Article content As an ardent gearhead, Ferraris and Porsches rank right up there in terms of unabashed lust, and I would never turn down any chance to drive one. Yet, to be perfectly honest — and possibly influenced by my British ancestry — the cars I lose my heart to most are the ones wearing the Aston Martin wing plate. Front engine, rear-wheel drive, with a long, achingly sensual shape, their classic lines and proportion have me in their thrall.
Then there’s the outlier DBX , AM’s all-wheel-drive sport-ute that is the very definition of Sesame Street ’s “one of these is not like the others.” Purists can cry in their beer all they want. Time and again, manufacturers, especially the luxury brands, have found adding a crossover/SUV to their vehicle lineup has quickly resulted in it becoming a best-seller, with welcomed profits that can then be ploughed back into further product research and development.
Just ask Porsche. As for DBX, called “the supercar of SUVs” by the company with nary a hint of pretentiousness, it accounted for 44% of AM’s total sales last year. With a percentage like that, it’s not a vehicle Aston can nor will let fall behind the competition.
Learn more about the cars T he high-dollar, two-row super-ute, which made an ill-timed d ebut in 2020, right at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , is about as aesthetically pleasing as a two-box shape allows, with a long wheelbase to maximize interior space, yet compacted engine placement t.