The Aston Martin DBX has gained a touchscreen and is now obtainable completely in top-rung 707 guise, dropping the lower-powered 542bhp model of its twin-turbo V8.

The transfer to a one-engine providing is available in response to the success of the 697bhp range-topper, which accounted for round two-thirds of DBX gross sales in 2023 and is working at about 90% thus far in 2024.

Aston Martin has additionally eliminated the mild-hybrid straight-six DBX from sale within the Chinese market, citing fast shifts in market demand for such powertrains. It has no quick plans to supply an electrified variant globally.

Due to start deliveries in May with a 5-10% worth uplift taking it to round £210,000, the revised DBX now has primarily the identical cockpit association because the DB12 and Vantage, taking out the dated Mercedes-based set-up that it has had since 2020.

In its place is a brand new 10.25in touchscreen sited in the midst of the ‘waterfall’- formed centre stack. It runs Aston’s bespoke infotainment platform, with smartphone mirroring included as customary and a collection of SUV-specific options added, resembling hill descent management.

The revamp does away with the 4 particular person drive choose buttons atop the dashboard in favour of a toggle-style shifter within the centre console.

It additionally swaps the digital gauge cluster for a bigger, 12.3in display. Buttons and switches abound, although, which head of product administration Neil Hughes advised Autocar is in a bid to keep away from drivers “fumbling around” to regulate sure settings on the transfer and to offer fast entry to essentially the most generally used options.

Hughes mentioned Aston Martin has reached “peak touchscreen” and maintaining a variety of bodily controls will stay necessary as a result of that method “lends itself to craftsmanship”. A raft of extra delicate tweaks spherical off the inside overhaul.