This 2024 Aston Martin Valour looks red from some angles, gold from others, and, if you look at it in a dim light, it's pitch black, while the official website shows a purple car. Actually, it is none of these and all in one. If it sounds confusing, you must know that the color-shifting paintwork is called Andromeda Red, and it costs a fortune!
A brand-new Aston Martin Valour arrived in a dealership in Surrey, some 30 miles southwest of London. The model is a sight to behold! It’s got all the right curves and edges in all the right places of the retro-styled body, complemented by a stunning paintwork.
Aston Martin calls it Andromeda Red, but that designation does not tell half the story. It is a color-shifting paintwork, that changes with the light and the angles as you walk around the car.
The paint is an option that costs – you'd better sit down! – 110,000 pounds in the United Kingdom, which translates to $136,081 at the current exchange rates. That is as much as you would pay, let's say, for a nicely equipped BMW 7 Series sedan.
The model also features the Gloss Carbon Fiber Lower Package. Muscular and looking as mean as a snake, the Valour brings 1970s vibes into the present.
Aston Martin ignored the downsizing trends in the industry in the name of emotional performance. The engine bay shelters a 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V12, which pumps out 705 horsepower (715 metric horsepower) and 555 pound-feet (752 Newton meters) of torque, throwing out all the drama of the 12 cylinders through Aston Martin's first triple exhaust system.
Those make the Valour flash from a standstill to 60 mph (0 to 97 kph) in 3.4 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 200 mph (322 kph). This car is designed for purists. The engine is lined to a six-speed manual transmission with a very fancy shifter, and a a mechanical limited-slip differential.
The car, which arrived at the dealership in the UK, rides on 21-inch wheels finished in satin black with Michelin Pilot Sport 5, specifically developed for this car. Six-piston brake calipers painted in gold provide the stopping power.
The 110th-anniversary badges shine on the front fenders.
Gordon Ramsey has an Aston Martin Valour painted green
His Valour is painted in the head-turning 1959 Racing Green, which Aston Martin used for the Le Mans-winning DBR1 and the previous generation of Formula 1 racing cars.
Aston Martin has always wrapped the price of the Valour in the utmost secrecy. However, the car reportedly starts at $1.5 million.
Options like the $138,000 paintwork can make that pricing skyrocket with just a few clicks on the website once you start to configure the model.
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