Aston Martin DBX

The overall interior cabin of the Aston Martin DBX is dripped in exquisite luxurious leather upholstery options and trim levels, which makes it an uber-cool plate to be in. However, the overall space on the inside is restricted with slightly limited knee room and legroom.

The overall dashboard has been designed very classily, with a leather-wrapped multi-functional steering wheel with brushed aluminium highlights and a full TFT instrument console behind it – a first for Aston Martin. The wraparound theme for the center console looks nice, but a bit conventional with a touchscreen infotainment system and U-shaped cluster for automatic climate control buttons below it. The wide transmission tunnel too looks nice with its brushed aluminium and piano black inserts. 

The Aston Martin DBX lacks the stance of a premium SUV due to limited height and curvaceous design. However, the overall design of the Aston Martin DBX surely has got the glitz and glamour in the right amount.

The front profile of the Aston Martin DBX has a traditional Aston Martin fascia with the wide grille with rounded edges and rectangular mesh design for the grille. The bird’s eye-shaped all-LED headlamps are placed on the front bonnet along with smooth contours which flow towards the front grille. The small and vertical fog lamps too have nice contours on the corners of the front bumper, which gets a sleek bumper skirt at its bottom.

The side profile of the Aston Martin DBX might not look upright, due to lack of traditional heightened stance and slightly lower ground clearance by SUV standards. However, the rounded roofline and front bonnet design give it an impression of a sports coupe on stilts. Here, Aston Martin has played well with curves, the most prominent ones of which are the swooping shoulder line from the front bumper all the way to the edge of the tail lamp.

The rear profile of the Aston Martin DBX has got a humped up design in the middle, with the long LED tail lamp stretched across the width of the boot lid. The small windscreen at the back with a large spoiler at the top as well as the wide black garnish at the rear bumper with dual exhaust ports further enhance its overall sportiness.

Thanks to the low slung stance and stiffly sprung suspension setup, which features a 48V anti-roll control system as well as electronic adaptive dampers, the Aston Martin DBX is one dynamically well-sorted SUV. The steering feels sharp and precise and the very limited body roll makes it really fun to drive SUV.

The Aston Martin DBX sources its power from a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine coupled to a 9-speed automatic transmission, which has been sourced from Mercedes-AMG powerhouse. The powertrain is capable of belting out a maximum power output of 548 PS and a peak torque output of 700 Nm.

The Aston Martin DBX is bestowed with a range of standard safety features, such as front, side, curtain and knee airbags, ABS with EBD and brake assist, emergency brake assist, hill start assist, hill descent control, pedestrian detection system, lane keep assist electric parking brake, rollover stability control, electronic stability control (ESC), auto park brake hold and traction control.

Sitting at the top of the luxury and exotic SUV segment across the globe, the Aston Martin DBX stays true to its manufacturer’s legacy of making impeccable and incredibly desirable vehicles. The SUV might not have a large and intimidating footprint, but has a scintillating presence which is truly unmatchable.