The Aston Martin Valhalla supercar is being put through its paces to be signed off by the British marque, ahead of the beginning of production in the next couple of months.
The Valhalla is the brand’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and will be limited to just 999 examples, with production scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year (April to June).
Aston Martin claims it’ll fuse “the performance-driven methodologies and technologies of Formula 1 with spectacular design and scintillating driving dynamics.”
It’s not only Aston Martin’s first series production mid-engine supercar, but also its first model to use the brand’s new ‘bespoke’ 4.0-litre twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8 engine.
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Aston Martin’s final validation process involves final suspension damper calibration on-road in the UK, as well as fine-tuning the car’s performance-related components on-track in Spain.
While Aston Martin has confirmed the Valhalla will be sold in the Asia-Pacific region, production allocations and pricing are currently unconfirmed.
The brand has enlisted successful Le Mans racer and Aston Martin development driver Darren Turner to work alongside its own engineers in Spain, where multiple sites at the IDIADA proving ground near Barcelona are being utilised.
These include the facility’s high-speed wet and dry handling circuits, where the final calibration of steering, aerodynamics, and thermal braking system performance is taking place to be signed off.
Aston Martin director of vehicle performance and attributes, Simon Newton, says the Valhalla provided a unique challenge for the brand’s engineers.
“For the engineering and dynamics teams, the unprecedented dynamic bandwidth that distinguishes Valhalla from its rivals has presented many new opportunities during development,” Mr Newton said in a media statement.
“To harness and refine the power to deliver an exceptional supercar experience on both road and track has meant tireless work has gone into the integration of active aerodynamics and integrated control systems.”
The heart of the Valhalla is its 4.0-litre twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8, which develops 609kW. Its specific output of 152kW per litre is the highest of any Aston, ever.
The engine is mated with an all-new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic, which sends drive from the combustion engine to the rear axle, though there are also three electric motors – two driving the front axle, one built into the transmission – which add another 184kW.
In total, the Valhalla has combined system outputs of up to 793kW and 1100Nm, which Aston Martin claims can get it from 0-100km/h in just 2.5 seconds on its way to an electronically limited top speed of 350km/h.
Keeping it on the road is a suite of active aero technologies that generate “in excess of” 600kg in downforce between 240-350km/h.
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