Full Aston Martin DBX review: CAR magazine road tests the super-SUV in DBX707 flavour to assess its latest tweaks
It’s a busy time in Aston Martin towers at the moment. It’s recently launched the DB12 and accompanying Volante, introduced the new overhauled Vantage to much fanfare and later this year the Vanquish will return.
Though the previous DBX’s screen might look like it was controlled by touch, it was instead the Mercedes clickwheel and touchpad that operated it, both of which were impressively fiddly. But this time it’s a proper touchscreen and you can even get wireless Apple CarPlay now and Android Auto for the first time.
A nine-speed automatic gearbox continues to be used, and while obviously all-wheel-drive, you can choose to send all 664lb ft of torque to the rear wheels. Aston’s chief engineer Andy Tokley is often said to be found drifting one around Aston’s handling circuit.CAR’s latest drive in the new DBX707 was from Aston Martin’s Gaydon HQ up to Edinburgh and on the Friday before a bank holiday. Not optimal conditions but one that shows this SUV’s sheer breadth of talent.
I cross over to the A1 to stretch its legs in the Scottish Borders around Kielder Forest, among the best roads in the UK in my opinion. It’s time to finally take the DBX out of its ‘GT’ setting and boy this SUV can shift. Stick it in Sport+, press the manual button that locks the gearshifter so if you hit the limiter, that’s your fault, and the way this SUV surges at the horizon is astounding. The V8 burble is even more addictive than before, but never in a particularly antisocial way.
A big deal has been made about retaining physical buttons for things such as climate control and altering driving modes, which is a welcome direction to take. Fans of buttons will rejoice at the centre console being covered in things to press, carried over from the outgoing car. However, they can feel a bit cheap and are easy to press by accident. Some additional haptic feedback would be welcome, as would a proper button for turning off the irritating speed bonging.
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