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Aston Martin DBX

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Writer:

Andrew Frankel | Ti co-founder

Date:

14 April 2021

We should dispense quickly with the question of whether a 2.2-tonne SUV deserves to be called an Aston Martin. The DBX is here and Aston Martin hopes it will do for the company what the Cayenne did for Porsche, namely transform the balance sheet to allow it to continue making kind of sporting Astons enthusiasts really want, which will in turn provide the image to make others still want the DBX. That is the contract.

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