Aston's first PHEV - and first series production mid-engined car - is promised for next year
that finally feels as special to be in as it does to drive. The foundations are now there, then, for an out-of-this-world Aston flagship. We’ve known about it for some time - but here, at last, is the eye-popping reality: thePretty cool, huh? Let’s talk about the powertrain first. Because not only is the Valhalla the first mid-engined, series production car in Aston Martin history, it is also the first plug-in hybrid. It pairs a flat-plane crank version of the 4.
Obviously, a powertrain of such enormous potential wouldn’t be much good without a chassis to handle it, and the Valhalla certainly sounds like it’s designed to stack up. The torque vectoring is again said to be central to that, evolving the Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control introduced in the DB12 with further acronyms: Electric All-Wheel-Drive Distribution is the big one, with Integrated Power Brake and the E-TV torque vectoring.
Aluminium subframes hang off the carbon tub, with suspension via an evolution of the game-changing Bilstein DTX dampers used in the Vantage and Vanquish. At the front end there are pushrods and inboard mounted springs to benefit air flow, with a more conventional five-link axle at the rear. An ‘exceptional range of performance across Valhalla’s various dynamic driving modes’ is promised.
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