Aston Martin's DBX put through paces on Welsh Rally stage
West Midlands-based luxury sportscar maker Aston Martin has confirmed its new SUV will be called the DBX, as prototype testing starts with the new vehicle tackling a stage of the Welsh Rally.
The car is due to go on sale late next year, says the Gaydon-based company best known for producing James Bond's favourite motor.
The new car will be made at Aston Marton's new St Athan factory, and has already undergone considerable testing. It will go on to be put through the world's harshest environments, from the frozen Arctic to scorching deserts.
Aston Martin chief engineer, Matt Becker, said: ‘We have already developed and tuned DBX in the driving simulator, which has enabled us to make excellent progress in advance of the first physical prototype cars being available. Still, it’s always a big day when you get to put the first actual miles on an early prototype and I’m delighted with the near perfect correlation between the simulator and this prototype. "
Aston Martin Lagonda president and group chief executive officer, Andy Palmer said: “Seeing a DBX development prototype in action is a momentous chapter in the story of our first SUV, for it is the moment it really comes alive. DBX is so much more than ‘just’ an SUV; it will be the first model built at our brand-new facility in St Athan. As such, it is very much the start of a bold new era in the company’s long history.”
