New Aston Martin Valhalla images! Final Testing In Progress For 1,064-Horsepower Hypercar

Aston Martin has released official images of the new ‘Valhalla’ both on the road and on-track as the 1,064-horsepower hybrid hypercar undergoes its final round of validation testing.

Following a series of delays (the original concept was presented back in 2019, with the production model finally revealed last year), the Valhalla, so-named for the Asgard hall in Norse mythology where heroes slain in battle are received, is set to enter limited production in Q2 this year, with only 999 examples set to be built. To celebrate the final calibration sign-off, Aston has unveiled images of a ‘Satin Scintilla Silver’ Valhalla on the road in the UK, and in its two striking testing liveries – ‘Podium Green’ with a lime green detail, and ‘Verdant Jade’ with ‘Valkyrie Gold’ accenting – at the IDIADA proving ground in Spain, just outside Barcelona.

Final validation testing is being conducted by Aston Martin’s engineers, and factory driver (three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner) Darren Turner, who was also heavily involved in the development of the new, $76K Aston Martin-Curv Racing AMR-CO1-R simulator.

Twin-Turbocharged V8 Assisted By Three Electric Motors

Principal headlines for the Valhalla surround its hybrid-assisted, 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, which sends an already enormous 816-horsepower through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission to the rear wheels only. The V8 itself, sourced from Mercedes-AMG’s ‘GT Black Series,’ sits cradled within a bespoke carbon-fiber chassis (completed with aluminum sub-frames at either end) and is assisted by three electric motors which feed additional power to the front (two) and rear (one) axles. At a combined total of 251-horsepower, the electric motors raise total power to 1,064-horsepower – a 100-horsepower rise on Aston Martin’s original estimates – and 811-pound-feet of torque. Details regarding battery capacity, meanwhile, have not yet been revealed, but the unit is expected to be 6.1 kilowatt-hours and borrowed from AMG’s ‘E-Performance’ range.

Unsurprisingly, cooling is an issue for the Valhalla, hence the Formula 1-inspired roof scoop which sends air directly to two charge coolers mounted on top of the engine. Aston Martin claimed the road car “significantly benefited” from knowledge gleaned from the brand’s official F1 team, hence also the motorsport-inspired trick suspension, the adjustable front splitter and deployable rear wing, and the alloy rims (20-inch at the front, 21-inch at the back) donning track-focused ‘Cup2’ tires from Michelin.

Given the vehicle’s claimed dry weight of 1,655-kilograms (around 3,650-pounds), Aston has estimated a 0-62 MPH sprint time of 2.5 seconds and a limited top speed of 217 MPH. The price is a suitably hefty £850,000 GBP (just under $1.1 million USD), and the Valhalla is expected to go head-to-head with Ferrari’s SF90 Stradale and the Lamborghini Revuelto.

“A Car Of Firsts”

• Aston Martin’s first series production mid-engined supercar.
• Aston’s first plug-in hybrid and first production vehicle with dedicated EV range capability.
• The marque’s first model to use the bespoke 4.0-liter twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8, the highest-performing V8 engine ever fitted to an Aston Martin.
• The first model to use Aston Martin’s all-new eight-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), which incorporates an e-Motor and electronic rear differential (E-diff).
• Boasts all-new front axle twin motors for the first time, which enable torque vectoring and contribute to the all-wheel drive system.