2026 Aston Martin Valour Price in Australia

Aston Martin Valour was created to celebrate the company’s 110th anniversary and is officially listed in Aston Martin Australia’s current model portfolio as one of its special models. Production was limited to just 110 cars globally, matching the anniversary milestone and ensuring the car was rare from the moment it was announced. Its purpose is deliberately emotional rather than practical: Valour was designed to reconnect the driver with a style of performance car that is disappearing as automatic transmissions and electrification become dominant.

The defining feature is the powertrain. Valour uses Aston Martin’s front-mounted 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 producing 715 PS and 753 Nm. For the first time in this application, the engine is paired with a bespoke six-speed manual gearbox. A mechanical limited-slip differential sends torque to the rear wheels, and the power delivery is intentionally left free from electric torque fill or hybrid assistance. The result is a car that requires more input from the driver and rewards careful control of the engine and gearbox.

The chassis combines a bonded-aluminium structure with extensive carbon-fibre bodywork. Aston Martin developed the suspension, braking and steering around the demands of a powerful manual V12 car rather than simply adapting a standard grand tourer. Carbon-ceramic brakes provide the stopping performance required for repeated high-speed use, while bespoke Michelin tyres were developed to match the car’s weight, output and chassis character.

Styling is one of Valour’s defining features. The long bonnet, muscular rear haunches, dramatic tail and prominent aerodynamic treatment draw inspiration from Aston Martin competition and road cars of the 1970s and 1980s, including the RHAM/1 ‘Muncher’ Le Mans racer and classic V8 Vantage models. Rather than reproducing an old design, Aston Martin used modern carbon construction and contemporary lighting to create what it describes as a retro-futurist interpretation of its performance heritage.

The two-seat cabin continues the analogue theme. Carbon-fibre elements are used throughout, while the gear lever and transmission tunnel become visual focal points. Performance seats, exposed carbon and specialised materials can be tailored through Q by Aston Martin. As a result, Valour does not have a simple fixed Australian paint list in the way a mainstream model does. Customers were able to commission highly personalised exterior colours, stripes, carbon finishes, wheel treatments and interior combinations.

Valour is not designed to be the easiest Aston Martin to use every day. Its manual gearbox, low-slung two-seat layout, high-value carbon bodywork and limited production make it far more appropriate for collectors and enthusiastic weekend driving than commuting or family duties. It also carries substantial running and insurance costs simply because of its rarity and specialised components.

For Australian enthusiasts, its appeal is clear. Few modern road cars combine a twin-turbo V12 with a true manual gearbox, and even fewer do so in a production run of only 110 examples. Valour therefore occupies a unique position between modern Aston Martin performance and the analogue character of the brand’s historic front-engine sports cars.