The money spent on the street car made by Fernando Alonso: this is the Aston Martin Valiant

Fernando Alonso returned after 20 years to the legendary Goodwood Festival, and he did it in a very special way :pto drive a car of his own making for the first time with the F1 and Aston Martin road car divisionsunited to make a reality a collection model with only 38 units in the world, one of them for Fernando Alonso, who takes number 1. We mean the brand new Aston Martin Valiant, created by two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso.

This is Fernando Alonso’s new Aston Martin Valiant

It is a car powered by a 5.2-liter, 745 HP V12 Twin-Turbo engine coupled to a custom 6-speed manual transmission where Fernando Alonso wanted to apply the knowledge of the F1 team to a street car, lowering 100 kilos from the standard weight for such a car and gives it a pure character for racing enthusiasts.

Opportunity created after your wish list for another car

The creation of the Aston Martin Valiant was the result of a coincidence. Fernando Alonso wants an Aston Martin Valor but with some changes. The factory asked him to tell them what changes he wanted and the man from Oviedo came up with a long list of changes he wanted. Because of this, Aston Martin was clear: a new car had to be made.

“The Valor is a fantastic celebration of Aston Martin’s 110th anniversary and inspired me to create a more extreme version, inspired by a racing car, focused on the track while still offering an exciting road trip,” commented the Asturian.

“It all started because I wanted an Aston Martin Valor, but I wanted a car that was a little different. I love the aerodynamics on these types of cars. So I said, is this possible? And they said, no, it’s not homologated. . It’s possible is it? a Valor longer.’ and, well, we only made 38 cars in a limited edition. It’s an amazing car, obviously, with a V12 engine, and some aerodynamic devices a racing driver would like he smiles and emphasizes that “it is a work of art in motion.”

“All the cars you see here are incredible. But this one here is the first time it’s been driven, it’s also the first time we’ve made a car that’s a track car, but on same time a car on the road, since you can use it on the road but based on the track, and it is very collectible, like all Aston Martins only 38, well, because mine is 37, and I’m super proud,” he noted.

Aston Martin Valiant price: all 38 cars already have owners

Because it is an exclusive car, with only 38 units, and created by one of the best F1 drivers in history, its price is very high, a fortune that can only be reached by the pockets of millionaires. Its starting price is 2.33 million euros and despite this, 38 units of the Aston Martin Valiant have already had owners for a few weeks.

Union of the F1 team and the car department

“More or less, everything we ask for is in the car,” Fernando Alonso said with a smile in the statements collected by the portal of ‘Magnetomagazine’ In them, Fernando emphasized the enormous collaboration of knowledge of the F1 team and the Aston division Martin Bespoke cars, Q by Aston Martin.

“The interaction between the two divisions of the brand is closer than ever for this car. Regarding the use of some of the materials that we use in the F1 team, part of the weight savings that we do … (up to 100 kilograms) is at the top of the car, because the center of gravity can be lowered. . And the aerodynamic devices (like the diffuser) are a challenge racing car, but difficult for a road car, which has to go over speed bumps… Some of those elements are a question mark if it is worth putting them in a car approved for road use . But in the end, everything came to life, “argued Fernando Alonso, who, apart from Goodwood, hopes to pilot it on the track as soon as possible to get the most out of it and understand the behavior of his new creation on asphalt .

“It’s a very special way to feel the car and convey the passion you have behind the wheel. The Valiant was born from my passion for driving at the limit and I’ve enjoyed working closely with the Q by Aston Martin team in both design and specification techniques and I think we have created a masterpiece.