by Aston Martin AMR-C01-R Hypercar Edition Simulator: Racing Feel for $80,000
Most racing simulators are designed to help you feel like a driver. Aston Martin’s latest development wants you to simultaneously feel like a driver, a Le Mans team owner, a wealthy art collector, and an amusement park operator.
To coincide with Aston’s assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026, Curv Racing has introduced a new Hypercar Edition of its AMR-C01-R simulator, directly inspired by the Valkyrie that will take to the historic French circuit this month.
Limited Series and Design
The simulator itself is not new. Aston Martin and Curv Racing Simulators have been creating ultra-premium racing setups since 2020, targeting enthusiasts with deep pockets and even deeper passions. This time, the difference is the connection to Aston’s factory hypercar racing program.
Limited to just 24 units worldwide, the Hypercar Edition is offered in liveries inspired by the Valkyrie #007 and #009 competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Finished in Podium Green with contrasting accent colors, they look fantastic but are purely static, with no engines or hydraulics to move the seat and enhance the driving illusion.
Le Mans-Inspired Steering Wheel
The biggest update is the steering wheel. Borrowed from the racing Valkyrie, the special steering wheel features a carbon fiber and aluminum construction, an integrated display, magnetic paddle shifters, dual-clutch paddles, illuminated controls, and color-customizable details.
According to Aston Martin test driver and Curv founder Darren Turner, authenticity was a priority.
“When we started developing the Hypercar Edition, the main focus was on the seating position, the feel of the steering wheel, and the racing experience. We wanted it to be as close as possible to the feeling of sitting in the Valkyrie hypercar,” Turner said.
49-Inch Display and Technical Specifications
The rest of the setup is also serious. A 49-inch curved Samsung Odyssey display offers a 240 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time, while an NVIDIA RTX 50 Series graphics card, Intel processor, 32 GB of DDR5 memory, and a 2 TB SSD handle the computing work.
Like previous versions, the simulator is built around a carbon fiber monocoque and features a Valkyrie-inspired seating position. Aston Martin’s signature radiator grille shape is still integrated into the design, helping to justify the fact that this thing looks like a futuristic bumper car that wandered into the Le Mans pit lane.
Priced at £58,750 before taxes, or approximately $80,000 at current exchange rates, it costs more than many real sports cars. On the other hand, most sports cars don’t have a Le Mans-inspired body, a special hypercar steering wheel, and the ability to crash over and over without affecting your insurance premiums.
This simulator is a vivid example of how the worlds of motorsport and high technology merge, creating a product not so much for gaming as for immersing oneself in the racing atmosphere at a level inaccessible to most. The $80,000 price tag makes it a luxury item, but for collectors and Aston Martin Valkyrie fans, this may be the only way to get close to the experience of piloting this hypercar, especially given the limited run of 24 units, underscoring its exclusivity and connection to real racing cars.
