4trac:
RC:
I am really a big SUV fan, I like SUVs, always did. This thing is just ugly, I would never get one. For me, Aston Martin was always building beautiful and timeless designed cars but this "thing" is a monstrosity nobody really asked for.
Seems to me that if you replace Aston Martin with Porsche, in your comment above, people were saying identical things about the first Cayenne. The other parallel of course is that like with the DBX, the Cayenne was sold as a necessary line, whose profits were required to fund future development of the more classic Porsches.
I agree...the 955 (first Cayenne) was ugly. I hated the design. There is a big difference to the Aston Martin SUV though: The first 955 Cayenne Turbo was ahead of its time, it was the most powerful and fastest SUV available and with Porsche qualities when it comes to steering/chassis feel. Unique!
I switched from a ML55 AMG, at that time the performance SUV on the market, to the Cayenne Turbo. Actually, I switched from the ML55 to the E55 because there was no "better" SUV available and then got rid of the E55 after only six months because it wasn't spacious enough for our little family, so we got ourselves the Cayenne Turbo.
The only reason I got the Cayenne Turbo was performance and drive feel in such a spacious package. Nothing else.
Even got the powerkit (from 450 to 500 hp, new front brakes) upgrade retrofitted, very unique thing at that time.
The Aston Martin looks ugly but doesn't offer anything the competition doesn't offer. This is the problem here. There is nothing special about this AM, other than its look.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Lamborghini Huracan Performante (2019), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Range Rover Evoque Si4 Black Edition (2019)