2025 ASTON MARTIN DBS 707

The facelifted 707 gets a 10.25-inch touchscreen running a new Unix-based system, paired with a crisp 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

- ROHIT PARADKAR

Large grilles were once a statement; now, they serve as a survival mechanism-chiefly for internal combustion engines striving to remain relevant amid a tide of blank-faced EVs. The DBX 707 is unapologetic about this. It parades its cavernous front end like a prizefighter displaying his jawline before a bout. No filters. No pretence. Just a snarling reminder that Aston Martin continues to produce machines that burn both fuel and patience in equal measure.

This is Aston Martin’s midlife update of its “super SUV”, though “update” scarcely does justice to the changes beneath the surface. At first glance, you might dismiss it as more of the same. Yet five minutes behind the wheel quickly dispel that notion—this is no token revision; it has been honed where it counts.

Still Mad, Just Smarter

Aston Martin has left the headline figures untouched—and that’s for the best. The 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 still delivers 707 metric horsepower and 900 Nm of torque with the same manic urgency as before. The nine-speed wet-clutch gearbox, borrowed from AMG’s GT 63, remains a highlight. It may not be as brutal as the eight-speed ZF in the V8 Vantage, but it’s slick when pushed hard and just temperamental enough in traffic to remind you that this is no domesticated creature.