Following the first chapter of the DBX teaser campaign on YouTube, the peeps at Aston Martin came out with the Grille this time around. Seriously, that’s the focus of the following teaser! As the British automaker puts it, “Aston Martin’s first SUV features the iconic DB grille.”
The description of the video is even more interesting. “From DB11 to DBX, the DB heritage continues in December 2019.” What that means to expecting customers is that the first examples of the breed will be delivered in 2020, most likely for the 2020 model year if everything goes according to plan. That’s the first half of the year, and as expected, the crossover utility vehicle borrows the Second Century Architecture from the DB11.
Aston Martin will start production at the St Athan facility in southern Wales, a former Ministry of Defence base which used to be the home of the RAF No. 4 School of Technical Training. The stomping ground of the DBX was chosen in February 2016 over two other locations in the UK, Alabama in the United States, and the Middle East.
An estimated 5,000 units are to be built per year, but knowing Aston Martin, that won’t be easy. Looking at the bigger picture, Lamborghini sold more Urus models that Huracan supercars. The same is expected to happen with the DBX, which will definitely sell a lot. The order books for the British interloper opened this past weekend at Pebble Beach.
The 90-acre factory is already churning out pre-production models as Aston Martin prepares for series production. It remains to be seen when St Athan will reach full capacity, more so if you remember that the DBX won’t be the only nameplate manufactured over there.
What’s most impressive about the DBX is that Aston Martin promises “towing capabilities as befits a state-of-the-art SUV.” Having said that, we’re waiting for a matching trailer and caravan from Q by Aston Martin.
The description of the video is even more interesting. “From DB11 to DBX, the DB heritage continues in December 2019.” What that means to expecting customers is that the first examples of the breed will be delivered in 2020, most likely for the 2020 model year if everything goes according to plan. That’s the first half of the year, and as expected, the crossover utility vehicle borrows the Second Century Architecture from the DB11.
Aston Martin will start production at the St Athan facility in southern Wales, a former Ministry of Defence base which used to be the home of the RAF No. 4 School of Technical Training. The stomping ground of the DBX was chosen in February 2016 over two other locations in the UK, Alabama in the United States, and the Middle East.
An estimated 5,000 units are to be built per year, but knowing Aston Martin, that won’t be easy. Looking at the bigger picture, Lamborghini sold more Urus models that Huracan supercars. The same is expected to happen with the DBX, which will definitely sell a lot. The order books for the British interloper opened this past weekend at Pebble Beach.
The 90-acre factory is already churning out pre-production models as Aston Martin prepares for series production. It remains to be seen when St Athan will reach full capacity, more so if you remember that the DBX won’t be the only nameplate manufactured over there.
What’s most impressive about the DBX is that Aston Martin promises “towing capabilities as befits a state-of-the-art SUV.” Having said that, we’re waiting for a matching trailer and caravan from Q by Aston Martin.