“I want to replace my Lamborghini Urus with another performance SUV. English products like Aston Martin DBX 707 et Bentley Bentayga S interest me. I keep my vehicles about 2 years, so the question of reliability in the medium and long term does not matter to me. What vehicle will give me the most sensations behind the steering wheel? Note that the engine sound is also important. ” – Jacques
Answer
These are two models that stand at the top of the hierarchy in the world of performance SUVs. In recent years, the SUVs of very high prestige have multiplied as evidenced by Bentley Bentayga, Aston Martin DBX, Lamborghini Urus, Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Ferrari Purosangue. Rumors even argue that McLaren will be dance within a while. These SUVs are “popular” and offer exactly what performance vehicles are looking for: style, power, luxury, prestige. However, all packed in a SUV format which finally allows a family life, is quite practical than a sports car and can be appreciated all year round. Your list promotes English products, the Aston Martin DBX 707 and the Bentley Bentayga S. In both cases, they offer very different personalities, but both offer an experience rich in sensations.
The 707
Between the two models, it is the most athletic both in terms of style and power. For 2025, the DBX abandons the basic version, it only remains on the 707. Presented in 2023, it remains unchanged in terms of aesthetics. He maintains his large grille grid and his 23 -inch rims. As we are in the Aston Martin environment, we can obviously play with sets, options or the Q personalization program to have a really unique vehicle and in its image. The 707 comes with a basic price slightly above $ 300,000.
For 2025, what is most interesting is the complete redevelopment of the passenger compartment. Since his very first beginnings, it was not villain, but there, we offer a momentum of modernism. The entire dashboard is revised for more functionality and improved ergonomics. In the lot of transformations, the integration of new screens with instrumentation and multimedia system. The whole is quite more user -friendly and keeps the spirit specific to Aston Martin products. Unsurprisingly, the quality of manufacturing is impressive, but a little less than on the side of Bentley which determines the standards on this point. Comfort is without reproach for the occupants at the front. At the rear, the more fleeting roof line can compromise access for larger people. On the chest side, we speak of a volume of 638 liters.
Beyond his style, which gives his personality to 707 is of course his motorization. We therefore find the 4 -liter twin -turbo V8 of AMG design. It develops no less than 697 horsepower and produced a torque of 663 pounds. Everything involves an automatic 9 -speed gearbox. The acceleration of 0 to 100 kilometers/hour is done in only 3.3 seconds. The model comes with a collection of driving modes that gives it a multiple personality. Can be configured according to his good desires, one can go very comfortable to a track beast as evidenced by the presence of a 707 AMR as a head vehicle on the F1 circuits.
In terms of driving pleasure, we are at Aston Martin, a manufacturer of sports car. All its constitution is designed according to the dynamism of conduct. It is a very heavy vehicle, but it keeps impressive dynamic qualities.
THE
At Bentley, we are at the junction of two worlds. That of sports SUVs and the very great English luxury. This is why Bentayga is able to face as much on the 707 as the Cullinan of Rolls-Royce. It therefore offers a slightly more “passout” approach like the brand. As it is a Bentley, there too the possibilities of personalization by the Mulliner workshop are downright endless. The B version of Bentayga begins, before options, to just over $ 330,000.
Inside, British rigor shines with all its fires. The interior presentation is less expressive, more Cartesian than in the 707 which offers more emotions. The interior is however a little more functional insofar as the clearances are slightly more broad out, especially due to the more straight roof line which offers more space for the head and for the occupants at the rear. However, the trunk offers a fairly smaller volume than the 707 at only 484 liters.
In terms of mechanics, we offer a larger selection of engines including two 3 -liter V6 turbo with electric assistance. Their powers are 443 and 456 horsepower. In the case of the 4-liter twin-turbo V8, the power is 542 horsepower, and the torque, 568 pounds. It is quite less than the 707, and the sprint of 0 to 100 kilometers/hour is a little more modest, at 4.5 seconds. It remains fast, but it’s less than the 3.3 seconds of Gaydon English. All the mechanics of Bentley Bentayga come with an 8 -speed automatic gearbox.
Like the 707, the Bentayga allows you to play with a collection of driving modes. Sportiness is there and quickly makes us forget its weight. However, there is always a small reserve that keeps us in a comfort zone. Even by optimizing all the parameters, there is always a net which leaves us in a universe a little more cozy than the 707, more dynamic.
Conclusion
Although Bentley offers an impressive experience, with a view to driving pleasure, with its power and calibrations, the DBX 707 of Aston Martin is higher. To this, we can add that it is cheaper, even if I am not sure that it is very important in this case.
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