ASTON MARTIN

Brand already prepares farewell to the legendary V12 engine

The times of the big V8, V10 and V12 engines are starting to get distant. With the transition to electric mobility, large cylinders seem to have no room in the medium term future for the auto industry. Just a few weeks ago it was BMW that announced the farewell to its V12 engine, now another brand with a sporty DNA is close to doing the same, and it will also be able to bid farewell to its V12 engine.

A few days ago, Aston Martin presented what prides itself on being the fastest and most powerful SUV on the planet, the DBX 707 with more than 700 hp of force, probably one of the last examples we will see without electrical assistance within the brand's catalog. british. So bigger engines like the turbocharged V12 like the one that powers the current Aston Martin Speedster and what's expected to be under the hood of the next Vantage, are out of date, at least as we know them now.

Regardless of the fact that the Gaydon brand has set the target year of 2026 to present its first all-electric model and the year 2030 to offer at least half of its portfolio in EV format, environmental regulations are increasingly stringent. , so that Aston Martin will be forced to squeeze its V12 block to the maximum making some adjustments, at least until the regulation allows it, since once it ends the permission to use this engine, Aston Martin will have to open his hand and discontinue it, but there are still a few years left for that.

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