We Can Finally Hear The Aston Martin Valkyrie's N/A V12 Used In Anger
It was hard not to be disappointed by the first video of the Aston Martin Valkyrie in motion. It was a slow-ish demonstration run, and what little chance we had to hear the hypercar’s magnificent 6.5-litre, naturally-aspirated V12 was hampered by the generic rock music dumped over the top.
Over the last couple of days, though, key Aston Martin figures have been releasing short but oh-so sweet videos of the Valkyrie undergoing testing at Silverstone. And it’s being driven quite a lot faster here.
The clips from CEO Andy Palmer, Q sales boss Simon Lane and Chief Special Operations Officer David King give us a much better idea of how the Cosworth-built V12 sounds under load. The answer is…rather a lot like an old F1 car. It’s a fabulous noise, isn’t it?
As a reminder, the Valkyrie’s engine - which is a stressed member of the chassis - is good for 1000bhp at 10,500rpm, with the redline at 11,100rpm. A hybrid system - which includes components supplied by Rimac - brings a further 160bhp to the party, for a 1160bhp total. Plenty in a car that will weigh around 1100kg.
Only 150 will be made, and each one is already sold.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Amazing
Eargasmic 10k RPM V12 goodness. 🤤
I agree with you this is sheer perfection!
Sounds somewhat Ferrari-ish. I wonder if the V6 they plan to put in the Valhalla and Vanquish is cut down from this or the DB11/S V12
The Vanquish and Valhalla are closer the AMs mid engined super-sports line so i doubt they’ll posess an engine configuration derived from the Front Engined GT lines. The V6 will probably have something vaguely related to this cossy v12
It’s Astons own engine. Basically half of the V12. +6-700hp and for the Valhalla it will feature hybrid assistance. Vanquish is mild hybrid and Vanquish will likely be sold in multiple engine configurations. One with V6, One with V8, One with V12. The Vantage will also feature likely the V6 in its lowest configuration.
I’m in love
I dont like it… the sound is very off-putting. Basically another generic whinny V12
Seriously why are you bad mouthing Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing…..
This the car equivalent to Kevin Bacon’s angry dance from footloose
Just to be clear - this engine had been tuned down for this test day; only being able to rev to 9000rpm. So if it sounds this good so far, imagine how good it will sound at full wack
it sounds good allright… but (like everyone else) I WANT MORE
Thank goodness. A new naturally aspirated V12 after so many years of V8s and turbocharged petrol/gasoline engines.