Aston Martin has combined its turbocharged V-12 with a manual transmission for the first time.
. Like that model, the Valour features retro styling inspired by the muscle car-like V8 Vantage of the 1970s and '80s and DBS V8-based RHAM/1 race car nicknamed the Muncher that ran in multiple 24 Hours of Le Mans races during the '70s.
“At Aston Martin our design is always progressive, but when it comes to celebrating a significant milestone, in this instance our 110th birthday, we allow ourselves a little latitude,” Miles Nurnberger, Aston Martin's director of design, said in a statement. “Consequently, Valour is gloriously unapologetic—an old-school brute refined and reimagined through the lens of 2023.”The Valour packs Aston Martin's turbocharged 5.2-liter V-12, tuned here to deliver 705 hp.
Aston Martin might not offer such a combination again, as the automaker refers to the Valour as a tribute to a golden era of driving. Beyond the drivetrain, the Valour benefits from a bespoke suspension setup with adaptive dampers, springs, and anti-roll bars, in addition to specific tuning of the car's stability and traction control systems and various drive modes. The chassis also features reinforcements like shear panels front and rear, bracing around the gas tank, and a rear strut tower brace.
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