Gallery: This is the all-new Aston Martin V6 engine

Aston Martin today revealed further details of its in-house designed V6 engine, created for use in a new range of mid-engined sportscars, starting with the Valhalla from 2022.

Codenamed TM01 – in a nod to noted Aston Martin engineer of the Fifties and Sixties, Tadek Marek – the engine has already undergone a series of extensive testing.

The British marque’s first in-house designed engine since 1968, the 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 will be part of an electrified powertrain. Aston Martin says its new range of hybrid systems will ensure that the complete unit will become the most powerful in the brand’s range when on sale.

It says the final power and torque figures for each application of this powertrain will be determined by the desired characteristics of each product it serves and will confirmed at the time of launch of the respective models.

Key learnings from the Aston Martin Valkyrie - the brand’s first mid-engined hypercar - have apparently been applied to this project. Aston says the ‘hot V’ structure allows for this compact engine to weigh less than 200kg.

The engine will be positioned directly behind the driver’s cabin and equipped with a dry sump system to guarantee the lowest possible centre of gravity. The system will also deliver exceptional lubrication performance during on-limit, high-speed cornering.

Despite the performance credentials of this powertrain, the engine is designed to meet all future emission requirements for Euro 7.

“Investing in your own powertrains is a tall order, but our team have risen to the challenge. Moving forward, this power unit will be integral to a lot of what we do and the first signs of what this engine will achieve are incredibly promising,” says Aston Martin President and Group CEO, Andy Palmer.

“This project has been a great challenge from the start. Putting a team together to deliver what is going to be the future power of Aston Martin has been an honour,” says Joerg Ross, Powertrain Chief Engineer. “From the very beginning, we have had the freedom to explore and innovate in a way that we have not been able to do so in a very long time. Most importantly, we wanted to create something that is befitting of the TM01 nameplate and create something that would have impressed our predecessor and pioneering engineer, Tadek Marek”.