While the hypercar establishment pivots to hybridized, mid-engine clones, Gaydon’s Q division just carved 110 kilograms out of its V12 core to build a 214-mph love letter to rear-driven balance.
When the silk dropped at The Quail car show during Monterey Car Week, the assembled automotive establishment was bracing for yet another electrified wedge.
The mechanical heart of the Valen is an absolute brute, a unit that demands compromise from every surrounding component.
To make that front-mid layout survive the brutality of a modern racing circuit, the Valen underwent a draconian diet.
While the hypercar establishment pivots to hybridized, mid-engine clones, Gaydon’s Q division just carved 110 kilograms out of its V12 core to build a 214-mph love letter to rear-driven balance.