Aston Martin turned 110 this yr, and to have a good time the automaker on Tuesday launched a brutish V-12 sports activities automobile known as the Valour.

Arriving for the 2024 mannequin yr, simply 110 examples shall be constructed for worldwide sale, and little doubt all construct slots are gone.

The automobile is harking back to the Victor supercar unveiled in 2020, a one-off creation based mostly on the platform of Aston Martin’s One-77 supercar. Like that mannequin, the Valour options retro styling impressed by the muscle car-like V8 Vantage of the Seventies and ’80s and DBS V8-based RHAM/1 race automobile nicknamed the Muncher that ran in a number of 24 Hours of Le Mans races through the ’70s.

“At Aston Martin our design is at all times progressive, however with regards to celebrating a big milestone, on this occasion our one hundred and tenth birthday, we permit ourselves somewhat latitude,” Miles Nurnberger, Aston Martin’s director of design, mentioned in an announcement. “Consequently, Valour is gloriously unapologetic—an old-school brute refined and reimagined by way of the lens of 2023.”

2024 Aston Martin Valour

The Valour packs Aston Martin’s turbocharged 5.2-liter V-12, tuned right here to ship 705 hp. As a substitute of the automated transmissions the engine is often hooked to, together with within the ultimate V12 Vantage, the engine will get a bespoke 6-speed guide transmission for Valour obligation. Drive is to the rear wheels by way of a mechanical limited-slip differential.

Aston Martin may not provide such a mix once more, because the automaker refers back to the Valour as a tribute to a golden period of driving.

Past the drivetrain, the Valour advantages from a bespoke suspension setup with adaptive dampers, springs, and anti-roll bars, along with particular tuning of the automobile’s stability and traction management programs and numerous drive modes. The chassis additionally options reinforcements like shear panels entrance and rear, bracing across the gasoline tank, and a rear strut tower brace.

2024 Aston Martin Valour

2024 Aston Martin Valour

2024 Aston Martin Valour

Stopping energy comes from customary carbon-ceramic brake rotors clamped down by six-piston calipers up entrance and four-piston calipers within the rear. The brake bundle is housed inside a set of 21-inch wheels with a sample just like the wheels used on the DBS 770 Final. The tires in the meantime are the brand new Michelin Pilot Sport S 5 tires that debuted on the brand new DB12, and measure a meaty 325/30 on the rear. The entrance pair are 275/35s.

The physique is crafted nearly totally from carbon fiber and consists of a big clamshell hood with a horseshoe vent and twin NACA ducts. The carbon fiber is uncovered in lots of areas, together with within the cabin the place it may be discovered on the doorways and heart console. The inside can also be wearing traditional supplies like woollen tweed impressed by the coverings of Aston Martin’s 1959 Le Mans-winning DBR1, which add much more character. Patrons can have loads of further personalization choices to select from, too, together with hand-painted liveries, Aston Martin mentioned.

Manufacturing of the Valour will begin within the third quarter of the yr. The primary examples are slated to be delivered earlier than 2023 is out. Pricing info hasn’t been revealed.