BrandsAston Martin's Most Powerful Lineup Ever Heads to Goodwood
Official press image of the Aston Martin S-Family. | © Aston Martin Lagonda
Three new "S" badges, one Formula 1 car, and a hillclimb full of supercars — Aston Martin has confirmed what it calls the most powerful production lineup it has ever brought to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The DB12 S, Vantage S and DBX S will all make their first public appearances together at this year's event, joined by the Valhalla, Valkyrie, the latest Vanquish and the brand's current Formula 1 challenger on the famous hillclimb.
Aston Martin confirmed on June 29 that it will bring three new performance-focused "S" variants to the 34th running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, taking place July 9 to 12 at Goodwood House in Sussex. The DB12 S, Vantage S and DBX S will make their first public appearances together at the event, marking what the company describes as the most powerful and dramatic lineup of production Aston Martins it has ever assembled.
Leading the trio is the new DB12 S, the latest evolution of Aston Martin's Super Tourer, producing 700 PS and 800 lb-ft of torque from its front-mounted V8, with 0-60mph claimed in 3.4 seconds. Aston Martin says it is currently the most powerful non-hybrid, front-engine V8 model in its class. The 8-speed automatic transmission has been recalibrated specifically for the S variant, delivering gear changes in just 120 milliseconds.
The Vantage S is positioned as the most performance- and track-focused version of Aston Martin's core sports car range to date. Its 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 produces 680 PS and 800Nm of torque, with a claimed 0-60mph time of 3.3 seconds. A bespoke drive-by-wire throttle map developed specifically for the S badge is designed to give a sharper, more connected feel through every control, alongside chassis revisions aimed at improving overall responsiveness.
Completing the trio is the DBX S, the new flagship version of Aston Martin's high-performance SUV. Notably, its 4.0-litre V8 borrows turbocharger technology developed directly for the forthcoming Valhalla supercar, lifting output to 727 PS and 900Nm of torque — a genuine engineering link between Aston Martin's hypercar program and its volume SUV range. Combined with a weight reduction of up to 47kg compared with the existing DBX707, the DBX S matches its smaller siblings with a claimed 0-60mph time of 3.3 seconds.
| DB12 S Output | 700 PS / 800 lb-ft |
| DB12 S 0-60mph | 3.4 seconds |
| DB12 S Transmission | 8-speed auto, 120ms shift recalibration |
| Vantage S Output | 680 PS / 800Nm |
| Vantage S Engine | 4.0L twin-turbo V8 |
| Vantage S 0-60mph | 3.3 seconds |
| DBX S Output | 727 PS / 900Nm |
| DBX S Weight Reduction | Up to 47kg vs DBX707 |
| DBX S 0-60mph | 3.3 seconds |
| Also Appearing | Valhalla, Valkyrie, Vanquish, AMR25 F1 car |
| F1 Drivers on Hillclimb | Jak Crawford, Jessica Hawkins (both Goodwood debuts) |
| Event Dates | July 9-12, 2026 |
| Location | Goodwood House, Sussex, UK |
The Festival of Speed is always a landmark event for us, and once again we have curated what I believe is a display entirely befitting of this celebration of automotive excellence.
— Andrea Baldi, Chief Commercial Officer, Aston MartinThe three new S models won't be the only stars of Aston Martin's display. The Valhalla plug-in hybrid supercar and the Valkyrie hypercar will both run dynamically on the Goodwood hillclimb, alongside the latest third-generation Vanquish, which marks 25 years since the original Vanquish nameplate first debuted. Aston Martin's Formula 1 team will also be present, running last season's AMR25 challenger on the hillclimb, with development driver Jessica Hawkins and Formula 2 driver Jak Crawford both making their first-ever Goodwood appearances behind the wheel of an F1 car.
The timing reflects a broader moment for Aston Martin, which has spent the past two years substantially refreshing nearly its entire model range. Bringing the new S trio to Goodwood alongside its most extreme halo cars and its Formula 1 program gives the brand a single, concentrated showcase of that transformation — sports car, super tourer and SUV all wearing the same performance-focused "S" badge, with genuine hypercar-derived engineering connecting several of the models together.
What stands out here isn't any single horsepower figure — it's how deliberately Aston Martin has tied its entire current lineup together around the "S" badge and Goodwood as a single moment. The DBX S borrowing Valhalla turbocharger technology is a genuinely interesting detail, showing real engineering crossover between the brand's hypercar program and its everyday SUV rather than just badge engineering. Pairing that with the Valkyrie, the Vanquish's 25th anniversary, and a Formula 1 car on the same hillclimb makes this one of the more comprehensive single-brand showcases Goodwood will see this year. For a company that's spent two years rebuilding its range almost entirely, this is the moment it gets to show the results all at once.