The Valour is a limited-edition car made by Aston Martin. In honour of the automaker’s 110th birthday, only 110 of them will be made. The 705 horsepower in the Valour comes from its twin-turbo V-12 engine and six-speed manual gearbox. This valour could be better at being discreet. For Aston Martin’s 110th anniversary, they are making a particular edition car based on their history. Even though it looks like little in these first public photos, Valour’s macho style and V-12 power make it impossible to miss. It also has a stick shift, an excellent return to the past. Miles Nurnberger, Aston’s head of design and in charge of making the very different CC100 for the company’s 100th anniversary, led the team that made the Valour look so good. In contrast to the CC100’s almost nonexistent speedster, the Valour is a powerful car that resembles the square-rigged V8 Vantage that Aston made from 1977 to 1989. The one-off Victor, created by Aston Martin’s Q division in 2020 and based on the track-only One-77, is also very similar. The car’s intense look and proportions, as well as small features like the design of the headlights and taillights, now modern LED units, and the twin NACA ducts on the bonnet, show that the past inspired it. The car has what looks like a louvre rear window, one of the most Seventies-style features, and a ski-ramp-style Kamm tail at the back that is highly sloped. But it is not exactly that because there are no holes or glass. A series of cameras instead handle back vision. The whole outside of the car is made of carbon fibre. The 5.2-liter V-12 engine from the DBS Superleggera that came before it has been tweaked. The engine in the DBS 770 Ultimate made 759 horsepower and 654 pound-feet of torque. This engine, on the other hand, makes 705 horsepower and 555 pound-feet of torque. This is because the new manual gearbox with six speeds was a big technology challenge. The gearbox is in the back of the Valour, just like in the bigger Aston GTs. This is the first time Aston has put a manual transmission in one of its “torque tube” cars since the DB9’s manual transmission choice was taken away for the 2013 model year. We don’t know how fast or heavy the Valour is, but it should be about as fast as the DBS Superleggera below it. That means it can go as fast as 200 mph and from 0 to 60 mph in about 3 seconds. A unique selection of wood, metal, and carbon fiber controls the new gearbox. It is in the middle of the cabin. The Valour, on the other hand, uses Aston’s old cabin design instead of its cool new one. This can be seen by the switches that are all around it. The heating and cooling dials and the buttons on the panel are from the Vantage, which will soon be taken out of production. So, the Valour will be the last model from Aston Martin that doesn’t have a touchscreen interface. Instead, a typical turn-and-click controller is used to handle the main screen. The beautiful tweed leather in the show car is just one of many exquisite details. The material choice has been influenced by the 1959 DBR1 race car, which won the Le Mans 24 Hours. Customers can choose from 21 primary outer colours, but if none appeal to them, Aston’s Q Division will be happy to make a unique colour for a very high price. It will be challenging and costly to be brave. Aston says that the price starts at £830,000 before taxes, which is more than $1 million at the present exchange rate. But a high number of custom options that the car is meant to promote will increase that price by a lot. The entire run has already been sold, and only 110 will be made for all countries worldwide. Aston says that all cars coming into the U.S. will be fully approved by the federal government. In the fourth quarter of this year, customer supplies will start.
