Red Bull Has Built A Hypercar… | Top Gear | BBC Studios

This is the Red Bull RB17 – and it’s much more than F1 design genius Adrian Newey’s greatest hits amalgamated into a hypercar.

Sure, this £5m, track-only spaceship has the likes of a blown diffuser and Newey’s favourite Formula 1 engine configuration (a naturally aspirated V10) but the RB17 is instead what happens when Newey isn’t trying to find loopholes in restrictive Formula 1 regulations. The RB17 is what happens when Newey is unleashed!

The result, the mind-blowing result, is a car (very rich) mere mortals can buy – and one that can lap a racetrack as fast as a contemporary Formula 1 car.

Behind Newey is the might of Red Bull Applied Technologies, the sister company to Red Bull Racing that uses the F1 team’s know-how and applies it to wider engineering challenges. As a calling card to show their expertise, the RB17 is quite something.

But enough of us telling you about it. Instead, here’s the man himself, interviewed by Top Gear’s Editor-at-Large, Jason Barlow…

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[zapfanzapfan]

Definitely feel like I have seen this before.

[TheDCJason]

This post made me believe there was new information about the RB17.

[torinoscaletunes]

This man is a fighter jet designer who sticks wheels on what he draws. His understanding of airflow, traction, wash and downforce is unparalleled. He has never failed. With Newey around, Aston Martin will be a top three team by 2027.

[TitanTrigger]

Interviewer: "...Cupholders?"
Newey: "Listen here you little turd...." 🤣

[paullees]

I feel that this is what Adrian actually wanted to design when he designed the Valkyrie. But he wasn't able to do so due to the fact that the Valkyrie is a road car.

[WhiteDwarfVR]

If it's track only, it's not a hypercar. It's a race car..

[theclinchmma]

This car is absolutely gorgeous! props to this man. i think the 2 seater is a good idea. being able to experience something like this is rarely matched.

[xPhilxHC]

i like when he says he wants to make this car accessible like it was gonna be mass produced and sold for 20k $

[omarspost]

23:50 had me cracking up.
The way he said, "£5m is an academic sum as far as I'm concerned", whilst pointing at Newey and saying he gets to drive it.

Newey, just skipped over the comment, but we all know what he was thinking.

[TheDerperado]

When I saw the car's nose, I could immediately tell that it's been designed by our man Adrian Newey.

[EddieRicks-iv]

The v10 is always a great sounding motor no matter what car it’s in 😊

[Hippida]

Ever so often I hear about a >10k rpm engine in a sportscar. Almost always, it is made possible by Cosworth

[craigmoy]

Will look great on a battery charger in private collections in Dubai

[gold]

Love to see a comparison between this and a V10, 15000rpm active suspension F1 car like the FW15C, also an Adrian Design. That car was almost half the weight of this.

[Skullcrusherrr]

All I wanted to hear was "Designed by Adrian Newey". I'm sold.

[awood]

Redbull hasn't built a hypercar, they've built a mockup.

[filipkaravas]

Airliner aerodynamic efficiency?? This man cannot chill.

[kostantinospapadimitriou]

Journalist:Can you take us through some high lights??? Newey:yes…

[SoFloDamien]

That’s the most badass lookin rig I’ve even seen. AM Valkyrie is sweet too but this is better

[basilrush]

How could aliens not piss themselves with admiration of the design of this car.