Aston Martin will be fully electrified from 2026
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Aston Martin has confirmed it will not offer combustion-only vehicles from 2026 onward, sourcing power from hybrids and fully electric models.
Chairman Lawrence Stroll spoke to The Financial Times at the launch of the new DBX707, saying that “… people still want the smell, the noise [of combustion-engined cars]. We’re gradually going to get to full EV, but we will continue offering both [electric and hybrids].”
That means that while you’ll still be able to buy something like a V8 Vantage in 2028, it will come with a degree of electrical assistance.
We already know the upcoming Valhalla supercar will get a 700kW hybrid V8, of the plug-in variety. Perhaps that engine will be detuned and repurposed elsewhere in the Aston Martin line-up?
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The Valhalla gets a pair of electric motors, one on each axle for all-wheel drive. The electricals produce 157kW by themselves and combine with the V8 to send the Valhalla to 100kmh in 2.5 seconds before topping out at 330kmh.
It can run on electric power only for distances up to 15km. The size of the battery pack isn’t mentioned but assume it to be relatively small. Aston Martin says CO2 emissions are predicted to be less than 200g/km on the WLTP test cycle.
Aston is also preparing a plug-in hybrid DBX, although details are scarce on that front, currently pegged to arrive with the model’s facelift in around 2024.
And while the company is talking about electrification, the just-announced DBX707 does just fine without it, running the same 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 as the regular DBX but, thanks to a new pair of ball-bearing turbochargers and some tricky engine tuning, it now produces 520kW and 900Nm.
That’s a healthy boost from the standard figures of 405kW/700Nm. Aston says it’ll blast to 100kmh in 3.2 seconds, before the speedo stops at 310kmh.
It’s probably not the best for the polar bears, though…