Costs & verdict
Everyday costs, plus how reliable and safe it is
For the same price as the Aston Martin DBX, you could have a Range Rover Sport SVR on your drive, and still have change left over to buy a well-specced Range Rover Evoque. That's a little hard to swallow for those of us with more modest means, but in the elevated company of the Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Urus and Rolls-Royce Cullinan, the ‘standard’ DBX is, dare we say it, not ridiculously priced. The DBX707 will be more than £200,000 with a few choice options, though.
It's far from sparsely equipped, either. As standard, it comes with 22in alloy wheels, heated front and rear seats, rear climate control, keyless entry, a powered tailgate, 64-colour ambient lighting and power-folding door mirrors. That's on top of the electric seats, panoramic sunroof, and leather and Alcantara interior trim. Finally, if you're exceptionally well-heeled, Aston Martin lets you create your own bespoke, money-no-object specification.
The closest rivals have similar thirsts, and all have reasonably strong residual values as well. The DBX is predicted to experience depreciation at a similar rate to the Bentayga and Urus. We expect the Cullinan to hold its value even better due to the fact that it’s produced in even smaller numbers, but it's not far off twice the price in the first place.
Euro NCAP hasn’t safety-tested the DBX, but it gets plenty of kit to help prevent you from getting into an accident in the first place. That includes adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking (AEB), a forward collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, rear cross-traffic warning, traffic-sign recognition and blind-spot warning. There are also two Isofix child-seat attachments on the rear outer seats.
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