Aston Martin's Valhalla Spider Loses Its Top, Keeps Its 1,064 HP

Aston Martin's flagship Valhalla supercar is now even more exotic thanks to the introduction of the new Spider variant. This new model, making its global debut at the 2026 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas, combines everything we love about the Valhalla into an arguably even sexier package that has the potential to deliver even more driving thrills. A removable top should be an even better accessory for Valhalla owners than a matching bespoke Breitling watch.

The standard Valhalla's carbon-fiber monocoque has been retained, allowing Aston Martin to remove the fixed top without compromising the car's structural rigidity. The Valhalla Spider comes standard with a removable fabric roof, and customers can option a removable carbon-fiber roof. With the fabric roof, the supercar's top speed is capped at just 124 mph (200 km/h). With the carbon roof, it reaches the same electronically limited top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) as the coupe.

Several tweaks have been made to ensure the Valhalla Spider performs like a proper Aston Martin when the roof is down. For example, it has a special wind deflector to propel air over the cockpit. The roof scoop has also been modified and is 1.3 inches (35 mm) taller than before, ensuring it can gulp down all the air the engine needs. All Valhalla Spider models will come standard with a special carbon fiber Touring Seat designed to boost comfort. Should customers prefer, the more aggressive carbon fiber seats of the Valhalla Coupe are a no-cost option.

Aston Martin has managed to retain the hardtop's dihedral doors, now with a frameless design. Like the Coupe, a dizzying array of options is available for the Spider. These include exposed and colored carbon fiber body panels, unique paint schemes and liveries, carbon fiber accents, satin black and titanium tailpipes, forged aluminum wheels, and forged magnesium wheels. Put simply, it's just as highly configurable as the Coupe and looks especially wild in this configuration, pairing silver paint with carbon elements and resplendent matte gold accents.

The Valhalla Spider's active aerodynamics and ESP have been altered to adapt automatically when the roof is on or off. When the roof is fitted, the droptop Valhalla delivers more than 1,322 lbs (600 kg) of downforce.

Aston Martin

No powertrain changes have been made, not that the Valhalla needs any upgrades on this front. Like the Coupe, the Spider uses a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 working alongside three electric motors. It delivers a combined 1,064 horsepower and 811 pound-feet (1,100 Nm) of torque through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive. The car tips the scales at 3,703 lbs (1,680 kg) with all the available lightweight options, or just 55 lbs (25 kg) more than the Coupe. It needs just 2.5 seconds to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) — that's plenty quick for a car with a removable roof.

Aston Martin hasn't announced pricing for the car, and it hasn't said how many it will build. We suspect production will be more limited than the Valhalla Coupe, which is capped at 999 units worldwide. Deliveries will start in the third quarter of next year and expect it to still undercut rival supercars in terms of price.

Aston Martin