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Gotta say, this is not Jalopniks best work by any measure. The title reads more like clickbait than anything substantive and when you get into the meat of the article it doesn’t get a lot better, some critical nuance is missing here, like the fact that this test is not mandatory and the Valkyrie AMR LMH is still in

I hope that if they do have another display, it can be stowed away, like the old Volvo system, or like the one Bentley uses. 

Nah, like they literally said on the following line, the main screen should be right in front of the driver, where the traditional analogue cluster used to be anyway. OEMs have been doing it for ages, Bugatti and Bentley pretty much forgo the 2nd display by not having it or allowing it to be stowed away. It’s

Yeah, I suspect this is Laurence gearing up for the sell off. I think he's done about what he feels possible for the company is preparing to cut his losses, whilst things look fungible. Mercedes Tobias probably didn't like the sounds of this so I suspect he didn't have to be pushed. Getting some old Ferrari hands on

And what lose the entire show in the process... like or loathe it. LMP2 and privateer classes much like it are pretty much the only reason this gig still ticks.

No one wants to build expensive GT's though. Look at DTM and GT1, look at GTE fcs, all dead or dying classes. GT3 about as far as you're gonna get them to go. The only reason hypercar is alive is because they're running second rate prototype chassis with GT parts. For what reason I don't know but there it is.

I like the sound of that but let’s be real. It’s never gonna happen. That’s even more expensive than the current solution. See GT1 and DTM more recently, for an idea of what happens when you try that. 

If only you could just delete the grille so it looked like the DB10 of which it’s based. 

It’s the essence of a driver’s sportscar. Sadly that day is coming to an end tho.

The Speedtail isn't a true F1 successor. 

Not even just. FIA ACO have been playing games with the top class for too long now. Then with convergence which was just one step too far. Good riddance I say. Aston did the right thing by putting the brakes on this one and more should follow suite.

Major meh, it does nothing, it sets no lap records no topspeeds. It Appears to do nothing amazing except have 3 seats. No wonder GMA wanted to build something better. This thing is a white elephant without any tusks.

Of course there will be dirty air. It's racing. 

The cost makes this a no from me. I mean I am not saying it's a good car but this is asking 911 and Vantage money. I can't see it being anywhere near as good as those. I hope I am wrong but I doubt it. 

Ah, so that’s what was missing.

I couldn't not care less about a GTLM race car. GTE category is not really going anywhere long term for me. Let's see a C8 .R GT3 car and then we'll talk. 

Aston and Pagani might have something to say to you on that one.

Mercedes has been doing this for ages on the S Class no.. Didn’t Range Rover do something similar too..

Perhaps all this tech is why it's so darn heavy. 🤔

Nah nah, if it was like that then they’d be taken to court and finned into bankruptcy.