martin Valkyrie to be a once-in-a lifetime project, however, it was also vital to us that Valkyrie would create a legacy: a direct descendent that would also set new standards within its own area of the hypercar market, creating a bloodline of highly specialised, limited production machines that can exist in parallel with Aston Martin’s series production models,” said Aston Martin chief executive Andy Palmer.

“I’m thrilled to announce that this car is the Project ‘003’, and our next step into a dynamic and exacting arena.”