2023 Aston Martin Valour

AE31

Twin-Turbo V12

Aston Martin's 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 trades the old atmospheric scream for deep, effortless shove, but keeps the twelve-cylinder smoothness that defines the marque. In these limited cars it is bolted to a manual gearbox, which almost nobody else still does.

Developed in-house at Gaydon to replace the long-serving 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12, it downsized and turbocharged the format to meet emissions rules without giving up the cylinder count.

• Pairing this V12 with a six-speed manual made the Valour one of the very last new manual twelve-cylinder cars ever sold.
• The block is assembled by hand in Cologne, with each engine carrying a plaque naming the technician who built it.
• Turbocharging let Aston keep twelve cylinders alive through an era when rivals dropped to V8 hybrids.