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Nowadays, the comprehensive transformation of new energy has not only reached a consensus among major automakers around the world, but also many supercar and ultra-luxury brands have been forced to stop production of large-displacement engines due to regulations, and even laid out their own "no-fire" timetable. As a veteran supercar manufacturer with a deep "V12 feeling", although Aston Martin hopes to extend the life of its V12 model as much as possible, in a media interview on the eve of the new DBX707 conference, the brand CEO Tobias Moers seems to reveal the future of the brand's V12 engine for us.
Answering a question from reporters, the Aston Martin helmsman said: "It depends on the regulations, we will only improve the existing engines, not develop a new V12 engine, and if the regulations are implemented in 2026 and 2027, then it will be over." ”
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Moers mentions the Euro 7 emissions standard, which will come into force in 2025, a stringent regulation that virtually rules out the possibility of all naturally aspirated V12 engines remaining in service on production vehicles. Moers explains, "At present, many brands of V12 models are planned to end in 2024 or 2025, which is consistent with the implementation time of Euro 7. Aston Martin may be able to 'live' its own V12 engine, but it won't be long. Moers admits that a significant proportion of aston martin owners are firm fans of the V12 engine, and as for whether the engine will still appear in the cabin of Aston Martin after 2026, Moers cannot guarantee it. But what is certain is that with the implementation of the Euro 7, the naturally aspirated V12 engine will surely become a thing of the past, and on the positive side, the V12 engine may follow the trend of electrification and become an integral part of the powertrain.
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