The DBX707 was built on three premises: becoming The fastest SUV in the world, the most powerful and the one that is best driving. Those who seek the superlative performance will now have to look at the DBX S, which has been presented just a few days ago and that debuts with more power – 20 more horses, 727 in total – and less weight –47 kilos less, 2,198 kilos in total. However, the DBX707 is still available at Aston Martin’s dealers for enthusiasts who are willing to disburse the 254,000 euros it costs in Spain. Shortly after they personalize it to your liking, they will soon exceed the threshold of the 300,000 euros.
The DBX707 uses a 4.0 -liter V8 biturbo engine, such as the original DBX, but takes 157 horses. How is that possible? The turbos are due in large part, which have a fundamental change in the bearings: instead of being a conventional bearing and using oil, now they turn to a ball bearing. That allows to reduce friction and increase the speed of the entire system, reducing the Turbo Lag and, in essence, deploying more power for the vehicle. That is accompanied by a new calibration of the electronic switchboard and also of fundamental changes in the gearbox, which remains automatic and maintains nine speeds, but now the transmission ratio changes and also adopts a wet clutch.
To govern the 157 horses of power and 200 Newton Metro of torque that we won in front of the DBX we have huge carboceramic brakes of six pistons and 420 millimeters in the front train and 390 millimeters in the rear. The buffer valves have been stressed as well as the electronics of the car in search of better body control. Even the assisted address has been reviewed to better identify the level of grip available in each curve.
A car with two personalities
Aston Martin DBX707 is a car with of the personalities differentiated that coexist under the hood: that of An extremely comfortable family luxury SUV and that of a sports beast able to roll in circuit and follow the trail of much smaller cars. Everything will depend on the driving mode we choose and, ultimately, on the accelerator pedal.
The first sensation one has when getting on to DBX707 is a great habitability. The driving position is high and we enjoy that viewing angle that makes such popular cars, while, with or without reason, they transmit a sense of control over the surroundings. The width of the car soon becomes palpable: with open rearviews it goes to 2.22 meters. That will not be a problem on the highway, but in urban traffic it will make us well attentive to the mirrors and on the narrower secondary roads we will have a bit bad because of the proximity of the wore or the face traffic that we can find.
The DBX707 offers multiple driving modes and car behavior changes with all of them.
The most comfortable of all is the GT. With this option, the escapes are particularly silent and do not attract attention. We can circulate through the neighborhood without anyone detecting that we are driving a beast of more than 700 horses. The suspension adopts its softer configuration, although it still has a point of rigidity and is clearly sports. The driving is extremely simple and at no time is overwhelming.
If we want to have fun a little, then we can gender the mode Sport. The noise of the escape changes a bit and we notice a tougher suspension and an accelerator and a more reactive steering wheel. It is the controlled dissent: dynamism, but without reaching the absolute limit. Ideal for fun with the peace of mind that the electronics of the car remains fully operational.
The thing changes radically as soon as we engage the Sport+. The escapes become much more bronchos, the suspension adopts its hardest configuration and the gear changes are more sharp. This is where we will get the most out of the cams behind the steering wheel, which allow us a manual operation if we wish. The electronics also takes a small step back, so, in the right hands, it will be able to drifte in circuit. The roof of this car is extremely high and is up to the power that hides under its hood.
The party is completed with an all-terrain mode that takes advantage of the pneumatic suspension to maximize free height, which goes from 17.5 to 22.0 centimeters. We can control it with a button available on the central console and also with a control inside the trunk, which will be particularly practical when loading suitcases and heavy objects. Aston Martin also offers an individual mode and physical buttons to separate the sound of the escapes, the hardness of the suspension and stability control, so at all times we can change these parameters with a simple click.
In a daily driving, then, Aston Martin DBX707 is an extremely comfortable SUV. He drives much more easily than it might seem and the comfort level of his cabin is superlative, so it is easy to imagine that even unadvantaged drivers could carry it on a day -to -day basis without any problem. The only thing they would have to monitor is that it is a particularly wide vehicle and that can be a problem on some roads. However, whoever has a DBX707 in the garage will know that it will be enough to engage the Sport+ mode to unleash a dynamic performance of another world that seems impossible for a vehicle of this size and this weight –2.245 kilos–. Will you do it daily? Maybe not. But it is good to know that it is there.
For those who sign these lines, the most extraordinary experience was not to drive the DBX707, but to see what it is capable of a professional pilot in the Monza circuit. In the Italy GP of 2024, I was lucky enough to take a quick turn with a Sports Biplaza and coincide on track with this car. The DBX707 advanced us after the second lesmo curve, matched with us on the line and advanced us inside at the entrance of the Ascari variant. Seeing the poise with which the DBX707 negotiated those curves, with hardly any balance, is a difficult memory to forget. A really extraordinary car that has two completely opposite personalities and that helps one to understand why more and more people opt for this type of cars instead of conventional, more uncomfortable and uncomfortable supercar.
