Everything you need to know about Aston Martin's new V12 engine.
Aston Martin Vanquish Vision concept at the 2019 Geneva motor show - front view, drivingAston Martin Vanquish Vision concept at the 2019 Geneva motor show - side viewAston Martin Vanquish Vision concept at the 2019 Geneva motor show - dead-on rear view► Set for new model debuting this year
‘The V12 engine has long been a symbol of power and prestige, but it is also a statement of engineering passion and technical prowess,’ Aston Martin Chief Technical Officer, Roberto Fedeli said. ‘All will be vanquished,’ it added. Interesting. Finally, Aston’s long awaited Vanquish supercar concept is going into production? We’ll have to see.There’s no logic to cars like this – they’re entirely selfish propositions,’ smiles Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer. At the same time he prods one corner of a chart that neatly positions the range of cars he’s working tirelessly to put in place; territory occupied by some famous and formidable foes.
The goal? ‘A true supercar,’ insists Aston’s chief technology officer Max Szwaj. ‘A car with a compact powertrain, mid-engined agility, impressive aero performance and light weight, with a fine balance of usability and performance. It’s easy to design a track car: it only has one function. This car will be usable. You could drive it across Europe, and yet it also needs the performance you’d expect on track, for a trackday or as the base for a Le Mans racer – that’s the challenge.
‘You need to think of it as a platform for further development. The base V6 will deliver amazing performance but it’s also the base of the powertrain in the AM-RB 003 ‘Son of Valkyrie’, with a different kind of hybrid system to deliver the increased power. This is a powertrain we can scale up or down with a different number of cylinders. With the electrified transmission, we also have the possibility of all-wheel drive.We are looking at this – we’d be stupid not to.
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