Sim rig celebrates Aston’s Valkyrie campaign at this year’s Le Mans 24H. Hypercar Edition is offered in liveries inspired by the #007 and #009 racers. Production is limited to 24 units, each with a Valkyrie-style steering wheel. Most racing simulators are designed to help you feel like a racing driver. Aston Martin‘s latest creation wants you to feel like a racing driver, a Le Mans team owner, wealthy art collector and fairground ride operator all at the same time. To coincide with Aston’s 2026 assault on the Le Mans 24H, Curv Racing has unveiled a new Hypercar Edition of its AMR-C01-R sim rig, this one taking direct inspiration from the Valkyries that’ll be hitting the historic French track this month. Also: Aston Martin Lost $666 Million Last Year But Is Testing A Hypercar Nobody Knew Existed The simulator itself isn’t new. Aston Martin and Curv Racing Simulators have been building ultra-premium racing rigs since 2020, targeting enthusiasts with deep pockets and even deeper obsessions. What’s different this time is the connection to Aston’s factory hypercar racing program. Limited to just 24 examples worldwide, the Hypercar Edition is offered in liveries inspired by the #007 and #009 Valkyries competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Finished in Podium Green with contrasting accent colors, they look fantastic, but are purely static, lacking any kind of motors or hydraulics to move the seat and enhance the fake driving sensations. Le Mans Steering Wheel The biggest upgrade is the steering wheel. Borrowing from the Valkyrie racer, the bespoke wheel features a carbon-fiber and aluminum construction, an integrated display, magnetic paddle shifters, dual-clutch paddles, illuminated controls, and customizable color details. According to Aston Martin test driver and Curv founder Darren Turner, authenticity was the priority. “When we started developing the Hypercar Edition, the focus was on the driving position, steering feel and racing experience,” Turner said. “We wanted it to feel as close as possible to sitting in the Valkyrie Hypercar.” 49-Inch Display The rest of the package is equally serious. A 49-inch curved Samsung Odyssey display delivers a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, while an NVIDIA RTX 50 Series graphics card, Intel processor, 32GB of DDR5 memory, and 2TB SSD handle the computational work. Like previous versions, the simulator is built around a carbon-fiber monocoque and adopts a seating position inspired by the Valkyrie itself. Aston Martin’s signature grille shape is still incorporated into the design, helping justify the fact that this thing resembles a futuristic bumper car that accidentally wandered into the paddock at Le Mans. At £58,750 before taxes, or roughly $80,000 at current exchange rates, it costs more than plenty of real performance cars. Then again, most performance cars don’t come with Le Mans-inspired bodywork, a bespoke hypercar steering wheel, and the ability to crash repeatedly without affecting your insurance premiums. Photos Aston Martin/Curv Racing
