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Aston Martin breathes life into a new V6 era
New ‘extreme’ 3.0l V6 hybrid engine set for debut in Valhalla supercar
Aston Martin has revealed further details of its new in-house designed V6 engine, which has been created initially for deployment in a new range of mid-engined sports cars, starting with the Valhalla from 2022.
Aston Martin uses Mercedes AMG turbo V8 engines in some of its cars in a technical partnership that dates back to 2013. Code-named TM01 — celebrating Aston Martin’s engineer of the ’50s and ’60s, Tadek Marek — the petrol-electric hybrid unit has undergone a series of extensive testing on the dyno, as the team makes progress towards creating the luxury British brand’s first in-house designed engine since 1968...
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