Aston Martin: Valour

Aston Martin Celebrates 110 Years by Reviving the Lost Art of Grand Touring, Raw Power, and A Manual Transmission

In a world of sterile hum of electric drivetrains where autonomous navigation systems define the cutting edge, the Aston Martin Valour stands as a stubborn reminder to the glory days of grand touring. The Valour is, in its essence, a machine that defies the “Stepford Wives” trends of modern motoring by using a mechanical complexity and visceral engagement that only a manual gearbox, mated to a ferociously powerful V12 engine, can provide.

Valour is more than a car; it is a celebration, an ode to 110 years of Aston Martin’s unyielding devotion to the front-engined sports car. In an era where the human is often relegated to no more than a passenger, it restores to the driver the role of conductor — directing the symphony of combustion, power, and torque with nothing more than a bespoke six-speed manual transmission, a pair of hands, and a foot on the throttle. It is no stretch to say the Valour evoke a time when sports cars were built, not for the needs of accountants and regulators, but for the sheer thrill of driving.

At its heart lies a twin-turbocharged 5.2-litre V12, producing 715PS and 753Nm of torque. In an era when automatics and paddle-shift transmissions are ubiquitous, Aston Martin’s decision to pair this colossus of an engine with a manual gearbox is nothing short of defiant. And yet, it is in this defiance that Valour finds…