Valhalla: does it drive as good as it looks? The global dynamic debut of Aston Martin’s first hybrid, mid-engined supercar left no room for doubt. And with Fernando Alonso behind the wheel, no less. “I can confirm Valhalla is a true supercar both on road and on track,” said the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ …
Author Archives: Harriet Hirshcler
My Aston Martin
“My mother said I would sit out on the front porch at the age of three and watch the cars go by for hours – I guess I was just born that way,” says Aston Martin owner Vernon Cooley, reflecting on his early fascination with cars. The sports medicine doctor has treated some of the …
Live the
Aston Martin thrives wherever high-octane experiences and luxurious journeys converge, uniting a worldwide community of owners and enthusiasts. The 2026 calendar of Aston Martin Experiences builds on this global reach, anchored by the flagship driving programmes, ASCEND and UNLEASHED, and expanding through new regional Supertours and Supercharged experiences. ASCEND, true to its name, remains the …
Sonic
For anyone hoping to win the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, there stands a truism: “Do your best work after the sun goes down.” Why? Because the last two hours of the increasingly important 10-hour sportscar enduro take place under the Georgia night sky, on a Saturday night in mid-October. So as soon as …
Not just a
Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Peter Sellers, King Charles, Twiggy. It could be the answer to, “Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?” But the link is that they all were (and in the case of His Majesty King Charles, still are) DB6 owners. And as the DB6 celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, …
Perfectly
At Bowers & Wilkins, we want listeners to feel inspired by the sounds we can create. We want them to feel connected to music and emotionally moved by it. Try these great tracks on any of the bespoke Bowers & Wilkins sound systems we have developed with Aston Martin, and the listening experience is sure …
AHEAD OF
There’s something inherently twisty about chicanes – beyond the obvious, that is. They may be installed to safely slow down drivers and reduce accidents, but these clever curves also demand certain skills of racers, challenging their reaction times and presenting a danger greater than speed to outmanoeuvre. Due to their twist-and-turn, trial-and-error nature, many of …
CALIFORNIA
As you drive down into Newport Beach, you start thinking you might never want to leave. California might be a haven of coastal paradises, but some are more paradisiacal than others; and Newport Beach certainly takes some beating. They say the good life comes calling from sunrise to sunset here, and you only have to …
GAME
Driving games emerged in arcades in the mid-1970s before transitioning to home entertainment systems in landmark releases like 1987’s Outrun, Super Monaco GP and the iconic Gran Turismo series. Generations of gamers have loved driving supercars which looked (and hopefully felt) as much like the real thing as possible. It’s no surprise that the DB9 …
SONIC
There are drives that simply get you from one place to another, and then there are drives that stay with you. Over a few days in Snowdonia National Park, I discovered what happens when two icons of British design, Aston Martin and Bowers & Wilkins, unite around a shared and deep-rooted obsession with quality, performance …