Luxury and sport car manufacturers have been adding sport utility vehicles to their portfolios for more than a decade, the Porsche Cayenne being the first. So, the thought of a high-performance SUV no longer seems unusual, like the Aston Martin DBX.
The DBX, which debuted for the 2021 model year, is the brand’s first SUV, and already a remarkable performer. Aston Martin was able to retain the brand’s sports car DNA to a remarkable degree, despite its 6.9 inches of ground clearance as well as its four doors. Of course, its cabin is extravagantly trimmed, and its upgraded driveline and chassis prove to be a paragon of power.
Yet the company has gone and turned up the performance wick of its already-athletic SUV with the introduction of the DBX707. The new model’s number refers to its metric horsepower, which converted to imperial measure turns out to be 697 horsepower. But somehow, DBX697 doesn’t have the same ring. That said, you could be excused for thinking that DBX707 is a typo, given the brand’s long association with the fictional secret agent 007.
