Aston Martin Valkyrie spied testing on public roads, ahead of first customer deliveries

An Aston Martin Valkyrie has been spied testing on public roads in Spain, just weeks before the first customer deliveries of the low-slung hybrid V12 hypercar are expected to commence.

The new footage of the vehicle – which was designed by Aston Martin in collaboration with Red Bull Formula One's engineering outfit and legendary Formula One engineer Adrian Newey – gives the best insight yet into its road presence, sound, and active aerodynamics.

Drive comes from a naturally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 petrol engine paired with an electric motor, capable of revving up to 11,100rpm and sending a combined 865kW/900Nm to the rear wheels via a seven-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission.

According to Aston Martin, this hybrid power unit will launch the 1050kg carbon-fibre hypercar from 0-100km/h in 2.5 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 402km/h.

Just 150 road-going examples are slated for production, while a further 40 track-only AMR Pro variants will also be built. All cars are believed to reserved, however pricing started from approximately US$3.2 million (AU$4.3 million).

After several major delays, Aston Martin promised the first customer deliveries would commence in "mid-2021." Earlier this year CEO Tobias Moers told Australian journalists the company was on track to reach that target.

The toned-down 'son of Valkyrie' Aston Martin Valhalla – which takes many of its styling cues from the more expensive Valkyrie – had been almost entirely redesigned ahead of deliveries this year, with its bespoke V6 powertrain swapped out for a Mercedes-AMG-derived hybrid V8.