Aston Martin DBX Review: Greatness, In SUV Form

Aston Martin have always been a brand to be reckoned with. DBS, DBS SL,  DB7, DB11, Vantage, DB5, DB6, Lagato, Lagonda, DBV8, Virage, Volante, Vanquish, DB9, One-77, Virage, Rapide, Rapide S, etc... They have made a countless cars that will go down as legendary. However, the past 16 or so months have been extremely difficult for the British automaker. Bankruptcy loomed, and car sales dwindled. The crisis at Aston Martin was going on far before the pandemic, with many customers deciding to buy Ferraris. (Let me tell you a little secret: Aston > Ferrari). Tobias Moyers, CEO, decided a SUV was the only way to keep the storied luxury car manufacturer afloat. But he knew that not just any SUV would do the trick: It had to be absolutely sensational, with the likes of Jaguar, Lamborghini, Maserati, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Porsche, and Ferrari already in the game.

To make a long story short, the Aston Martin DBX is every bit as good as it needed to be, and some. Motor Trend.com, reviewing the DBX, said is was so ridiculously good, it might even be "The best Aston Martin ever". They also praised how much it drove like a sports car, saying the engineers at Aston worked a "Leather-lined miracle". Car&Driver.com also had high praise, saying it was most impressed by 3 aspects of the DBX: "Beautiful Aston Martin design, driving experience is both serene and exciting, can tow and go off-road". I personally think, if I could only own one vehicle for the next 10 or so years of my life, it would be the DBX. It is simply the most complete vehicle money can buy. What other 4-wheeled creature can go ludicrously fast, offer unrivaled luxury, seat 5, provide 23 cubic feet of trunk space, all while being the most gorgeous car in a gazillion-mile radius? You could say the Porsche Panamera, Audi RSQ8, Mercedes E63 Estate, or the Jaguar F-Pace can claim the throne to most complete vehicle on the road, but none of them  would have half as strong an a argument than the DBX. Aston Martin pulled off something big here, so let's give credit where credit is due.