The bad news is that even Aston Martin is counting the days until the V12 is no longer commercially viable. The good news is that the end date might be a bit further out than you would expect, though perhaps not for less-exclusive production cars like today's Vanquish.

“If you mapped the telemetry of a V12 engine – even a Valkyrie race engine, naturally aspirated – measure the frequencies and then built those into the body structure of the vehicle linked to the throttle position and torque load of the electric-motors…

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar, the only racing hypercar featuring a high-revving, naturally aspirated V12 engine, will debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in February.