GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Aston Martin AM-RB 003 unleashed

Not content with just having the Valkyrie in its line-up, Aston Martin has unveiled a second hypercar -- the new AM-RB 003.

The third car to be produced in cooperation with F1's Adrian Newey and Red Bull Advanced Technologies (after the Valkyrie and Valkyrie AMR Pro), the all-new Aston Martin AM-RB 003 has  designed and engineered to go head-to-head for the future replacement for the McLaren P1 and the LaFerrari.

Aston Martin announced at the Geneva motor show today that it planned to make just 500 Aston Martin AM-RB 003s with each priced at £1 million ($A1.9m) when they go on sale in late 2021.

Created to bridge the gap between the Valkrie and the equally all-new Vanquish, not much is known about how much power the AM-RB 003 twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 hybrid will produce but we expect around 800kW is a safe bet.

Featuring an electric motor to drive the front axle, the new Aston hypercar could hit 100km/h in a fraction more than 2.0 seconds, while topping out at around 400km/h.

With weight-saving measures like an acid-etched badge on the bonnet, the AM-RB 003 won't be quite as light as the 1000kg Valkyrie but thanks to Newey's influence, it won't be much more.

Like the Valkyrie, the latest hypercar's shape is a creation of the wind tunnel, with all excess flab trimmed away to enhance the AM-RB 003's air bending properties.

At the rear of the car there is an enormous rear diffuser, while twin high-pressure vents on the bonnet feed cool air directly to the mid-engine to avoid the need for side scoops.

Carbon-fibre is the material of choice for both the tub and body but inside the AM-RB 003 is nowhere near as compromised as the Valkyrie, with more shoulder, leg and headroom than the most extreme Aston - although the weight-saving still dominates.

Access is easier via a pair of dihedral doors and there's even luggage and some storage space, plus a far wider centre console.

Instead of developing a large, heavy infotainment system, Aston designers are exploring the idea to invite owners to use their own phone to control the car's minor functions.

Meanwhile, a complex steering wheel incorporates all the car's suspension, engine and traction control modes.

Claimed to be 90 per cent representative of the car it will sell in 2021, engineers are still developing an advanced active aero that includes a variable rear FlexFoil air foil. All told, the technology will purportedly improve the aerodynamic properties of the AM-RB 003 without jeopardising drag or creating turbulence.

Development of the car-maker's latest offering will continue at Red Bull Advanced Technologies' HQ in Milton Keynes where Aston has a team of 130 engineers seconded.

Once launched, the Aston Martin AM-RB 003 is tipped to be developed into a race car to compete for an outright victory at Le Mans.