The Aston Martin Valhalla is an upcoming mid-engine sports car manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Aston Martin. Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Aston Martin Valhalla | |
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The Valhalla on display at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show | |
Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons | |
Manufacturer | Aston Martin Lagonda plc |
Also called | Aston Martin AM-RB 003 (developmental name) |
Production | 2021 (expected; 500 units planned) |
Model years | 2022-(Planned) |
Assembly | Gaydon, Warwickshire, England |
Designer | Miles Nurnberger Adrian Newey |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
Doors | Dihedral |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.0-litre Aston Martin TM01 twin-turbocharged V6[1] |
Electric motor | permanent magnet synchronous electric motor |
Power output | 1,000 hp (746 kW; 1,014 PS) |
Transmission | 8-Speed ZF 8DT Dual-clutch |
Battery | Rimac KERS hybrid battery system |
The Aston Martin Valhalla is an upcoming mid-engine sports car developed by British manufacturer Aston Martin in collaboration with Red Bull Racing. The car is meant to sit below the flagship Valkyrie track focused sports car and is intended to be more usable as an everyday car.
The car is a result of the collaboration between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing. Initially called AM-RB 003, the project name for the car was revealed to be the "Son of Valkyrie" at the car's public introduction as it uses many technologies first implemented in the Valkyrie. The final name of the car was revealed to be Valhalla. Valhalla is the name of warrior's paradise in ancient Norse mythology. The name also continued the tradition of the naming of Aston Martin cars starting with the letter "V".[4]
The concept's aero design was a unique FlexFoil rear wing. The wing could change the car's downforce without changing its angle of attack; it is integrated into the bodywork and is claimed to generate no drag or aerodynamic turbulence.
The concept's interior has space for storing luggage behind the seats, a centre console and a phone mount for the driver. The car shares the race-inspired steering wheel from the Valkyrie and features unique wing shaped paddle shifters on the steering column. The car also has dihedral doors for easy entry and exit. As of July 2021, the production vehicle's interior has not been publicly revealed.
The chassis is a variation of the carbon fibre monocoque chassis of the Valkyrie with the body panels being produced from the same material. The chassis will be produced by Aston Martin while the aerodynamic body panels will be produced at Red Bull Racing. The car is planned to weigh less than 1,550 kg (3,417 lb).
When initially announced, the car was planned to use a 3.0L twin-turbocharged V6 engine as opposed to the V12 on the Valkyrie but would share the KERS system from the flagship sports car. A combined output of those two would be around 1,000 PS (735 kW; 986 hp). The engine was intended to be designed and developed in-house by the company and will use the Castrol Nexcel 90-second oil change system first used in the track-only Vulcan. The car is the first road car to use such a system. The exhaust system uses dual outlets which are placed on top of the car, similar to the Porsche 918 Spyder.[5][6] However, in July 2021, the Valhalla was extensively redesigned, including switching engines from the in-house V6 to the Mercedes-AMG M178 LS2 4.0L twin-turbocharged V8 in conjunction with 2 electric motors, among many other changes. The new powertrain will develop 950 PS (699 kW; 937 hp). [7]
The car is planned to enter production in 2023. It was originally slated for a limited production run of 500 examples starting at $1,000,000. However, as of August 2021, the Valhalla will be limited to 999 examples and will start in the neighborhood of $800,000. [8]
The Valhalla will appear alongside the DB5, the DBS Superleggera and the Aston Martin V8 in the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die.[9]
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