ASTON MARTIN

The brand will present two new models at the 2022 Pebble Beach Contest of Elegance...An event where customers and visitors will also be able to test the brand's most powerful SUV, the Aston Martin DBX 707, and see the brand's F1-inspired super sports car live. the Aston Martin Valhalla.

Of course, for now the British brand has not provided much more details about these two new cars that will show at Pebble Beach, on the Monterey Peninsula (California), between the 19th and 21st of August.

In fact, in this first information, the brand only confirms that “the world presentation of a sensational new model and the public debut of another exciting addition to the already impressive product portfolio will take place”.

So, on the one hand, we have “an ultra-exclusive and very special model that unites the brand's winning lineage with a nod to the success achieved at the 24 Hours of Le Mans”, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Aston Martin's 'Q' department. .

And on the other, a new “performance-centric” sports car, which will follow the path marked by the DBX 707, V12 Vantage and Aston Martin Valkyrie, to continue offering “the thrill and driving pleasure” of all of them.

And we already anticipate that visitors to the VIP area of ​​the Aston Martin Club 1913 at Pebble Beach will be able to sit in the cockpit of the super sports car and experience what it feels like to be aboard an almost competition car like the Valhalla.

In principle, Aston Martin has planned a limited production run of 999 Valhalla, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2024. The power of this sports car is provided by the 4.0 V8 biturbo gasoline engine, with a flat crankshaft, supported by two electric motors.

In terms of performance, it offers 950 hp and a maximum torque of 1,000 Nm, which ensures an estimated acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h of 2.5 seconds, with a top speed of 350 km/h.

VIPs staying at the exclusive Club 1913 at Pebble Beach will also be able to book a test drive with the Aston Martin DBX 707, the world's most powerful SUV. In fact, the most extreme version of the DBX uses a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine, with 707 hp and 900 Nm of maximum torque.

Modifications to the aforementioned 707 include different turbos than the rest of the range, revised engine electronics and a new four-pipe exhaust system. The bodywork also receives structural reinforcements, while the air suspension and electronic power steering are modified. All this, accompanied by a brake system with carbon-ceramic discs.

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