In the car-making concept that Aston Martin believes in, in addition to the pursuit of the ultimate elegance of styling design and the almost crazy performance parameters, the most important thing is to adhere to the brand concept and not blindly follow the market. If Aston Martin is beginning to identify the prospects of a market for models, perhaps the dividend period of this market has arrived.
Recently, Aston Martin's board of directors held their first meeting after completion at its South Wales plant, and its official announcement was that its first SUV model based on the DBX concept car is scheduled to be mass-produced in late 2019, and the new car may be named "Varekai".
It is reported that aston Martin's new plant, located in St Anson, South Wales, is a conversion of three former Ministry of Defence hangars, and the factory has been completed and is currently in the process of installation and commissioning. Aston Martin President and CEO Andy Palmer said: "We are pleased with the progress made at the St. Anson facility. Wales has a long and distinguished history in engineering and the Board is delighted that it will play an important role in the development of Aston Martin.
According to the data, the new plant can provide 750 jobs, of which 150 employees have been hired, and after the completion of the commissioning work, St. The Athan plant will also work with aston Martin's England headquarters Gaydon plant and Newport Pagnell plant to produce aston Martin brand models.
Varekai, translated as "anywhere" in Roman, was registered by Aston Martin on March 10 of this year, and the model's prototype DBX was unveiled back at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. From the official drawings, it can be seen that Varekai continues the latest design elements of the Aston Martin family, with a large polygonal grille on the front face with a slender headlight module on both sides, and a fog lamp with rectangular decoration on the lower sides.
The body side adopts a slipback shape, the short body and the higher chassis make the whole car look similar to a GT model, while the rear is full, equipped with a small ducktail spoiler and through LED taillights, and the new car adopts a two-door four-seat cockpit layout, the space layout is more spacious and practical.
Aston Martin also said that Varikai will be built on a new platform, and will also be equipped with suspension technologies such as anti-roll system and three-volume air springs to ensure the movement of the trolley. In terms of power, Varekai will share the powertrain with the DB11, offering two power versions of 5.2T and 4.0T, and will also launch a hybrid version in the future, with the same system configuration as the recently released Mercedes AMG GT4 door coupe.