Valhalla after Valkyrie. If it weren’t for the fact that Aston Martin is associated with the letter V as the initial of its cars, we’d have to wait for an Odin to complete the cycle of Scandinavian mythology. But the pairing is enough. \u201cThe story of Valhalla begins with Valkyrie,\u201d explains Miles N\u00fcrnberger: \u201cBoth pivot points in our history of high-performance, the first two mid-engined cars, which changed the importance of our products.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u201cA car at the limit\u201d<\/strong><\/span> Beauty and performance<\/strong><\/span> Function dictates form<\/strong><\/span>
\nAnd if we’ve always called Valhalla \u2018the son of Valkyrie\u2019 \u2013 continues N\u00fcrnberger – it’s because that mother is our haute couture, but this son has the same engineering and design ambitions, while also being more usable on a daily basis: still incredible in terms of packaging, engineering, aerodynamics, and engine, but even physically more accessible without being a \u2018normal\u2019 car. Indeed, like with Valkyrie, we’ve made it a car at the limit.\u201d Sam Holgate adds: \u201cBy adding luxury to performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nN\u00fcrnberger is the Exterior Design Director of the Gaydon-based company, and Holgate is the Chief Designer of the Mid-Engine Strategy. Both work directly with Marek Reichman, the longtime Chief Creative Officer, who has believed in the potential of a mid-engined car for ultra-high performance for over ten years (and Valkyrie\u2019s victories on circuits around the world are the reward). Also drawing on the collaboration of the engineers of AMPT, who are working with Aston Martin\u2019s Formula One, this team has created \u2013 says Holgate \u2013 \u201ca language that also graphically combines two different worlds\u201d: \u201cA very technical carbon lower body, clad in a beautifully sculpted body with the gleaming surfaces you expect from Aston Martin, much more dramatic than in our GTs. Beauty and performance. But it wasn’t easy to make that philosophy work in terms of aerodynamics.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nThe heart of the Valhalla, of which 999 will be built, is a four-litre twin-turbo V8 engine that delivers 828 horsepower, flanked by three electric motors (two at the front and one at the rear, supported by plug-in technology) that add another 251 horsepower, for a total of 1,079 horsepower. Performance is, inevitably, mind-blowing: 0-100 km\/h in 2.5 seconds, top speed electronically limited to 350 km\/h. An active aerodynamic system generates 600 kg of downforce, which is reached at 240 km\/h and then maintained up to the top speed. This says it all: Aston Martin style, yes, but design is mandatory. Function dictates form. \u201cMore than a styling moment, it was like solving a puzzle,\u201d Holgate emphasizes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>