Aston Martin Valhalla

The cabin of the 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla is made from high-end materials. The carbon-fibre bucket seats get perfectly contoured Alcantara cushioning, along with highlights that match the car's colour scheme. The leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel and the pedals are adjustable. There’s also a fixed metal pedal set that's really exquisite. The steering wheel itself is beautifully contoured and has a racing-style yoke. The dashboard gets a touchscreen infotainment unit that's connected to a multi-speaker audio system. The display is crisp and clear. The physical controls get customizable finishing and are easy to operate. The trunk size is small but this isn't a car to carry cargo.

The 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla has an unabashedly exotic design. The entire body is of carbon-fibre construction. The car has a low, broad stance and a particularly wide interpretation of Aston Martin's traditional slatted grille. The Valhalla gets Matrix headlights that offer superb illumination. The car gets all-around LED lighting. The front-end view is not exactly the prettiest. The forward-hinged dihedral doors are, of course, the 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla's biggest attraction. There's a roof-mounted scoop that feeds air to the powertrain, along with rear and side intakes. The aerodynamics produce a 1,323-pound downforce. The rear end looks rather sinister with the enormous diffuser, integrated spoiler, and individual taillight blocks. The tailpipes of the exhaust system are top-mounted and emit a distinctive noise when the eight-cylinder engine is revved. The car runs on 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires.

Coupes don't have spacious cabins, and the 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla is no exception. The dihedral doors make it easy to drop into the carbon-fiber bucket seats. Both seats come with multi-level electrical adjustment. The Valhalla gets raised footwells for a low hip-to-heel seating position typically found in Formula-1 cars. There's a floating carbon bridge that houses the drive mode selector with some storage space behind it. The car gets dual-zone air-conditioning. The front gets pushrod suspension, and a multi-link setup at the back with springs and dampers mounted inboard to lower the un-sprung mass. The full setup is stiffened and lowered in the Track mode. It can be raised at low speeds to clear bumps. The 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla rides low with zero body roll. Hard bumps are minorly felt inside the cabin. But the Valhalla is meant to be driven on race tracks or super-smooth roads.  

The 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla is equipped with a twin-turbocharged, rear-mid-mounted, eight-cylinder, 4.0-litre petrol engine that produces 998 PS/937 Nm. The motor sourced from Mercedes-Benz is mated to an all-wheel-drive eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. Aston Martin claims that this is the most potent eight-cylinder powertrain ever. The car also gets a 400v battery-hybrid system along with two E-Motors. The rear wheel gets an electronic slip differential. The powertrain is, of course, not fuel efficient. It's an oil guzzler. But then, mileage is never really a concern for exotic car owners.  

The 2024 Aston Martin Valhalla comes with a number of driver-assist features and safety equipment. These include a rearview camera, parking sensors, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep assist, automatic emergency braking, and multiple airbags. 

Aston Martin's 2024 Valhalla is certainly one of the most expensive cars ever. It isn't a daily commuting car; it's targeted at the rich and famous, who already have a number of exotic cars in their backyards.