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Chris Harris Takes an Aston Martin Valkyrie for the Ultimate Track Test – and to a Coffee Shop
The above car with only 112 miles sold below list price yesterday. Including options, the owner took a £800,000 hit.
The same thing happened to a Lamborghini Fenomeno sold during a Swiss sotherby auction last month.
Meanwhile Ferreri enzos with well over a thousand mile sell for £3-4m.
ULTIMATE Aston Martin V12 SHOWDOWN
V12 Vantage
5.2-litre twin-turbo V12
700hp and 752Nm
8-speed auto
1,795kg
Vanquish
5.2-litre twin-turbo V12
835hp and 1000Nm
8-speed auto
1,835kg
Valkyrie
6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 and an electric motor
1,155hp and 900Nm
7-speed sequential gearbox
1,370kg
- The Aston Martin Valen is the latest V12 special from bespoke service, Q by Aston Martin
- The world's most powerful front engined production car and the most powerful front-engined Aston Martin in the company's 113-year history
- Aston Martin's 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine now delivering 850PS/1000Nm and a 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds* and 214 mph top speed
- Significant weight saving of up to 110kg compared to Aston Martin's existing core V12 platform through use of motorsport-inspired materials and lightweight options
- Driver focussed powertrain calibration and chassis tuning to give true dynamic capability and connection
- Intense sound character from specially tuned titanium exhaust system
- New dramatic design features full carbon fibre bodywork, bespoke light units, and new interior architecture
- Production strictly limited to 150 cars worldwide
NEW Aston Martin Valen: Most powerful front-engined Aston EVER | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat
The new Aston Martin Valen has been unveiled at The Quail as part of the 2026 Monterey Car Week. With 838bhp it is the most powerful front-engined Aston Martin ever, beating the current Vanquish by 14bhp. The Valen is also 242lb (110kg) lighter than the Vanquish and more aggressive in both its pared-back styling and focussed driving dynamics. Aston is building just 150 Valens to follow in the tyre tracks of other limited edition V12s like the Vulcan, One-77, Valour and Valiant.
Under the bonnet is the faithful 5.2-litre, twin-turbo twelve cylinder but thanks to a new, quad exit, titanium exhaust system Aston Martin says the Valen has been give a bolder voice that is more visceral. The 0-60mph time is down to just 3.0 seconds while top speed is still limited to 214mph. As well as 21-inch magnesium wheels, a 37lb (16.9kg) weight saving comes from an optional lightweight pack that includes suspension arms and knuckles machined from billet aluminium and titanium chassis bolts. The Bilstein DTX dampers have been retuned for the Valen, but of perhaps even more interest are the tyres. The Pirellis are bespoke AML items but are also Cyber Tyres with micro sensors in them that communicate with the Valen's Bosch ECUs to adjust things such as ABS, ESC and traction control in real time with relation to tyre temperature, load, tread wear andpressure. Clever stuff.
The Valen's carbon fibre bodywork is resplendent in Satin Andromeda Red paint which seems to take on every shade from purple to green to gold. Aerodynamic aspects such as the rear diffuser and the slashed side sills are highlighted in silver. There is no rear window, which adds to the mean look of the rear but there is a hatch that lifts up to reveal some luggage space. Later in the video Marek Reichman, Aston Martin's Chief Creative Officer, talks Henry Catchpole through some of these design decisions.