The 2026 Aston Martin Valhalla’s twin-turbo V-8 plug-in hybrid engine produces 1064 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque. The car’s dry weight is said to be 3,649 pounds, and it has active streamlining and a lot of carbon fiber. According to Aston Martin, 999 units will be constructed, with deliveries expected in the second half of 2025. The planned delivery date of 2023 has been pushed back. The Aston Martin Valhalla has come a long way since it was first released in 2019. The supercar with a V-6 hybrid engine cost more than $1 million and was meant to sit below the Valkyrie hypercar, which had a V-12 engine. Nothing was said until 2021 when the Valhalla came back with a new look, a V-8 hybrid engine, and a price tag of around $800,000. With work on the Valhalla at “an advanced stage,” Aston Martin has shared all of its information with the public. Aston Martin’s First Plug-In Hybrid We know for sure that the Valhalla will have electric drives and a 4.0-liter V-8 twin-turbo engine. It will be a plug-in hybrid. The Mercedes-AMG flat-plane-crank engine, which was only sent to the rear axle, now makes 817 horsepower instead of the 740 horsepower that was planned for 2021. While the Vantage, DB12, and DBX 707 engines are all 4.0 liters, this V-8 engine is built with a dry sump that “ensures the adequate oil supply even under high lateral forces on the racetrack.” Unlike the cross-plane-crank V-8s in its earlier vehicles, Aston Martin redesigned the camshafts, exhaust manifolds, turbos, and pistons. Three electric motors are now in the Valhalla, up from two in the 2021 version. For the front axle, there are two radial flux e-motors, and for the back axle, there is one built into the clutch. The motors are usually driven by a 6.0-kWh battery that can quickly charge and use its charge while slowing down. The liquid-cooled pack is made up of 560 separate cells. Production has increased from 937 horsepower in 2021 to 1064 horsepower now, and torque has reached 811 pound-feet. Even though it has more power, Aston Martin says the Valhalla will hit 62 mph in 2.5 seconds and have a top speed of 217 mph, the same as the 2021 model. The e-motor and an electronic rear differential are built into a new eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox that sends power to the back wheels. The e-motor in the gearbox not only starts the engine but also improves gear synchronization, boosts power, and lowers turbo lag from the V-8 when speeding up. There is no reverse gear; when the car is turned around, the front e-motors move it. For better gas mileage, e-motors can take over when moving slowly or steadily. Aston Martin’s plug-in hybrid engine had a complex cooling system that kept it at the right temperature. Three radiators in the front of the car cool the V-8 engine. There is also a condenser for the air conditioner and a smaller radiator for the high-voltage system. On the front end, there is also a second chiller for the batteries that is powered by the air conditioning. Two radiators on the sides cool the oil in the engine and gearbox, and two coolers are directly above the engine, thanks to a scoop in the roof. Running the Valhalla The Valhalla is built on a carbon-fiber tub with aluminum subframes connected to the front and back. This helps the car keep its dry weight of 3649 pounds. The front end is based on Formula One and has a pushrod suspension with springs and dampers placed in the board to improve airflow around the wheels. All four corners have adjustable dampers from Bilstein, and the back has a multi-link suspension. For stopping power, 16.1-inch front carbon-ceramic discs and 15.4-inch rear discs are held in place by six-piston vented monobloc calipers and four-piston units, respectively. A brake-by-wire system, made by Brembo, controls the setup. The Valhalla will come with 20-inch or 21-inch cast aluminum wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 tires, as well as lightweight magnesium wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires. The Valhalla also has two types of regenerative brakes. When the driver presses the brakes, the Valhalla turns on “CAT B,” which slows down the car and uses the front e-motors to charge the battery. “CAT A” turns on the rear e-motor when the driver lets go of the throttle, which then uses regeneration. When one of the four drive modes is chosen, the suspension, active aero, steering calibration, and engine all change. To make the car look smoother, the active rear wing is hidden under the bodywork in all settings except Race. The Valhalla is powered by front-mounted e-motors in Pure EV mode, changing the supercar into a front-wheel-drive vehicle with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of over nine miles. There is an e-differential on the back axle and torque vectoring on the front motors. The front and back wheels are not physically linked to each other. You can control torque vectoring, e-differential, regenerative braking, and power sharing for all-wheel drive with Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control (IVC). The automatic stability control can be set to Race, Off, or On. Aerodynamics of Race Cars Along with its powerful engine, the Valhalla has a great aerodynamic design that is said to produce 1323 pounds of downforce between 149 and 217 mph. Hydraulic arms allow the Valhalla’s rear wing to rise 10 inches above the skin when it is in Race mode. Drag from the rear wing helps the car slow down when it stops, kind of like an air brake. There is also a hidden active front wing on the Valhalla right in front of the front tire. During acceleration, an automatic DRS system lowers drag, leading to a higher top speed. In race mode, on the other hand, the front wing is raised to increase downforce. Aston Martin always makes sure that the front and back wings are in balance. The front wing and the rear air brake work together to stop the car. The Valhalla makes a lot of downforce from airflow under the body. This airflow is directed onto the huge back diffuser through two large venturi tubes. A curved surface right behind the front splitter also makes a low-pressure area that pushes the car down. Vanes on the doors help move air from the front wheel arches to the oil coolers on the sides. Better Design Some changes were made to the front splitter, back diffuser, and lower-side bodywork, but the Valhalla looks a lot like the 2021 model overall. The lower half of the Valhalla has a more aggressive, race-car-like look, while the top half has a smooth, streamlined design and a big lower grille. To make it look like carbon is showing, the carbon-fiber body can be painted or left bare. When the dihedral doors are opened, you can see a fairly simple cabin with racing features. The dashboard, center panel, and steering wheel are all made of carbon fiber. The steering wheel has a flat bottom that makes it look like a yoke. A digital gauge cluster that alters layout in Race mode to show a linear tachometer with shift lights similar to those used on Formula One steering wheels complements a center touchscreen. The touchscreen’s “Powerflow” picture shows how the Valhalla uses energy from its V-8 engine and e-motors and also gets energy back through regenerative brakes. Aston Martin has said it will make 999 Valhallas, even though it only planned to make 500 in 2019. Aston Martin says that deliveries will start in the second half of 2025, even though they said in 2021 that they would start in the second half of 2023. The new price for the Valhalla has not been announced yet, but it will cost around $1 million.
