--- title: "Cosworth’s Final V12 Valkyrie Has Left the Factory in a Road Car" date: "2024-11-25" modified: "2024-11-25" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/cosworths-final-v12-valkyrie-has-left-the-factory-in-a-road-car" categories: - "Aston Martin News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Aston Martin" - "Supercar" - "valkyrie" --- # Cosworth’s Final V12 Valkyrie Has Left the Factory in a Road Car ![Aston Martin Valkyrie]() *Aston Martin \Aston Marti\* Today is the end of an era at [Cosworth](). For the past few years, the iconic English engine manufacturer has built not one but two high-strung V12 hypercar engines for two different multi-million dollar machines. However, after today only one remains. That's because the epic naturally aspirated V12 engine in the [Aston Martin Valkyrie ]()has reached its end, as the final one left the factory in a Valkyrie road car. Cosworth's collaboration with Aston Martin has been an almost decade-long affair that produced 257 engines for both Valkyrie road cars and race cars. It's also produced several broken records, including the Silverstone Circuit production car lap record that the Valkyrie shattered earlier this month. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is unlike almost any other production car in history. It's the brainchild of legendary Formula 1 engineer Adrian Newey but its production has an epic list of featured artists, including Rimac, Multimatic, and, of course, Cosworth. In the road car, its 6.5-liter V12 makes an astonishing 1,001 horsepower and 575 lb-ft of torque. But since the Valkyrie is also a hybrid, it pairs that engine with a 141 horsepower, 206 lb-ft electric motor. Combined, the Valkyrie makes 1,139 horses and 682 lb-ft, good enough to get Aston's F1-inspired road missile from 0-60 mph in 2.3 seconds. Remember that Silverstone record I mentioned earlier? The Valkyrie is the only road-going production car in history to break the two-minute barrier, lapping the F1 circuit in 1:56.42. The previous lap record holder was the Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT2 RS, which lapped the same circuit in 2:06.82. As incredible as the Valkyrie is as a hypercar, and as good-looking as it is, the star of the show wears a Cosworth badge. Its fast-revving, 11,100 rpm-V12 is the heart and soul of the Valkyrie, which is especially evident when you hear it. It sounds like an F1 car for the road in the best of ways and can make hairs on the back of your neck stand up. ![]() ![]() **Aston Martin** No one expected Coswort's Valkyrie-spec V12 to last forever, as it was always intended to be a limited-production build. Still, the end of its run is a little bittersweet. The Valkyrie's V12 was a celebration of internal combustion can and how it can make us feel—now it's a memory. Thankfully, Cosworth is still building naturally aspirated V12s for [Gordon Murray](). *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()