The Most Brutal Aston Martin Lineup Ever Is About to Attack the Goodwood Hill
More than 4,000 PS in one lineup, a sharper 700 PS DB12 S, the Vantage S and DBX S, two hypercars and an F1 car. Aston Martin isn't going to Goodwood to look pretty.
More than 4,000 PS in a single lineup. Aston Martin has assembled the most powerful range in its history — and it's taking the whole thing to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, running from 9 to 12 July 2026. And it isn't heading there for a pretty display on the lawn. It's heading there to dominate.
The star of the stand is the Aston Martin DB12 S. It's the sharpest take on the DB12 grand tourer and the new peak of the S family, which already includes the Vantage S and the DBX S. And here's the part worth grasping: Aston Martin no longer sells luxury and pretty lines alone. The brand is now betting on the pure mechanics of driving pleasure.
The DB12 S keeps its front-mounted engine and the familiar twin-turbo V8. But the numbers have climbed. Output is up to 700 PS and 800 Nm, and the 0–60 mph sprint takes just 3.4 seconds. For a big grand tourer, that's supercar territory — only wrapped in a car built for fast, long-distance runs.
Power alone wasn't enough for the engineers. They retuned the eight-speed automatic, reworked the suspension, recalibrated the electronic differential, fitted a thicker anti-roll bar and made carbon-ceramic brakes standard. They even reworked the exhaust — so the sound lands deeper, louder and angrier.
Standing next to the DB12 S at Goodwood will be the Vantage S and the DBX S. The Vantage S squeezes 680 PS and 800 Nm from its 4.0-litre V8. And the DBX S pushes even further — 727 PS and 900 Nm. On top of that, the DBX S manages to be 47 kg lighter than the DBX707. For a heavy SUV, that's a question not just of pace, but of handling.
But the real heavyweights of the program are the Valhalla and Valkyrie hypercars. These are the outer limits of what Aston Martin can do: one leans toward the new hybrid supercar future, the other toward an almost racing philosophy that somehow earned a road-legal pass. Lined up beside the production S models, they show how the brand ties its everyday range to the very summit of technology and image. There's Formula 1, too. The Aston Martin Aramco team is bringing the AMR25 and sending it up the famous Goodwood hillclimb. Behind the wheel — Jak Crawford and Jessica Hawkins.
For Aston Martin, Goodwood isn't just a showcase of power. It's the place where you have to prove the living character of your cars in front of a crowd that can instantly tell a pretty press-release figure from real pace on the tarmac. And it's the DB12 S that has to prove the main point: those 700 PS aren't here for status, but for a sharper, more precise and truly emotional grand tourer.