The 1,065bhp, V8-hybrid Aston Martin Valhalla supercar has arrived

The first series-production mid-engined Aston Martin supercar. The first to bear a battery and electric motors. The first to use a flat-plane crank V8 and have an EV-only range of nine miles. The first to be made in honour of Mad Max: Fury Road. Wait, no, not that. Three out of four ain’t bad.

And neither is the new Aston Martin Valhalla, at least not in light of these shiny new production specifications revealed ahead of first deliveries in the second half of 2025. Safe to say this thing’s packing a tonne of firepower. Which feels like a good place to start.

At its heart – literally, it’s in the middle of the car – sits Aston’s bespoke new 4.0-litre twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8, which just happens to be the most powerful V8 ever slotted inside an Aston.

It’s a fancy V8, too, its turbos delivering 20 per cent more air per hour than those on the DBX707, ignition constantly alternating between both banks for better combustion, plus new cams and manifolds. On its own, this eight-cylinder – very loosely derived from the engine in the Merc-AMG GT Black Series - produces 817bhp.

But of course, it’s not alone, because coming along for a hotride across the plains (no doubt to Gas Town) are a triplet of electric motors (two on the front axle, one built into the gearbox) adding a further 248bhp to make an explosive headline of 1,065bhp and 811lb ft. Those front two motors also move the Valhalla in reverse (because there’s no reverse gear), while all three e-motors help fill the “fleeting” moments of turbo lag, and allow for a spot of boost under full beans.

(And yes, that means in the Valhalla’s ‘EV’ mode, this mid-engined supercar becomes a front-wheel-drive Aston. The shame!)

Said gearbox is a new hybridised eight-speed dual-clutcher delivering those ponies across all four wheels to enable 0-62mph in 2.5s and a limited top speed of 217mph. So it’s mighty. And speedy. And also downforce-y. At 149mph, the Valhalla develops 600kg of downforce which it then maintains until vmax using very clever active aero that bleeds off any excess for a consistent and stable ride, via a flap under the front splitter and a DRS system for the rear wing.

Interestingly, the front and rear axles aren’t actually connected, the Valhalla instead managing its 4WD via “state-of-the-art IVC [vehicle dynamics control] and integrated power brake” systems. That’s all packaged up inside a bespoke carbon fibre tub developed in partnership with the F1 team, complete with aluminium sub-frames. Aston quotes a dry weight of 1,655kg – 120kg less than the Lamborghini Revuelto.

Speaking of F1, the front suspension gets a pushrod style setup with inboard springs and dampers, while the rear is treated to a five-link system. Said adaptive dampers come via Bilstein. Brakes? Mighty too. It gets carbon ceramics as standard, with 410mm discs/six-pot calipers up front and 390mm/four-pots on the back, all “engineered for the rigours of track use and finessed for the nuanced demands of road driving”. Good luck getting those up to temp on the M25.

Though if you’re at Silverstone – or any other Track Of Your Choosing – Aston assures us the Valhalla’s been tuned to deliver a knockout blow. There’s torque vectoring across the front axle, along with regenerative braking, an e-diff on the rear, and ‘electric all-wheel-drive distribution’. It basically means all these systems continually chatter to each other to keep you pointing in the right direction. Naturally, there are many Modes: EV, Sport, Sport+ and Race. The rear wing lays flush with the bodywork to maintain an elegant silhouette until you activate ‘Race’, at which point it pops out by 255mm, and acts as an air brake under a heavy right foot.

What if you’re simply pointing a camera at it? Certainly a handsome thing, and a car that stays very close (visually, not spec-wise) to the original 2019 V6-powered concept we saw a long, long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away. No, wait, wrong franchise).

The body’s mostly made of carbon fibre, there are forward-opening dihedral doors for additional Supercar Drama, a distinct lack of “visible scoops and intakes”, a very distinct amount of visible rear venturi tunnels, and that retractable rear spoiler. And a roof snorkel, again, pinched from F1 to ram air into the engine and cooling system.

It's very F1 inside of course, sprinkled with a pinch of Valkyrie. It’s clean, pared back and accordingly focused in here. There’s liberal application of chopped and recycled carbon trim, the seats are one-piece carbon items, while the seating position features raised footwells so you can do your best Fernando impressions. A pair of screens dominate the dash – one for the driver, one in the middle – with all manner of readouts and configurable displays. Like brake regen and EV graphics, which you’ll definitely be fascinated by while piling into a hairpin at 150mph.

“Four years ago we set out on a journey to transform the Aston Martin brand by taking its historic and unmatched luxury credentials and adding cutting-edge F1-inspired technology and class-leading performance, with the aim of taking on the most successful brands in the world,” said Aston boss Adrian Hallmark.

As such, just 999 Valhallas will be built costing from around £850k each including tax, which either makes it a very pricey alternative to the V12-hybrid, £450k Lamborghini Revuelto, or a bargain big downforce, mega horsepower rival to the multi-million pound McLaren W1 and Ferrari F80… albeit less aero-dominated and therefore far less brutal to behold.

Of course you’ll be able to spec it eternal, shiny and… not chrome, please, not chrome.