Gladiators, Pilots, and Palisades, plus a couple boring crossovers | Autoblog Podcast #562
We also discuss the upcoming Aston Martin DBX and spend your money.
We also discuss the upcoming Aston Martin DBX and spend your money.
Aston shows us a prototype DBX slinging mud around.
At the time of the Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin announced it would be re-awakening the storied Lagonda brand to manufacture zero-emission luxury cars. The timeline for these was cast to 2023 at first, but now information has come to light that Lagonda would start selling cars two years earlier, with — you guessed it — an SUV.
Its first annual profit in eight years and a possible IPO won't be enough.
The CEO touts its expertise in weight, aerodynamic drag and rolling resistance.
The site was formally handed over today.
Sports cars still matter, but the DBX crossover is the linchpin.
Aston Martin will have a seven-vehicle lineup. The goal behind is sustainability for the century-old British brand.
There's a new class of luxurious and powerful SUVs coming from some of Europe's most exotic automakers. Join us for a look at what's to come.
A previously rejected proposal to build a new plant in Macedonia is now reportedly back on the table after the local government offered Aston Martin better incentives to build the new DBX in the Balkan state.
A car company, or a luxury goods manufacturer? Aston Martin wants people to see it as both.
Aston Martin has reportedly narrowed down its shortlist of potential new manufacturing sites to two in the UK, one in the Middle East, and one here in the United States.
Aston Martin is laying off around 300 people as part of a cost-cutting effort. The company claims that the cuts will have no impact on its production efforts.
Aston Martin intends to launch an electric version of the Rapide in the next two years, boasting 800 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and a 200-mile range. An electric DBX is also on the way somewhat later.
Aston Martin shows off six vehicles at its Pebble Beach pavilion, including the global debut of the DB10 from Spectre and the US debut of the Lagonda sedan.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has publicly offered Aston Martin use of a military facility in Wales in order to handle assembly of the new DBX crossover within the UK instead of Alabama.
Aston Martin is nearing a decision on building a plant to handle production of the DBX crossover, and Alabama is reportedly the most logical choice.
Aston Martin won't rule out basing the DBX crossover on a Mercedes platform, but would reportedly rather adapt the new sports car platform it's currently developing for its next-generation luxury GTs.
Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer says that the DBX electric crossover is meant to diversify the company's product lineup and be something different. In his view, it's hard to make a beautiful SUV.
Aston Martin has just obtained over $300 million for production of a DBX Concept-based crossover, courtesy of a stock issuance to its key investors.
A new plant in the southern United States is among the possibilities Aston Martin is considering for producing the DBX crossover concept.