The beautiful limited-edition Valour can be bought as the 2025 Aston Martin Valiant, which is based on a race car. With two turbochargers, the Valiant’s 5.3-liter V-12 engine makes 734 horsepower and is paired with a six-speed manual gear. The Valiant will only be made in 38 units worldwide, and the first sales to customers are expected by the end of the year. They let us see their newest “Special” at their VIP “Q” personalization room in Midtown Manhattan the other day. It’s called the Valiant after the famous British brand’s V-shaped name. This matte gold rocket, which costs $2.5 million to start, is a race-inspired version of the modern Valour. It was partly inspired by the radically styled, wide-bodied, shovel-nosed “Muncher,” which was a forced-entry version of the brand’s DBS V-8 from the 1970s. Following a brief look at the Valour, Fernando Alonso, an Aston Racing Formula One driver, asked the team to create a car that would, in the words of Simon Newton, the company’s head of vehicle dynamics, “take out mass and make it more playful, more motorsport.” It was because of this request that work on the Valiant began. There are some basic similarities between The End and Valour. It has a 5.3-liter V-12 twin-turbo engine, a body made entirely of carbon fiber, and, best of all, a six-speed manual gearbox. On the other hand, this limited-edition Aston’s 12-cylinder engine with 734 horsepower is the most powerful manual/V-12 mix ever seen in one of these cars. The car looks more mean than the Valour, which is already very strong. The biggest part that stands out is the huge rear deck spoiler, which looks like it was made by combining spoilers from a 1970 Plymouth Superbird and a 2010 Nissan GT-R. It sticks out from the back bumpers with razor-sharp box-flared edges like the Saint Louis Arch. Anything this severe would always raise an eyebrow from brand traditionalists, he added. Long leads Aston’s product and market strategy. On any of our old DB series cars, from the DB5 to the DB12, we haven’t used big wings or other aerodynamic parts like this. That being said, we did go through a more complicated design phase in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Our current hiring clients are people who grew up during that time, and that shows in what they expect from us. Because of this, people are changing the things they like to gather. Some other changes that stand out are the graphic wheel covers, the solid rear window louver that Newton calls “the armadillo,” and the wind-cheating “fences” on the front lower splitter and in front of the back wheels. Because of its unique floating parts, the Valiant has a cheeky tuner quality that goes beyond what this well-known brand normally does. This is done on purpose to make you wonder how refined the brand seems. Aston has long been known for making high-end, refined cars. Long says that best-in-class performance was never really achieved. We’re pushing the limits right now. Formula One racing is what we do. Performance is very important these days. Multimatic adjustable spool-valve dampers were added to the Valiant to keep Aston’s famously smooth ride while keeping the car on the road. Newton says that these suspenders are “very precisely fine-tunable,” comfortable, and perfect for changing the wheel so that the tires touch. A titanium exhaust, magnesium wheels, torque tubes, a 3-D printed rear subframe, and a lithium-ion racing battery were made as part of the effort to reduce mass. It also made the inside easier and had less material to block out noise. The Valiant is lighter because it doesn’t have the new Mercedes navigation system that was just released for the full lineup. Instead, it has the old system that has been in Aston Martins for ten years. In general, the car is 250 pounds lighter than the Valour. He will be the first person to drive the Valiant up the famous hill climb on the estate at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The first deliveries to clients should happen by the end of 2024. Only 38 units will be made around the world, with about 12 kept for the North American market. Unfortunately, none of us at Invoice Pricing will be able to buy anything, even if we add up all of our net worth. All 38 cars have already been claimed.
