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ASTON MARTIN DBX 707 ETA: NOW

Price: R5 500 000 Engine: 4,0-litre, twin-turbo V8 Transmission: 9-speed automatic Power: 520 kW @6 000 r/min Torque: 900 N.m at 4 500 r/min 0-100km/h: 3,30 sec Top speed: 310 km/h Fuel consumption: 14,2 l/100km* CO² emissions: 323 g/km* Rivals: Bentley Bentayga Speed, Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT

+ performance, comfort, design

- dated infotainment system, awkward drive mode dial

ston Martin’s decision to jump on the SUV bandwagon seems to be paying off. In 2021, the first full year of production for its DBX, it accounted for half of all Aston production, with 3 000 units leaving the factory. Even so, the then-new-but-now-departed boss Tobias Moers wanted something more,

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