DBX: Aston Martin's first-ever SUV is a 542-horsepower beast
Aston Martin has been around for 106 years but never before did the company look at launching an SUV. That changes now.

Aston Martin recently unveiled the first SUV - the DBX - in its 106-year history. (All text courtesy: Bloomberg) (AFP)

Aston Martin recently unveiled the first SUV - the DBX - in its 106-year history. (All text courtesy: Bloomberg)

The $189,000 DBX, one of the last luxury-brand SUV models to hit the market, jumps into a race of automakers intending to capitalize on buyers’ seemingly endless appetite for powerful and expensive SUVs. (AFP)

The $189,000 DBX, one of the last luxury-brand SUV models to hit the market, jumps into a race of automakers intending to capitalize on buyers’ seemingly endless appetite for powerful and expensive SUVs.

The DBX will compete against Bentley’s $165,000 Bentayga and Rolls-Royce’s $325,000 Cullinan on the high-end side; on the sportier side, Lamborghini’s $200,000 Urus and Porsche’s $126,500 Cayenne Turbo. (AFP)

The DBX will compete against Bentley’s $165,000 Bentayga and Rolls-Royce’s $325,000 Cullinan on the high-end side; on the sportier side, Lamborghini’s $200,000 Urus and Porsche’s $126,500 Cayenne Turbo.
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DBX sits square in the middle of this set with a 542-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V-8 engine borrowed from the handsome DB11 coupe. (AFP)

DBX sits square in the middle of this set with a 542-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V-8 engine borrowed from the handsome DB11 coupe.

It gets 516 pound-feet of torque and will go zero to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, with a top speed of 181 mph (291 kmph). (REUTERS)

It gets 516 pound-feet of torque and will go zero to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, with a top speed of 181 mph (291 kmph).

Aston is hoping DBX will balance out and bolster the million-dollar-plus limited-edition supercars it’s sold to great success recently. (REUTERS)

Aston is hoping DBX will balance out and bolster the million-dollar-plus limited-edition supercars it’s sold to great success recently.
First Published Date: 21 Nov 2019, 09:42 AM IST
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