Legendary British manufacturer Aston Martin marks its 110th anniversary this year and the company has unleashed another limited-edition model to celebrate the milestone. The company has gone all out on producing a brutally potent yet stylish machine that it has named the Valour.
Inspired by models from the ‘80s and ‘90s, the Valour’s carbon fibre bodywork certainly gives it the look of a high-performance machine. And so it should considering the beast of an engine that lurks underneath the bonnet. That powerplant is a 526kW/753Nm twin-turbocharged 5.2-litre V12 whopper that is matched to a bespoke six-speed manual transmission. While Aston Martin hasn’t released performance figures, it seems a safe bet that top speed and acceleration numbers are going to be impressive indeed.
Aston Martin’s engineers have given the Valour a bespoke suspension set-up with adaptive dampers, springs and anti-roll bars all built specifically for the car, and its custom body structure features front and rear shear panels, a rear suspension tower strut brace and fuel tank bracing. These elements, Aston Martin says, maximise both torsional and lateral stiffness, providing the suspension with an optimised platform in order to deliver more precise body control and increased refinement.
Aerodynamic features include a prominent front splitter, front fender vents incorporated into the flanks, vortex generating exoblades on the rear screen panel, and an upswept Kamm tail and prominent diffuser at the rear.
Stopping power comes via carbon ceramic brakes with front discs measuring 410mm x 38mm up front gripped by 6-piston calipers. At the rear, 360mm x 32mm discs are paired with 4-piston calipers. Completing the hardware are 21-inch lightweight forged alloy ‘Honeycomb’ wheels fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport S5 tyres – 275/35 R21 up front and 325/30 R21 at the rear.
Aston Martin’s customisation service – Q by Aston Martin – is on hand to meet customers’ demands for uniqueness, with the company saying options can include design of a one-off livery, painted wheels, exposed carbon fibre bodywork and interior detailing, and much more.
Production of the Valour is due to commence in the UK in the third quarter of this year and just 110 are slated to be built.
Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (August 2023)
22 August 2023