The vehicle was delivered to the detailing studio by a team from Aston Martin.
Designed by genius engineer and automotive designer Adrian Newey, with a helping hand from engineer Andy Palmer and Red Bull Racing’s team manager Christian Horner, the Aston Martin Valkyrie is an ultra-rare supercar.
Aston Martin built only 85 Spiders.
Covering the Aston Martin in PPF is a whole week’s job for the detailer.
The interior is where the detailer has to be most careful, because that is where the buttons he is not supposed to touch are located.
It was brought to the detailing studio by an Aston Martin team. Complete detailing, paint correction, and PPF were required. Detailing a supercar with so many forbidden buttons inside is like attempting to defuse a bomb.
The detailing expert was informed that pressing this dashboard button would result in an $8,000 repair. A $220,000 fix, or roughly the cost of a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, for example, would be required to push another one on the steering wheel the wrong way. Although the purpose of those buttons is unknown to us, it might be wiser to forego pressing them given the high cost.
He perspires as he pulls the car from the trailer into his shop. He has $4 million on his hands. Any poor decision could cost him. He is also crammed into the car, barely able to see outside due to his head being against the roofline. The size of the owner is taken into consideration when building the Valkyries.
An extremely rare supercar, the Aston Martin Valkyrie was created by automotive designer and brilliant engineer Adrian Newey, with assistance from engineer Andy Palmer and Christian Horner, team manager of Red Bull Racing. Just 275 of the examples were ever used. They were all constructed by hand, and before their formal debut at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, they were all said to have been spoken for.
Every vehicle is delivered to its owner with noise-canceling, helicopter-grade headphones to shield the eardrums from the powerful V12’s blast, giving the driver the appearance of a fighter pilot.
Because brand-loyal customers were given preference, you had to be someone to get one. Each car ranged from about $3 to $5 million to over $4 million, depending on the needs and preferences of the buyer.
According to a Bloomberg report, even wealthy customers must think about more than just the purchase because service and maintenance costs could total up to $450,000 over three years.
A 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine, created in collaboration with Cosworth, powers the Valkyrie. Together with an electric motor, it produces 1,160 horsepower (1,176 metric horsepower), making it the most potent naturally aspirated V12 in the world. A seven-speed automated manual transmission with a single clutch transfers all of the power to the back wheels.
As a result, we can completely understand why the detailer experienced some anxiety while operating the $4 million, over 1,000-horsepower Valkyrie, which can reach a top speed of 220 mph and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 kph) in 2 minutes and 6 seconds (just like the Cybertruck, right?) and complete a quarter-mile.
Every unit has a name, and this one, which is based on aviation, is called Gulf and is dressed in Gulf livery. A Spider with a detachable carbon fiber roof is the model that was delivered to the detailing shop. Just 85 Spiders were produced by Aston Martin.
The lightweight magnesium alloy wheels of the British-built, lightning-fast supercar, which have Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, measure 20 inches in front and 21 inches in back. This car has not a single steel component. It is composed entirely of carbon fiber and is based on a Multimac carbon fiber Monocell.
The car is as powerful as it is impractical: it has the smallest, most ridiculously small frunk. No matter how much you think it can hold, it’s still much smaller. Perhaps the priciest windshield wiper in the world is installed on the Valkyrie. It is massive and made completely of carbon fiber. Like the Cybertruck, isn’t it?
However, Tesla did not test and validate the Cybertruck in Rail Tec Arsenal, the fastest wind tunnel in the world.
Cleaning the Aston Martin’s body is the first step in detailing. The specialist then accesses every crevice with a brush. The detailer won’t be able to clean underneath the Aston Martin Valkyrie unless he lies on the floor and extends his arms since it can only be raised like a Formula 1 car that stops to change tires. To keep the delicate paint from being scratched, he applies specific solutions.
He will wait a few days for the polishing process before applying PPF to the Valkyrie because the track will be its next destination following the detailing shop. To avoid any residue on the body, he washes the car once more after polishing.
It takes the detailer a full week to cover the Aston Martin in PPF. The owner requested multiple PPF layers for the lower, difficult-to-reach areas of the car.
The detailer needs to exercise extra caution inside because that’s where the buttons he shouldn’t touch are located. But it shouldn’t cause any problems. The car has never even been driven and is still brand new. The detailer removes his shoes before boarding. That’s new.
