Aston Martin DBX gets new interior, will be sold in 707 guise only

Aston Martin has updated its DBX SUV – the interior sees a significant tech update, and the model is now available exclusively in top-spec 707 guise. The lower-powered 550hp version of its twin-turbo V8 has been discontinued. The move to a one-engine offering comes in response to the success of the 707hp range-topper, which accounted for around two-thirds of global DBX sales in 2023, and is running at about 90 percent so far in 2024.

Aston Martin has also removed the mild-hybrid straight-six DBX from sale in the Chinese market, citing rapid shifts in market demand for such powertrains. It has no immediate plans to offer an electrified variant globally.

1. Updated DBX gets 12.3-inch digital driver display and 10.25-inch touchscreen
2. New ‘Wings’ badge and new paint shades among exterior changes
3. Suspension and steering retuned as well

Aston Martin DBX 707: 2024 interior changes

Due to begin deliveries in international markets in May in with a 5-10 percent price increase, the revised DBX now has essentially the same cockpit arrangement as the DB12 and Vantage, doing away with the dated Mercedes-based set-up that it has had since 2020. In its place is a new 10.25-inch touchscreen sited in the middle of the ‘waterfall’- shaped centre stack. It runs Aston’s bespoke infotainment platform, with smartphone mirroring included as standard and a suite of SUV-specific features added, such as hill descent control.

The revamp does away with the four individual drive select buttons atop the dashboard in favour of a toggle-style shifter in the centre console. It also swaps the digital gauge cluster for a larger, 12.3-inch screen. Buttons and switches abound, though, which head of product management Neil Hughes told our sister publication Autocar UK is in a bid to avoid drivers “fumbling around” to adjust certain settings on the move and to give quick access to the most commonly used features.

Hughes said Aston Martin has reached “peak touchscreen” and keeping a range of physical controls will remain important because that approach “lends itself to craftsmanship”. A raft of more subtle tweaks round off the interior overhaul – the door handles have been reshaped and the air vents