Aston Martin's future mid-engined halo cars will be exclusively limited-run, Autocar can reveal
He said that “volume wasn't important” for mid-engined models for Aston Martin and that the focus would instead be their profitability and exclusivity, hence the decision to not make a “normal car” in the mid-engined line-up.
The Valhalla will be built around a carbonfibre monocoque being developed by the Aston Martin Performance Technologies division, newly established in the Aston Martin Formula 1 team’s new factory at Silverstone. The wind tunnel there will also be used to optimise its aerodynamics, with the result, said Stroll, that the car will be “as impressive” as the Valkyrie.
It will also be the first Aston Martin to use a hybrid powertrain, borrowing a turbocharged plug-in-hybrid V8 from technical partner Mercedes-AMG. The 4.0-litre powerplant revs to 7200rpm and drives the rear axle through an all-new bespoke eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which will also be used on other future Aston Martin models. Combined with two electric motors – one per axle – it will produce more than 1000bhp, framing the Valhalla to take on theAutocar understands that the Valhalla will be priced between £600,000 and £700,000.
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