Aston Martin, one of many best-known British carmakers, is becoming a member of forces with Bowmore, one of many best-known Scotch whisky distillers, to create a limited-edition model of the DBX. Designed by the corporate’s Q division, the Bowmore Version is a cocktail of contemporary luxurious and old-school craftmanship for automotive and whisky fans alike.
It takes a well-trained eye to inform the Bowmore Version other than the common DBX in visitors. It is painted in a comparatively delicate shade named Bowmore Blue, although consumers can alternatively order Xenon Gray. Black brake calipers and black wheels come normal, however our favourite exterior function is on the facet strakes. They acquire copper inlays reduce out of the unique Bowmore nonetheless. Q by Aston Martin badges spherical out the listing of visible tweaks.
Consumers can select between a single- and a two-tone inside. Each function copper and blue tweed inserts created by the Islay Woollen Mill that is positioned on the identical island because the Bowmore distillery. Extra still-sourced copper accents are discovered on the underside of the entrance cupholders and on the sill plates, and every automotive comes with an array of edition-specific equipment, together with a tweed picnic basket and a leather-based holdall bag.
Aston made no mechanical modifications to the DBX Bowmore Version, so please do not pour single malt in its gas tank. Energy comes from a twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter V8 engine borrowed from Mercedes-Benz and tuned to develop 542 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. It spins the 4 wheels through a nine-speed computerized transmission. The DBX posts a 4.2-second dash to 60 mph and it may possibly tow as much as 6,000 kilos when correctly geared up, which represents about 2,000 bottles of whisky — or a number of hundred much less when you issue within the trailer.
Q by Aston Martin will construct 18 items of the DBX Bowmore Version. Deliveries will happen within the fourth quarter of 2021, however clients will not merely be handed the keys earlier than being despatched residence. They will first journey to Edinburgh, Scotland, the place they will choose up their SUV. They will then take a 170-mile highway journey by way of the fairy tale-like Scottish countryside earlier than boarding a ferry for Islay for a three-night keep. Individuals will eat, sight-see, go to the Bowmore Distillery, and hand-fill their very own bottle of 39-year-old whisky straight from the cask, which isn’t unhealthy so far as souvenirs go. Pricing hasn’t been launched but, however the usual DBX begins at about $190,000.
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