Test drive

Finally, the car can be delivered normally! Finally it can be tested normally! From Beijing's debut at the end of last year to Aston 1 year now? Martin's first SUV-that's why DBX is so anxious. And actually getting along for one day has refreshed my interpretation of high-end performance SUVs!

Calm is not powerful firepower, but fluency and confidence.

SUV ++ high-end brand+strong performance is really charming. I used to drive Lamborghini Urus and Maserati Levante. Trofeo…… .............................................................................................................................................................................. I really admire the speed and strength of this car. But what about Aston? Martin DBX is different. ...

DBX comes from Mercedes -AMG's 4.0T engine ++9AT gearbox, passing through Aston? Martin's "specially tuned" power system is not weaker than the Italian heart, but it is completely different from the Italian performance SUV by connecting me with the electronic accelerator pedal.

If "linearity" is like a line, it must be a thin line, which will faithfully reflect a little change under my feet, but it will also leave a buffer space with strong fiber bonding skillfully, so when I step on the accelerator, I will not feel the torque of 700Nm in front of me, but will gradually exert my strength with my expected artistic conception, adding an elegant, smooth and easy-to-control charm.

Is it because I chose the general "GT" driving mode? Don't! I also tried the "sport" mode, and found that the heel of the accelerator pedal still feels as elegant except that the gearbox is more willing to stay in a lower gear and slightly increase the engine speed.

This is actually my favorite tuning style. I can control its power distribution smoothly, and I can also believe that it will not suddenly go crazy and exceed the vehicle limit. Well done!

Before the test run, I saw the huge aluminum alloy structure and reinforcing tie rod of the front frame of DBX, including the connecting wire group of the electronically controlled adaptive shock absorber.

I can't see anything under the car ... front double wishbone/rear multi-link suspension, electronically controlled adaptive anti-roll bar, central transfer case and rear axle electronically controlled limited slip differential, with Pirelli P-Zero tires, basically all the hardware related to control is armed to the teeth, Aston? Martin is still a British gentleman brand with sports style.

Even the steering wheel adjustment of DBX has a sporty style. The relatively large steering angle is only two and a half turns relative to the total angle of the left and right dead centers. Based on the chassis manipulation artifact mentioned above, it may be hard for you to imagine that I can drive fast on the mountain road with DBX as a performance sports car.

But what is really amazing is that the whole chassis strength of DBX combines shock absorbers and anti-roll bars, which can stably support its two-ton body, making the body roll very small, the limit tolerance is high, and the correction response is extremely fast and smooth. Before I feel a little conspicuous and ready to make corresponding control actions, the whole body stability system has helped me correct the bending angle.

DBX gave me a real sense of calm and control! Some people say that calmness means strong motivation, just like money in a wallet, which can be used when needed.

But that's actually just a narrow sense of peace. True calmness means that people can be fast but not nervous. Turning may be fierce, but you don't need to practice advanced driving skills in advance. Everything can be elegant, smiling and indifferent to the wind seen by outsiders. To put it bluntly, maybe a gentleman like 007 is just eighteen martial arts!

DBX also has Sport ++ and Terrain ....................................................................................................................................................................

Walking in the city in the general GT mode, the NVH mute degree in the car is not affected by the frameless window design, and the exhaust sound is set as strong as baritone but not harsh, which sounds durable and even beautiful.

If you buy art, will you emphasize big instead of bigger?

After my impressive driving experience, let's talk about my first impression of DBX ... Its appearance is indeed smaller than I expected, but in fact the wheelbase of this car is as long as 3060 mm. Why?

After careful clues, I found that its front and rear wheels were installed as close as possible to the four corners of the car body. In addition, the forward-leaning front, KammTail duck tail trunk lid and sculptural lines of the whole vehicle make DBX look smaller visually.

Isn't this contrary to the big car that Chinese people like? In fact, because there are many roads in Britain, Aston? Martin wants to give the driver a feeling that the car is not that big, and it is stressful and flexible to control.

In fact, I also think that the design of DBX is already so beautiful. It seems strange to buy something that looks like a work of art and then ask for more and more. ...

The actual reaction is that the space inside the car is not compact at all, it is very wide, and with the oversized panoramic skylight, the visual openness is also first-class!

Interior design and workmanship have always been Aston? The strength of Martin brand, as soon as I got into the car, a strong sense of leather came at me from sight and smell.

It's amazing that people are as comfortable and safe as lying in their mother's arms in the face of this pure natural thing, so in the process of changing hands to drive, I immediately went to find Duke Zhou in the back seat.

The workmanship level is superb craftsman's level, with several pinches, several decorative patterns and several perforated leather carvings ... each mosaic is just right. Always thought Aston? Martin not only makes cars, but also a cobbler!

The highest scientific and technological crystallization

Finally, by the way, since DBX is Aston? Martin's brand is the biggest and heaviest car, so the mechanical parts, body structure and dynamic control software invested by the car factory are the crystallization of the most advanced technology.

Of course, due to physical properties, DBX can't compete with cars like DB 1 1 to run the track, but I have to say that DBX's adjustment skills are really brilliant and left a deep impression on me.

This cleverness has a tone, not the cold, quick and fanatical cruelty, but the bearing of an old English gentleman, gentle and polite, but with a story behind it, comfortable and quick, without pressure. I like it!

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