Review: Aston Martin Valhalla

It's been quite the waiting game for Aston Martin’s first plug-in hybrid. Seven long years have gone by, as well as four CEOs, while Ferrari and Lamborghini have both delivered plug-in hybrid supercars that cost half as much as the new $1 million Valhalla. Much is riding on this car, too, as the fortunes of the celebrated British auto brand are not good. Losses in 2025 jumped more than 50 percent to exceed $650 million, and the company is cutting a fifth of its workforce to help manage costs and cut debt. Oh my.

Aston has blamed a combination of “extremely disruptive” US tariffs and “extremely subdued” Chinese demand for the current miserable state of its finances. However, a glance at the considerable losses over the past five years shows that Aston's problems clearly go way beyond President Trump's tariff playbook and ...