Not one, not two but three new Astons at Geneva.......

[jonby]

https://twitter.com/page13dbr/status/5726676971562...

Suggestions of a high riding 4 seater but not quite a full blown SUV

Reveal at 10.15am

More on future strategy here

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/motor-shows/aston-m...

Edited by jonby on Tuesday 3rd March 08:04

[speech]

Wow. Andy Palmer said at the Heritage Trust dinner the other week that he had a surprise in store... when the Vulcan was announced I thought that was the surprise, but looks like there's another one.

[IanV12VR]

They kept that one quiet. Will cause a bit of a stir on the AMOC site where they have been celebrating an SUV not being built!

[jonby]

It's very much a concept - all electric for a start

It's 'ok' - certainly not as bad as some may fear

But again, a concept, not a prod ready car

[IanV12VR]

Have you seen it Jonby?

[jonby]

IanV12VR said:

Have you seen it Jonby?

PICs on twitter for the last 30 mins showing reveal

https://twitter.com/TopGearEditor/status/572697278...

https://twitter.com/ytimesmotoring/status/57269728...
https://twitter.com/TheDanProsser/status/572694792...

[IanV12VR]

Ha! don't do Twitter. Perhaps should. I quite like it. The interior looks very different! Will be interesting to hear the feedback.

[George29]

Christ that's hideous.

DBX is a good name too, could have been put to much better use.

[IanV12VR]

George29 said:

Christ that's hideous.

DBX is a good name too, could have been put to much better use.

That surprised me George

[speech]

Shame it's only a concept. If they did one for Vantage money rather than Vanquish money I'd be so up for that. Should be able to handle the increasing number of speed humps in London! Should be good in countries where the roads aren't super smooth too.

Not sure about the interior. I'm not sure about all-electric... while I think they need to be environmentally conscious I'd rather it was something like the Porsche 918 or the McLaren that has electric as well as a proper engine.

[jonby]

IanV12VR said:

Ha! don't do Twitter. Perhaps should. I quite like it. The interior looks very different! Will be interesting to hear the feedback.

interior better than exterior

you need to view this car in context

there is an interview from the last 24 hrs where they say aim is to go for 3 distinct markets - sports cars (and conventional GTs I assume), saloons (eg Taraf) and this 'crossover market' as per the concept, which they keep saying is aimed at being more female friendly than Aston's (and others') current ranges

[hashluck]

I was a bit worried about the Aston SUV idea but if they decide they have to have one in the range (for that broader appeal) then it could be a lot worse. Actually can see it growing on me. Almost got shooting brake lines of some of the old Fsr East/Middle East specials they did. Not a bad effort.

[jonby]

hashluck said:

I was a bit worried about the Aston SUV idea but if they decide they have to have one in the range (for that broader appeal) then it could be a lot worse. Actually can see it growing on me. Almost got shooting brake lines of some of the old Fsr East/Middle East specials they did. Not a bad effort.

Could actually be a great DD but not sure how representative this is of what a future model may look like, particularly the drive train which is a 'new' interpretation of electric

I wonder what platform this is built on ?

[SFO]

jonby said:

I wonder what platform this is built on ?

Mercedes ML

[TuonoPants]

Details of all the models in one handy location...


The DBX looks interesting, but then I read that it's electric so I've gone off it completely.

[speech]

Ouch, it is getting absolutely slated on AM's Facebook post with the photo, hardly any positive comments. Granted, 99% of them will never be in the position to own one, but still not a good sign.

[AMDBSNick]

A real photograph makes it look much better IMHO

[George29]

AMDBSNick said:

A real photograph makes it look much better IMHO

I can just imagine it lined up outside Cheshire schools, driven by orange women.

[AMDBSNick]

George29 said:

I can just imagine it lined up outside Cheshire schools, driven by orange women.

Stalked by people like you

And if enough orange women buy it in the same way they buy the Evoque, AM's future is assured

Edited by AMDBSNick on Tuesday 3rd March 15:58

[jonby]

It's not attempting to be a sports car in a conventional sense

It doesn't look nearly as generic as many of the other manufacturer's crossovers

I think for the type of car, it looks pretty good

But if Aston wanted to build a production version using the electrical underpinnings of the concept, it is surely 5+ yrs away ?

Which means the only chance of something similar to this hitting the roads soon is if it has a combustion engine