2025 Aston Martin DBX707 First Look: Finally, the Tech to Match Its Looks, Power
Oh, and Aston's dropped the DBX V8 from the lineup—so every DBX is a 707 from now on.
Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll is determined to transform the storied British automaker into a high-power, high-fashion, high-tech alternative to Ferrari and Bentley. The gorgeous DB12 coupe and DB12 Volante were the first of the Stroll-era Astons, and they’re about to be followed by reworks of the Vantage and DBS coupes and convertibles.
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Now meet the revised Aston Martin DBX707 SUV, which is scheduled to arrive in the U.S. in the third quarter of this year. That makes four new or significantly upgraded Aston Martins hitting the road in little more than 18 months. Yep, Lawrence Stroll, the Canadian billionaire in the driver’s seat at Aston Martin, is keeping his foot hard on the gas.
From the outside, the 2025 DBX707 barely looks like even a mild refresh. The door handles now automatically present themselves when you unlock the car, and there are new frameless exterior mirrors, which have integrated cameras to help with parking. Five new exterior colors are now available, there are new finishes available on the 23-inch wheels, and the latest iteration of the iconic Aston Martin winged badge on the hood and rear hatch. But that’s about it.
The big news is all inside. The 2025 DBX707 is now equipped with the new infotainment system developed in-house at Aston Martin, and which made its debut last year on the DB12 coupe. And, like the DB12, the interior has been comprehensively upgraded to make the most of the system’s new screens and enhanced capability.
The digital instrument panel is a 12.3-inch screen, 1.5 inches larger than those in the DB12 and revised Vantage. The second screen at the center of the new dash, which now has more horizontal design elements to accentuate the width of the cabin, is 10.25 inches and features what Aston claims is a best-in-class touchscreen with Pure Black display technology and single and multi-finger gesture control. Underneath the central screen is a new center console that, as in the DB12, features beautifully executed physical controls for functions such as gear selection, air conditioning temperature and audio system volume, as well as the rotary drive mode selector.
Other changes include a new steering wheel, redesigned door handles, and vertical air vents at either end of the dash, both of which are now matched to bright chrome or dark chrome interior jewelry. The front doors feature larger veneer panels that can be finished in a variety of new materials, including gloss smoked oak, gloss titanium mesh and updated ziricote wood, piano black and carbon fiber.
Customers can choose from three different factory trim themes in a range of colors or have their DBX707 interior personalized by Aston’s bespoke service, Q by Aston Martin. The standard 800-watt audio system features 14 speakers, but audiophiles can opt for a new Bowers & Wilkins system that packs a 1600-watt punch through no fewer than 23 speakers.
So, all this good stuff is going inside the DBX707. What about the DBX V8?
There is no DBX V8. It has been dropped from Aston’s SUV lineup. With the DBX707 last year accounting for more than two-thirds of total DBX sales worldwide, Aston Martin decided the market had spoken and so have switched its focus away from the 542-hp, 516-lb-ft DBX V8 and towards the more profitable, full-fat model. The DBX Straight-Six, a Chinese market only model powered by a Mercedes-Benz 3.0-liter mild hybrid inline six, has also been dropped.
So, from now on the only DBX you will be able to buy is the 707-spec. That means the 698-hp, 664-lb-ft version of AMG’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 under the hood, driving all four wheels through AMG’s nine-speed Speedshift MCT wet clutch transmission that has a Sport+ mode with launch control, and a full manual control mode.
