Yahoo Autos Aston Martin Valhalla PHEV Supercar Starts Testing At Silverstone, Revealing New Details
Aston Martin first unveiled the Valhalla mid-engine supercar in concept form in 2019, saying that it would use a hybrid V6 engine and only 500 would be sold for more than $1 million each. Then, in 2021 Aston debuted the production-intent Valhalla design, announcing that it would instead use an AMG-based V8 hybrid setup and that 999 would be produced for around $800,000 each. Now, as a gift for the holidays, Aston has released the first images of a Valhalla prototype testing on track at Silverstone, reiterating that it will enter production in 2024.
While the design looks largely the same as what Aston has been showing us since 2021, there are a few significant differences. The lower side intakes have been reshaped to be larger and more angular, and the front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser are lower and larger. The headlight design is less concept-like, and the early model’s Valkyrie-like floating taillight segments have been replaced with a simple thin light strip, at least for this prototype. Aston also fitted this prototype with goofy looking production-ready side mirrors, and the roof cutouts for the butterfly-wing doors look bigger.
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The brand’s engineers have been taking advantage of Aston’s Formula 1 connection during Valhalla development, with F1 tech directly influencing the supercar. Aston says the Valhalla will develop 1,323 pounds of downforce at 149 mph, and that rear wing has DRS just like an F1 car, among other active aero tricks. The car’s passenger cell is a single super-stiff structure made from carbon fiber, and the driver sits in an F1-like seating position.
Expect Aston to trickle out more prototype images and information in the coming months, with a full reveal of the production-spec car likely to happen in the summer (probably at Goodwood Festival of Speed) before the car enters production by the end of 2024. Aston recently canceled plans for a more entry-level Vanquish supercar that would slot below the Valhalla.
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