Aston Martin DBX
Ultra-luxury performance SUV · 2020–present. This review has not established this model’s 2024 U.S. sales.
How it began
Aston Martin Lagonda created it under its then President and Group CEO, Andy Palmer. The design is credited to Marek Reichman, the brand's Chief Creative Officer, and Matt Becker, head of vehicle dynamics, was in charge of how it feels to drive. Aston Martin says its Female Advisory Board contributed ideas to the interior design. The latest versions were introduced by CEO Adrian Hallmark.
It is built in St Athan, Wales, at a purpose-built plant on a converted 90-acre former UK Ministry of Defence site with initial installed capacity for 5,000 DBXs a year according to the 2018 results presentation; the same source envisaged up to 7,000 with a second shift. Aston Martin chose the site in 2016, and the DBX was the first car from that plant, the brand’s second modern production plant. DBX models sold in the United States are imported from the United Kingdom.
It was revealed in Beijing on November 20, 2019, priced at $189,900 in the United States. First customer deliveries began at the end of July 2020, and U.S. dealer arrivals were scheduled for the second half of 2020 as a 2021 model.
The letters DB come from David Brown, the British industrialist who bought Aston Martin in 1947 for £20,500; the purchase was announced on Valentine's Day that year. The first DB was the 1948 2-Litre Sports, later renamed DB1. In the DBX707, the number is the output: 707 PS.
Before the DBX, Aston Martin had never built an SUV, and its rear-wheel-drive sports cars had little room in markets where weather or terrain do not favor them. The DBX, its first SUV, was created to widen the brand's reach worldwide with all-wheel drive, five doors and room for a family. It was the third and final phase of the company's Second Century Plan. As Andy Palmer put it at the launch, it would be the car that gives many people their first experience of Aston Martin ownership.
Generation by generation
- Gen. 12020–2024
Aston Martin's first SUV
Photo: Ethan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 What changed. It had no predecessor: it is the first SUV in the brand's history, on a new bonded-aluminum platform built just for it. It uses the brand's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 550 PS and 700 Nm (542 hp and 516 lb-ft in U.S. terms), a nine-speed automatic and all-wheel drive with an active center differential and an electronic rear differential. It offers 632 liters of cargo space and 40:20:40 split-folding rear seats. In the fourth quarter of 2021 a straight-six DBX was added, sold only in China.
The innovation. A 48-volt electric anti-roll control system (eARC) that applies up to 1,400 Nm of force per axle to keep the body flat in corners, paired with triple-volume air suspension that raises the car 45 mm or lowers it 50 mm.
If you buy one usedFour selected NHTSA campaigns are: on the 2021 DBX, headliner foam blocks required by federal standard 201 were missing (20V784) and the front propeller shaft and front differential fasteners could be loose (24V248); on 2021–2024 DBX, battery fuse box cables could be loose and stall the engine or cut headlights or power steering (24V255); and the torque reaction link pin could slide out of the rear lower suspension arm and crack it (26V200). All prescribe free recall repairs for affected VINs. The fasteners are inspected/tightened under 24V248; 24V255 includes new fasteners and inspection/conditional replacement of damaged fuses/cables. Under 26V200, rear arms are inspected and replaced as necessary, with new torque-link bolts. Confirm actual VIN eligibility and completed work. - Gen. 22022–present
DBX707: 707 PS and the top of the range in 2022
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC0 What changed. Revealed on February 1, 2022, it raised the V8 to 707 PS and 900 Nm (697 hp and 663 lb-ft), with 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds and a 193 mph top speed. It added standard carbon-ceramic brakes and a starting price of $232,000 before destination. On April 22, 2024 it got a new interior with a 12.3-inch driver display, a 10.25-inch central screen and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and became the only powertrain in the DBX range.
The innovation. A nine-speed transmission with a wet clutch instead of a torque converter, for quicker and more direct shifts, with a launch mode called Race Start.
If you buy one usedNHTSA lists two DBX707 recalls for the oil cooler hose, which could burst, lose oil and stall or seize the engine: 24V249 (2023–2024 models) and 24V712 (2024–2025). On the 2025 model, the home screen could block the rearview camera image (25V001), fixed with a software update at the dealer or over the air. The 2023–2026 DBX707 is also part of recall 26V200 for the rear lower suspension arm. The hose campaigns require physical hose replacement; a software update does not complete them. Rear suspension-arm work is inspection-dependent and includes new torque-link bolts. Confirm actual VIN eligibility and completed work with Aston Martin. - Gen. 32025–present
DBX S and DBX GT: supercar technology
Photo: JustAnotherCarDesigner · CC0 What changed. The DBX S, revealed on April 30, 2025, rises to 727 PS and 900 Nm (717 hp and 664 lb-ft) and can weigh up to 47 kg less than the DBX707 with its lightweight options; the steering is 4 percent quicker, and deliveries began in the fourth quarter of 2025. On October 1, 2026 the DBX GT arrived with the same engine but a focus on comfort, two individually sculpted rear seats and the option of five seats; deliveries start in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The innovation. Turbochargers with technology from the Valhalla supercar, with larger compressor wheels, plus an optional carbon-fiber roof of almost three square meters, the largest carbon piece Aston Martin has ever fitted to a car, and the first magnesium wheels on a brand SUV.
If you buy one usedThe newer variant has a shorter long-term ownership record. Two selected NHTSA campaigns are: on 2025–2026 DBX and 2026 DBX S, the tire pressure warning light might not come on when a tire is low (26V187, free software update), and the 2026 DBX S is part of recall 26V200 for the rear lower suspension arm. The suspension remedy is an inspection with arm replacement as necessary and new torque-link bolts. Confirm actual VIN eligibility and completed work before buying.
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