Hot Wheels

With the Formula 1 hype reaching a fever pitch, we bring you four of the hottest, most electrifying road-legal race cars so you can tear up the asphalt as quickly as you turn heads at the intersection.

- Joel Chua

Aston Martin Valkyrie

It’s taken slightly more than a century, but Aston Martin has finally added a hypercar to its repertoire. Co-developed with Red Bull Racing, the rambunctious Aston Martin Valkyrie packs 1,139hp and 900Nm of twist, thanks to a hybrid set-up involving a 6.5-litre V12. Expect otherworldly performance that will unnerve even genuine race car drivers. Its featherlight body is crafted entirely from carbon fibre—look closely and you’ll spot the trademark upper grille silhouette—that is robust enough to withstand an estimated 1,000kg of downforce. If its teardrop-shaped cockpit that’s similar to an F1 race car feels congested, rest assured that whatever queasiness you feel will quickly dissipate once you hit the accelerator and reach speeds of 300km/h, ripping through the circuit nearly as fast as a bullet can bite.

Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale