Aston Martin Gets Outside Help For The Valkyrie’s Composite Parts

Aston Martin has cultivated a reputation for making some of the finest sports cars Britain has to offer. But with the Valkyrie, it’s branching into new territory. And it’s brought in outside help to make it a reality.

The latest technical partner announced for the project is TenCate Advanced Composites, which will supply Aston with the materials it needs to build the Valkyrie. That includes both structural and cosmetic pieces as well as high-temperature components for the mechanical bits.

TenCate will furnish the honeycomb core for the chassis as well as its surfacing films, adhesives, and prepreg tooling from its European facility in Langley Mill, less than two hours north of Aston’s headquarters in the Warwickshire burg of Gaydon.

The composites specialist isn’t the only partner Aston’s brought in on the Valkyrie project. It has also teamed up with Red Bull Racing on the vehicle’s development, with Cosworth on the powertrain, Ricardo on the transmission, Rimac on the electric motors, Bosch on the electronics, Multimatic on the monocell tub, Alcon on the brakes, Michelin on the tires, and Wipac on the lights.

That’s a heck of a list of suppliers, and it looks like Aston will need the expertise of each and every one of them to meet the project’s goals. Slated to challenge the forthcoming Mercedes-AMG One, the Valkyrie is set to blur the lines between road and race cars with a naturally aspirated and electrically assisted 6.5-liter V12, sending 1,130 horsepower to the rear wheels for what promises to be an otherworldly level of performance.