Loud and proud
£190,000
You’re probably aware of this car already We drove it on track a few months back and discovered it’s a tough nut full of ability attitude and attack But here’s the thing On road it’s no more demanding or discomforting than the regular DBX Just a lot faster It’s an easy one this the 707 is the only DBX you need.
Provided you don’t want a hybrid Still no news on that The wealthy we must assume aren’t that bothered about saving the planet They just want to get to their bit of it faster
Also provided you can abide the more garish styling Elegance is the first victim when more power is demanded It’s still handsome in the grand scheme of luxury SUVs but the grille gapes wider the diffuser juts protuberantly and it comes across as a bit gauche But so does a regular Bentayga while the Cullinan continues to define visual clumsiness Be tasteful with the speccing and you’ll be fine
A quick memory polish The DBX 707 uses the familiar 4.0- litre AMG-sourced V but the twin turbos have been switched out for a bigger set so power is up 155 bhp and torque 148lb ft Big gains Huge in fact. The 0-62 mph falls by over a second to 3.3 secs New nine-speed wet clutch gearbox for faster shifts greater torque capacity and launch control The first Aston to be fitted with it by my reckoning and it hits harder off the line than any other leaving even a bhp DBS Superleggera trailing to mph
You’re not paying £30 k more for the bigger turbos alone Track widths are up mm mm carbon ceramic brakes are standard the damper top mounts are stiffer it’s a comprehensive re-engineering package and it’s helped the DBX in every area
It’s a furious thing ripping around track as fast and engagingly as an E But the aggression never really emerges on road Turbo response is soft and progressive suspension noise is contained the gearchanges don’t jolt as they pelt through It’s crisper to drive steers very nicely indeed but is no less comfortable than the regular DBX “I got this” is the sense it gives you a car that feels comfortable and confident in its own ability that’s operating within itself
Two points about the interior Still no touchscreen. Operating a clickwheel feels very 2010. And the seat bases aren’t supportive enough if you start chucking it about The quality and design? It’s already starting to date And it’s not built like a Bentayga But it’ll haul five in quiet comfort and on the whole looks good while doing so Weird to say it but this is the acceptable face of bhp super SUVing