What's all this about?

This is the Aston Martin DBX GT and understanding its place in the world will require going back through the British luxe-SUV's short but distinguished history, and then suffering no small degree of bafflement. You see, this is a softer, more luxurious version of a hardcore evolution of a softer, more luxurious original product.

Eh? What?

When the original DBX arrived, it had 550hp and an interior that lacked for the final word in exquisite finishing. Sometime later, this still-excellent opening gambit evolved into the mighty DBX707, while the cabin finally got the layout and materials the Aston's exalted place in the market deserved. And then the marque went even further again, tweaking the 707 and delivering us the exceptional 727hp DBX S in the process.

The new GT, though, rows back on the overt sportiness and aims to deliver a super-SUV that has an emphasis on luxury over dynamic acuity. In that regard, it's not hard to imagine that its most-obvious direct rival is another wonderful top-end British bruiser, but remarkably the DBX GT retains the ultimate 727hp/900Nm iteration of the AMG-derived biturbo 4.0-litre V8. So that equates to 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds and a top speed of 193mph, making it as fast as the DBX S; it's just that you're cosseted in the most luxurious of opulence while you get to these speeds.

What specifically is different about the GT compared to the S, then?

One signature look of the DBX GT is its double-vaned radiator grille, available in either a bright or a dark finish. Its DRLs are in the same place and are the same shape as those on the S, but they're incorporated differently due to the entirely resculpted front bumper and airdam arrangement.

Along the sides, the GT features a two-piece metal side strake, and all of its lower body portions are painted to match the main (chosen) colour of the shell. A set of 22-inch forged alloy wheels with a Satin Titanium diamond-turned finish and clothed in all-season tyres are fitted as standard, although 23s are an option for the DBX GT. And finally, at the back, new quad-exhaust finishers emphasise the width of the Aston's lower body.

Moving inside, the company says the GT introduces 'heightened craftsmanship'. For instance, the front and rear seats have been redesigned with enhanced cushioning and different shapes, but they also get a 10mm-thick memory-foam layer incorporated into their make-up. Bespoke embroidery details abound everywhere, while in the second row is an individual seating layout - yet the DBX (just about) retains its five-seat status regardless.

A panoramic glass roof is fitted as standard and floods the cabin with a greater amount of natural light, while the drive-mode rotary controller and much of the secondary switchgear is rendered in anodised metal to give a 'jewellery-like' finish. There's more to the DBX GT than this, even, thanks to semi-aniline leather, deep-pile floor mats and fully 691 metres of thread in each of the front chairs alone, but what you can't see is that Aston has made targeted improvements to the cabin sealing and sound-deadening in the hidden parts of the SUV's form to ensure it is even quieter and more relaxing when on the move.

Sounds very impressive. Any other tech details to cough up?

The brakes are the same carbon-ceramic stoppers as fitted to the DBX S, so the GT is equipped with goliath 420mm front discs and 390mm rotors at the rear. It also has the same faster steering ratio as the S, despite its supposedly 'detuned sportiness' nature, but it has its own calibration of damper settings and throttle-pedal feel, to better match its luxury ethos.

Lovely. Anything else to add?

Aside from confirming that first deliveries of the Aston Martin DBX GT are slated to begin in the final quarter of this year, and that if you have to ask you can't afford it, we'll leave the final words here to the company's CEO Adrian Hallmark: "DBX GT is aimed at customers who prefer assured elegance over sporting aggression and demand a higher degree of luxury. By refining the visual drama and elevating the interior with new elements of craftsmanship, the DBX GT delivers a true ultra-luxury experience; one which comes with no sacrifice in performance."

Matt Robinson - 1 Oct 2026