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The car formerly known as AM-RB 003 is now very formally known as the Aston Martin Valhalla. Yep, the Valkyrie"s baby brother pinches the name from Norse mythology that represents the warrior"s paradise. It also continues Aston Martin"s tradition of naming its cars with things starting with a V". You know, Valkyrie, Vanquish, Vantage. Though, much to Top Gear"s sadness, Aston didn"t name the new RB 003 Val Doonican". Or Val Kilmer". Maybe it"s saving that for another mid-engined hypercar. We live in hope. Anyway, the Valhalla. It"ll be a serious track-honed thing, underpinned by knowledge gleaned from the top dog Valkyrie. Y"know, the one that"s racing at Le Mans in a couple of years. Expect then, lots of aero and lightweighting (via a carbon body, carbon tub) and a twin-turbo "high output" V6 petrol engine with a battery-electric hybrid setup. Power and performance figures haven"t yet been released, but we suspect they shall be mighty.
Date written: 18 Jun 2019
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The car formerly known as AM-RB 003 is now very formally known as the Aston Martin Valhalla. Yep, the Valkyrie"s baby brother pinches the name from Norse mythology that represents the warrior"s paradise. It also continues Aston Martin"s tradition of naming its cars with things starting with a V". You know, Valkyrie, Vanquish, Vantage. Though, much to Top Gear"s sadness, Aston didn"t name the new RB 003 Val Doonican". Or Val Kilmer". Maybe it"s saving that for another mid-engined hypercar. We live in hope. Anyway, the Valhalla. It"ll be a serious track-honed thing, underpinned by knowledge gleaned from the top dog Valkyrie. Y"know, the one that"s racing at Le Mans in a couple of years. Expect then, lots of aero and lightweighting (via a carbon body, carbon tub) and a twin-turbo "high output" V6 petrol engine with a battery-electric hybrid setup. Power and performance figures haven"t yet been released, but we suspect they shall be mighty.
Date written: 18 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16061