December 2, 2023: A spokesperson from Aston Martin has confirmed to the media that the mid-engined Vanquish venture has been cancelled. Earlier this 12 months, Government Chairman Lawrence Stroll had said that the corporate had no plans to introduce a mid-engined hybrid to tackle the Ferrari 296 GTB.

Could 13, 2023: Not too long ago, Aston Martin introduced its future product plan, which incorporates 8 new sports activities vehicles. Amongst them are the upcoming Aston Martin DB12 and the replacements for the Vantage and DBS.

Aston Martin additionally has plans to increase its mid-engine supercar portfolio. The Valkyrie could be joined by the Valhalla and one other ‘yet-to-be-named’ mannequin. Nevertheless, the line-up won’t embrace the Vanquish V6.

Based on Lawrence Stroll, Government Chairman of Aston Martin, the corporate has no plans to introduce a Ferrari 296 GTB rival. This additionally implies that the Vanquish Imaginative and prescient idea proven on the 2019 Geneva Motor Present won’t see the sunshine of day.

Aston’s former CEO Andy Palmer had envisioned a mainstream mid-engine supercar within the Vanquish. Codenamed AM-RB 003, the brand new mannequin was presupposed to be primarily based on a bonded aluminium chassis powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 hybrid.

When Tobias Moers took cost, he determined to swap the V6 for a Mercedes-sourced V8. There have been a number of different challenges that wanted to be taken care of to make this automotive a actuality, and the venture ultimately received shelved as a result of value issues.

Supply: Motor Development