Aston Martin is working on a fully electric model. That says CEO Tobias Moers. According to the CEO, the first EV from Aston Martin should be on the market in 2025 or 2026. The intention is that the platform on which the car will be placed can be used for several models.
Moers explains the future plans of Aston Martin in an interview with TopGear. The brand will also have to make the step towards electrification, because for the time being it seems that the sale of new fuel cars will be restricted in 2030. Moreover, brands like Bentley already have an EV strategy on the table. According to Moers, ‘the next generation sports car’ from Aston Martin will be an EV and the model should be on the market in 2025 or 2026. That could of course be anything, but since the DB11 has been running the longest in Aston Martin’s current range, it is quite possible that its successor will get an electro-heart. Moers states that the electric platform must be suitable for both sports cars and SUVs. Incidentally, Aston Martin has already done an electric trip.
Aston Martin Rapide E, a limited electric foray from the brand.
Aston Martin may be looking to Mercedes-Benz for that new electric platform. The German brand now has a significant interest in Aston Martin and supplies, among other things, the 4.0 V8 biturbo and the infotainment system to the British. Moers says that this is an ‘ongoing discussion’ and mentions the platform of the EQS in passing, but he also wonders whether that is the right basis for a sporty brand. In any case, the ambitions of the CEO do not lie: by 2030 he thinks that half of all Aston Martins delivered will be electric and the rest will have a plug-in hybrid powertrain. In addition, according to him, ‘a few hundred cars’ with only a fuel engine will continue to be supplied as a track toy.
Other plans
Aston Martin is currently working on several mid-engined models. The top model Valkyrie will get an atmospheric V12, but below that will be the Valhalla and the Vanquish. The latter two will get a plug-in hybrid powertrain with a V6 on board. The difference between the Valhalla and the Vanquish is that the latter is more focused on daily use. Moers also says that a plug-in hybrid variant of the DBX may be launched on the market in two years, using technology from Mercedes-Benz. The CEO also sees opportunities for the DB11 and DBS, but does not go into detail about this yet.
Aston Martin Vanquish
It is quite possible that in the future Aston Martin will use the 800 hp hybrid V8 that AMG is currently working on, but the plug-in hybrid powertrain with four-cylinder turbo from the new C 63 could also be an option. Moers says in the interview that he suggested the latter idea when he was still CEO at Mercedes-AMG. So it is not inconceivable that he also sees room for the four-cylinder at Aston Martin.
In short, a lot will happen at the British manufacturer in the coming years. Many of the plans for the future are still fairly vague at the moment. The coming years will show what Aston Martin has in store, although Moers clearly seems to have chosen a course. “At the moment we have to choose our battles, make the company better financially and build a sustainable future,” said the CEO.