Aston Martin Valiant

A fearless expression of performance and purpose, the Aston Martin Valiant redefines the limits of driving engagement. Born from our uncompromising pursuit of lightweight engineering and motorsport pedigree, Valiant is a limited-edition masterpiece that balances brute strength with exquisite control. Designed in collaboration with Fernando Alonso and shaped by the demands of the racetrack, this is a driver’s car in its purest form—raw, focused, and undeniably Aston Martin.

Valiant fuses the raw courage of 1970s endurance racers with the precision materials and cutting-edge technology of today’s pit lane. Commissioned by Fernando Alonso as a personal homage to the purity of performance, Valiant is a car with no restraint, no apology, and not a single concession to moderation. This is vice, shaped in carbon fibre and powered by a ferocious 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12.

Equipped with a manual transmission and three pedals—because nothing else will do—the Valiant delivers a connection that is wholly analogue, utterly mechanical. Exposed gear linkages reveal the transmission’s inner workings, bleeding movement and sound into the cabin. A machined aluminium shift knob, left in its natural finish, anchors every heel-and-toe downshift on drilled pedals, drawing pure tactile joy from each gear change.

With 745PS and 753Nm of torque, the Valiant doesn’t whisper its intent—it shouts it. A magnesium torque tube reduces mass by 9.5kg while transferring power to the rear wheels via a mechanical limited-slip differential, sharpening the chassis' exploitable edge. A lightweight lithium-ion battery sheds a further 12.5kg, feeding energy to a powertrain engineered to hit with relentless low-end torque and a spine-tingling crescendo.

The Adaptive Spool Valve (ASV) dampers, derived from Multimatic®’s championship-winning Le Mans and F1® innovations, take suspension technology to its outer limits. With the ability to shift between 32 unique damping curves in just six milliseconds, the system reads the road in real time—enhancing stability, precision, and feedback faster than human reflex.

Encasing this extreme hardware is an all-carbon fibre body, hand-laid in 2x2 twill with a concealed herringbone weave beneath the paint. It is minimal in mass, yet monumental in strength. The fixed rear clamshell integrates seamlessly with a hinged panel designed to carry race helmets, all sitting beneath an imposing rear wing and plunging into a Kamm tail—a sculptural flourish that adds both drama and aerodynamic discipline.

The bonded aluminium chassis and 3D-printed rear subframe remove an additional 3kg of weight, while the front splitter redefines extremity—held in balance only by the vast rear wing. Formed as a single carbon fibre element, it flows uninterrupted into the bodywork. Flanked by scalloped fender vents, computationally modelled vortex generators and broad side sills, every surface manages airflow with intention, reducing lift and sharpening response. F1®-inspired end plates mounted to the splitter channel air in all three dimensions, fusing beauty with brutal function.

The scalloped side fender vents flank the body, releasing pressure from the wheel wells. Designed using computational fluid dynamics, the functional rear diffuser minimises lift and drag. Stamping their mark on the lower edge of the body ahead of the rear wheels, the broad side sills and upswept vortex generators tame airflow, cut drag and eject turbulence from around the tyres. These elements work in tandem with F1®-inspired end panes—mounted on the front splitter—to expertly enhance aerodynamics in all three dimensions.

Magnesium wheels—1.5 times lighter than aluminium—reduce unsprung mass by 14kg across all four corners, paired with carbon fibre aero covers to cut turbulence and maintain composure. Every weave in the twill fibre matches the flow of splitter, sill and diffuser—paying homage to the aerodynamic purity of the ‘70s racing legends, and echoing the fearsome spirit of the Muncher.

And yet, it tears forward with the technological ambition of Valkyrie—an uncompromising demonstration of what happens when a race-born philosophy meets road-legal reality.

This is Valiant: the most extreme front-engine road car Aston Martin has ever built. A machine that doesn’t just honour the past—it dominates the present.