USED BUYER'S GUIDE Aston Martin DBX

FROM £75,000 Find a good dealer and Brit brand's first SUV is a solid option if you got deep pockets

- Richard Dredge

THERE was a time when manufacturers such as Porsche, Lamborghini and Aston Martin led with low-slung sports cars and GTs. But things changed, and in the pursuit of growth they started to embrace the SUV. Porsche was first with the Cayenne, which became its most popular model; the smaller Macan SUV would later claim that accolade.

Since then most luxury brands have followed suit, and they’ve seen significant sales growth as a result. Slightly late to the party was Aston Martin with the DBX, which would quickly become the British company’s most important model. It’s undeniably a very desirable car, but in a surprisingly busy segment, is it the super-SUV of choice?

HISTORY

THE DBX was unveiled in November 2019, priced from £150k and with the first examples scheduled to be delivered in spring 2020, just as the Covid 19 pandemic hit. All DBXs came with a 542bhp Mercedes-sourced twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 engine, but for those who wanted more power there was the 697bhp DBX707 from spring 2022.

By April 2024 that was the only powertrain offered in the DBX range. It was at this point that Aston Martin facelifted the DBX, with an all-new infotainment system and a refreshed cabin. The firm turned up the wick even more in April 2025 by unleashing the 717bhp DBX S. This was available alongside the DBX707, but the S brought a carbon-fibre roof, a unique grille and interior trim options that were exclusive to this range-topping model.

WHICH SHOULD I BUY?

NO DBX is lacking when it comes to performance or luxury, with even the cheapest used examples offering plenty of both. Pre-facelift cars (from before April 2024) have disappointing infotainment systems; later ones are much better in this respect, because they adopted Mercedes’ brilliant touchscreen setup.