Aston Martin will have fun its one hundred and tenth anniversary all through 2023, together with with a brand new mannequin to be revealed later within the yr.
The automaker considers Jan. 15 to be its official anniversary. That is the day in 1913 that founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford formally fashioned the partnership that led to the primary Aston Martin automobile. That isn’t the automobile within the accompanying photographs; Aston selected the decade-newer 1923 Razor Blade race automobile to pose alongside its Valkyrie hypercar for these photographs.
Aston Martin Valkyrie and 1923 Razor Blade race automobile
A part of the celebration will embrace a “new, strictly restricted, unique Aston Martin mannequin, to be unveiled later this yr,” the automaker introduced in a press launch. That may very well be a brand new particular version alongside the traces of the V12 Speedster, however the launch additionally says Aston will “unleash the primary of its extremely anticipated subsequent era of sports activities automobiles” in 2023.
The Aston Martin Valhalla supercar was initially scheduled to debut in 2023, however Aston beforehand informed Motor Authority that the launch had been pushed again to 2024. The Valhalla has already been rebooted from the preliminary idea model proven in 2019, with totally different styling and a brand new powertrain. A mid-engine Vanquish is predicted to observe in 2025.
Aston Martin Valkyrie and 1923 Razor Blade race automobile
Aston additionally plans centenary celebrations at outstanding automotive occasions such because the F1 British Grand Prix, the Goodwood Pageant of Velocity, and the Pebble Seashore Concours d’Magnificence, the centerpiece of Monterey Automotive Week. This yr marks different notable anniversaries for the automaker as properly, together with the seventy fifth anniversary of the DB line, the sixtieth anniversary of the DB5 made well-known within the “James Bond” franchise, and the twentieth anniversary of Aston’s present headquarters in Gaydon, England.
These milestones come after main upheavals at Aston. The automaker in Could 2022 named Ferrari veteran Amedeo Felisa as CEO, changing Mercedes-AMG veteran Tobias Moers after simply two years. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, often known as the Public Funding Fund, additionally upped its stake in Aston, changing into the automaker’s second largest shareholder after Yew Tree, the consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, father of Aston F1 driver Lance Stroll. Volvo mum or dad firm Geely subsequently purchased a 7.6% stake in Aston Martin.
