2024 Aston Martin DBX set for mid-life tech overhaul

The 2024 Aston Martin DBX SUV will drop its outdated Mercedes-Benz-sourced infotainment system next year for an all-new, faster-reacting unit, as seen in the latest Aston Martin DB12 sports car.

Since it was first launched back in 2020, the Aston Martin DBX came in for criticism from reviewers and owners alike for using an old system that needed a trackpad to operate, rather than a more widely accepted screen operated by touch.

That will change in 2024, reports Autocar, after Aston chairman Lawrence Stroll told investors on a recent call that that the DBX would be updated soon.

“On DBX, the new infotainment, the new interiors, will continue along the line of DB12 and will be in the marketplace in the near future,” said Stroll.

According to reports, the ancient infotainment system has already lost Aston DBX sales in China – where in-car tech really counts. The Chinese market is also one of the strongest regions for the Brit SUV, with 70 per cent of all DBXs made each year heading there.

So far in 2023, the Aston Martin DBX accounts for more than half the British car-maker’s global sales.

The news that DBX is finally switching to a traditional touch-screen raised some questions from investors, who highlighted that the DB12 system was hit by a software bug that delayed deliveries in some markets.

Aston Martin’s CEO Amedeo Felisa was quick to respond: “We had some issues on software, but I think everything now is fixed.”

Aston Martin didn’t confirm whether or not the overhaul of the infotainment system would be introduced with little fanfare or accompanied by a larger general mid-life facelift of the DBX.

No timeline was also given on when exactly the upgrade will take place, but it’s been tipped the revised touch-screens will be introduced during the first few months of next year.

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