Aston Martin to unveil DBX SUV, have Valkyrie by year end

Aston Martin's product range gets quite a bit wider this year.

With deliveries of the extreme Valkyrie hypercar planned before year end, along with the expected December unveiling of the DBX SUV in production form, the British exotic has a rush of fresh product coming.

Aston Martin also has bulked up offerings of existing nameplates, adding convertible variants and the return of a manual transmission in its entry point, the Vantage.

Electrification is also ahead for the brand, now that the Rapide E has broken cover and the Lagonda electric subbrand is a year closer.

Vantage: The redesigned Vantage went on sale last year. For the 2020 model year, Aston Martin will offer a seven-speed manual transmission with the Vantage AMR variant, which is set to arrive this quarter. A Vantage convertible also is likely to break cover this year and go on sale next year.

DB11: After the DB11 lineup was bulked up last year, the two-door, which is offered as a coupe, convertible or AMR performance variant, carries on for the foreseeable future.

DBS Superleggera: Joining the lineup for the 2020 model year is the DBS Superleggera convertible variant, which is beginning to reach retailers. Like the coupe, power comes from a 5.2-liter twin-turbo V-12 that packs 715 hp and 664 pound-feet of torque. It's offered only with a ZF eight-speed transmission.

Rapide E: The limited-run electric vehicle made its auto show debut this spring in Shanghai. The Rapide E has an 800-volt electrical system encased in carbon fiber and Kevlar, with a 65-kilowatt-hour capacity. The Rapide E boasts a little over 600 hp and 701 pound-feet of torque and will be the first model built at Aston Martin's new St. Athan plant in Wales. The company has not said when production will begin, but it could arrive in 2020.

Midengine supercar: At this year's Geneva auto show, Aston Martin unveiled the Vanquish Vision Concept, resurrecting the Vanquish name. The project previewed a midengine rival to supercars such as the Ferrari F8 Tributo and McLaren 720S. Of the three midengine vehicles in Aston Martin's pipeline, this one is the most distant, with production to begin in 2022 at the earliest.

Valhalla: The midengine hypercar that began life under the code-name AM-RB 003 was officially named the Valhalla in June. Limited to 500 units, the Valhalla features a carbon-fiber chassis and body and will use a new V-6 hybrid and turbocharged gasoline engine developed in-house by Aston Martin. The car is due in 2021 and is expected to sell for more than $1 million, making it a rival for the McLaren Senna, among others.

Valkyrie: Deliveries of the hypercar developed with Red Bull Racing will begin by the end of this year. The Valkyrie is powered by a 6.5-liter V-12 engine with a hybrid system. It has a combined power output of 1,160 hp, with 664 pound-feet of torque. Integral Powertrain is supplying the electric motor, and the hybrid battery system is coming from Rimac, Aston Martin said.

DBX: Aston Martin's foray into the SUV segment is nearly here. The DBX will be shown in production form in December, with deliveries beginning in mid-2020. The DBX, which the brand has shown camouflaged, will be built at the St. Athan plant.

Lagonda sedan: Lagonda, Aston Martin's full-electric brand, will get a sedan offering a year after the SUV goes on sale in 2022.

Lagonda SUV: The Lagonda All-Terrain Concept was unveiled at the Geneva show this year, previewing what a production model could look like for the first model from Aston Martin's full-electric brand. The concept had rear-hinged back doors and opening roof sections similar to those of the Vision Concept sedan from 2018. The Lagonda SUV will go on sale in 2022.