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Aston Martin DBX Won’t Use Mercedes Underpinnings: CEO

Aston Martin's upcoming DBX luxury crossover will use a jacked-up version of the marque's all-new aluminium architecture, rather than a steel floorpan borrowed from corporate cousin Mercedes-Benz. Since reports of an Aston crossover first surfa


Aston Martin's upcoming DBX luxury crossover will use a jacked-up version of the marque's all-new aluminium architecture, rather than a steel floorpan borrowed from corporate cousin Mercedes-Benz.

Since reports of an Aston crossover first surfaced in 2013, rumours have been circulating that Aston Martin would opt to build the production version of the DBX on a modified version of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class platform.

But that rumour has been laid to rest by Aston CEO Andy Palmer, who, while speaking to the media in Europe this week, confirmed Aston's crossover would instead use the same extruded-alloy underpinnings as its next generation of sports coupes.

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