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Exclusive Aston Martin Valiant arrives with retro styling, V12 power and a manual gearbox

Aston Martin’s next low-production special is a manual, V12-powered high performance road and track car

2025 Aston Martin Valiant

The new Aston Martin Valiant low-production special is a manual, V12-powered high performance road and track car

2025 Aston Martin Valiant

The next of Aston Martin’s low-production specials has been revealed in the form of a high-performance sports car called the Aston Martin Valiant.

Designed to excel on road and track, the 38-unit production run will commence later this year, with first cars reaching customers by the end of 2024 – at a price we’re guessing will be on the wrong side of ‘if you have to ask’.

Similar in style and execution to the 110-unit Valour currently in production, the new Valiant has more dramatic, track-focused styling with an aggressive aero package. This includes a new nose with full-width grille slats and an F1-inspired groundworks package made up from a larger front splitter, rear diffuser, and sills that feature air detachers similar to those you’ll find ahead of the rear wheels of Aston’s F1 racer.

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Some of the bodywork is also shared with the Valour, but dominating the rear design is a new static rear wing that’s integrated right into a new rear clamshell.

This sits above a ‘Kamm’ tail and four round exhaust tips that sit at the end of a fully titanium system.

The new 21-inch wheels are now made of magnesium, reducing total weight compared to the Valour’s aluminium wheels by 14 kg. They also feature an F1-style wheel cover, which helps with aero while still allowing plenty of cooling for the big carbon ceramic braking package behind.

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Aston has also been doing lots of work on the suspension, with the adoption of a complex set of Multimatic ASV (adaptive spool valve) dampers that work with re-tuned electronics to give the Valiant a wider spectrum to its ride and handling.

This added variability is built right into the re-calibrated driver modes specific to just this model.

Under the bonnet of the Aston Martin Valiant is the familiar twin-turbocharged 5.2-litre V12 engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

Peak power figures are rated at 547 kW (734 bhp), with torque limited to 753 Nm – less than you’ll find in something like the DBS 770 Ultimate due to the manual’s lower torque maximum. Aston Martin hasn’t announced performance figures as yet.

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Despite the track focus, Aston has retained a highly-appointed cabin with extensive use of semi-aniline leather, Alcantara and milled aluminium.

As in the Valour, the gear linkage is exposed, and features a unique milled aluminium gear knob.

Carbon fibre is also used extensively in both decorative and structural areas within the cabin, including the full-carbon seats shared with other high-end Aston Martin derivatives.

Jordan Katsianis & Automotive Daily