A French automotive publication has posted an alleged pricing guide for the first 36 months of servicing for the Aston Martin Valkyrie that are scandalously expensive. However, the automaker says that it did not publish the document, and that the figures quoted in it are inaccurate.
A spokesperson for Aston Martin told Carscoops that it has not yet released service costs for the Valkyrie, and added that the figures posted by the French publication, The Automobilist, are “completely fabricated and incorrect.”
The automaker did not provide us with accurate service costs, but we can at least deduce that the first 36 months of ownership will not amount to a shocking £426,000 ($551,124 USD), once the U.K.’s 20 percent value added tax (VAT) is added to the total.
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Although the figures shared by the outlet are claimed to be incorrect, they are not entirely outlandish. The similarly expensive Bugatti Chiron reportedly costs around $500,000 to maintain every four years, and the internet is awash in stories of staggeringly expensive service visits for exotic vehicles.
Powered by a 6.5-liter naturally-aspirated hybrid V12, the Aston Martin Valkyrie makes 1,160 hp (865 kW / 1,176 PS) and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque, and was designed by Formula 1 whiz Adrian Newey. As a result, it’s not hard to imagine that maintaining the car will cost a pretty penny.
For instance, the engine has been designed to last about 100,000 km (62,137 miles) before it needs to be replaced, according to Bruce Wood, the managing director of Cosworth, which makes the V12.
“Our expectation is that at 100,000 kilometers, [the engine] would be replaced,” Wood told Car and Driver in 2019. “That’s not to say we think there is going to be a hole through the side of it, but our expectation would be that a lot of the components would be worn out.”
However, the nature of these vehicles means that they don’t get driven as frequently as normal cars, and 62,000 miles is a rather large sum for a hypercar. We hope to soon find out how much it costs to maintain in the meantime.