Just about five years ago Aston Martin unveiled the Valhalla. The all-new model, which slots in below the Valkyrie hypercar, and is the company’s first-ever series production mid-engined machine. The Valkyrie also has a mid-engine layout, but it is quite limited in production, 275 were made. In comparison, 999 of the production Aston Martin Valhalla will be made.

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Four years ago we set out on a journey to transform the Aston Martin brand by taking its historic and unmatched luxury credential’s and adding cutting-edge F1 inspired technology and class-leading performance, with the aim of taking on the most successful brands in the world. With the next generation of sportscars launched to critical acclaim, we are now adding the first ever mid-engine series production Aston Martin to our portfolio, the ultimate driver’s supercar. On paper and on-track Valhalla delivers the most driver-focused, technologically advanced supercar, with true hypercar performance and yet on the road it is as useable and enjoyable as any Aston Martin. A unique proposition, designed to be the most elegant and exciting product in the market – Adrian Hallmark, Aston Martin CEO

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Hybrid V8

The production Aston Martin Valhalla stays true to the original concept, especially in terms of the proposed powertrain. The car uses a V8 hybrid configuration. A twin-turbocharged V8 sits behind the cabin. The ICE component of the powertrain produces 609 kW/857 N.m. Additionally, the ICE has three electric motors to ramp up power even further. A single motor in mounted within eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Two motors, one per front wheel, make the the Valhalla an AWD car. Total system power is 793 kW along with a peak of 1 100 N.m of torque. As a result Aston Martin claims that its newest release can blast from rest to 100 km/h in just 2,5 seconds.

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Racecar Tech

The production Aston Martin Valhalla is based around an F1-style carbon fibre monocoque, which results in a mass of 1 655 kg. In addition it has double wishbone pushrod suspension with inboard springs and dampers up front, which is not dissimilar to what many F1 cars use at present. The rear arrangement is multilinks. The entire system is mated with Bilstein adaptive dampers.

As expected of a car desgined in consultation with F1 design guru, Adrian Newey, the production Aston Martin Valhalla has active aerodynamics. This allows the car to have sleek shape when standing still or driven at low speeds, but to achieve a high top speed and high downforce levels when required. The active aero system allows the car’s body to generate 600 kg of downforce at 240 km/h. That figure is maintained to the car’s top speed of 350 km/h as front and rear wings’ angle of attack to ‘bleed’ excess downforce as speed rises, thereby keeping the aerodynamic balance consistent across a broad performance envelope for maximum driver confidence.

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The Valhalla has four driving modes: sport (its default), pure EV, Sport+ and race. The Valhalla can be driven up to 14 km in pure EV mode. Each mode has its own combination of settings for powertrain (including Torque Vectoring and hybrid system integration), plus suspension stiffness, active aero, and steering calibration. A rotary dial on the centre console allows the driver to choose between the various modes.