Goodbye in-house V6, hello German V8 muscle.

Aston Martin originally unveiled the Valhalla as the AM-RB 003 concept back in March 2019 when it also introduced the Vanquish Vision concept. It's May 2021 and the production versions of those two supercars have yet to be revealed, but at least we now have some significant news. In an interview with Motor Trend, CEO Tobias Moers announced a radical engine change for the dynamic duo.

Even though Aston Martin had been working on its own twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 engine, the final specifications of the Valhalla and Vanquish will use AMG's reputable twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8. Versions of the same powertrain developed by the engineers in Affalterbach are already found in the DB11 and Vantage sports cars as well as the DBX SUV.

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