In 2020, Aston Martin’s ultra-elite Q By Aston Martin bespoke vehicle division pulled the cover off of the Victor — a customer-commissioned, factory-built one-off loosely based on the 2011 One-77 supercar and heavily inspired by the British marque’s ‘60s and ‘70s era muscle cars. And after generating an enamors amount of hype and media attention — not to mention ample interest from deep-pocketed customers — the Gaydon-based supercar brand has now revealed a limited production version of the Victor now called the Valour.
Built around a state-of-the-art chassis, the Aston Martin Valour is a two-door grand tourer offering an ideal combination of extreme luxury and supercar performance capabilities. This front-engined special series sports cars borrows aesthetic elements from the firm’s iconic ’70s and ’80s era V8 Vantage models, while also drawing influence from its legendary ‘Muncher’ Le Mans racer. This aerodynamic suite of bodywork has been brought to life using carbo fiber — a material that’s left on full display on the car’s side intakes, front splitters, side skirts, and rear diffuser. The front-end of the car also sports several intake ports and vintage-inspired circular LED headlights, while a centrally-exiting triple-pipe muffler setup pokes out from the aft end of the car’s massive rear carbon diffuser. Half-a-dozen LED-backlit acrylic panels serve as each one of the car’s taillights.
In place of the Victor concept’s 7.3-liter V12, is a twin-turbocharged 5.2-liter V12 that cranks out 705hp and 555ft-lbs of torque — all of which is sent through a six-speed manual transmission. Interestingly, this actually makes the Valour the only front-engined V12 sports car that’s currently offered with a manual gearbox. The entire vehicle rides on an ultra-unique set of honeycomb-esque 20-arm alloy wheels with calipers cloaked in AMR’s signature hue. Like its exterior, the car’s cabin sports a combination of modern and retro visual elements, including traditional woven seat fabrics paired with a carbon fiber trim package. To celebrate the brand’s 110th anniversary, Aston Martin has also opted to limit the Valour’s production to only 110 units worldwide.
Though pricing has yet to be unveiled, many anticipate an MSRP well into six if not seven-figure territory. Production for the Valour is scheduled to begin in Q3 of this year, followed by deliveries which are slated to commence in Q4.
