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New information has been released about the engine in the Aston Martin Valhalla supercar. Called TM01 (named in honour of famous Aston Martin engineer Tadek Marek), it’s an all-new turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 with plug-in hybrid assistance – and it’s the first all-new engine that the British company has designed and built in-house since 1968.
No power or torque figures have been confirmed, but Aston Martin has confirmed that the unit will use the popular “hot vee” format, with the turbocharger system mounted between the cylinder banks for the benefit of packaging. The company has also confirmed that the TM01 unit weighs less than 200kg.
Aston Martin has big plans for the engine. After the Valhalla has made its official debut in 2022, the 3.0-litre V6 will be used in a number of new cars, including a Ferrari SF90 Stradale rival. The company’s CEO, Andy Palmer, confirmed: “This power unit will be integral to a lot of what we do, and the first signs of what it will achieve are incredibly promising.”
Production of the Aston Martin Valhalla will be strictly limited to 500 examples, with each costing around £1million. The project is a collaborative effort between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, and borrows technology from the latter company’s Formula One racing experience.
The Valhalla is also the latest “V-badged” car in the British brand’s line-up, following a 70-year tradition dating back to the high-performance variant of the 1951 Aston Martin DB2, which was unofficially badged as the Vantage. Since the fifties, a host of V-badged cars have joined the fold, including the Virage, the Vanquish, the Vulcan and the Valkyrie.
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