We have first shots of the high-performance variant of Aston Martin’s first SUV performance testing at the fearsome Nürburgring. Reportedly called the DBX S, the SUV should boast some serious performance. Seen here sporting an enormous grille with big air inlets at the front, as well as four tailpipes at the back, all signs point to a big engine with big cooling needs under the hood. These shots also reveal massive brakes behind those big wheels, which further suggests that this will be the high-performance variant of the SUV.
First launched in 2020, the DBX has lit up
the sales charts, somewhat unsurprisingly. At an investor presentation early
this year, the company promised “expansion with derivatives and new car lines,”
based on the DBX platform. To date, we’ve also seen a hybrid version of the DBX
testing. nfortunately, we don’t know what engine the DBX S will have under its
hood, but rumors suggest that it will be excessive. Currently, the SUV is
powered by a Mercedes-derived twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V8 that makes 542 hp and 700 Nm of torque.
If Aston Martin wants to stick with the
V8, there’s still some power to squeeze out of it as evinced by the
Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S, which uses the same engine and gets 603 hp and 850 Nm of torque out of it.
Rumors, however, suggest that Aston Martin may opt to go even more over
the top and add a quartet of cylinders. If it so chooses, the automaker
currently sells the DBS Superleggera with a 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 that makes
715 hp and 900 Nm of torque.
