Aston Martin's First EV Will Be An SUV In 2025

Fedeli then spoke further about the quad-motor setup, making a comparison about four-wheel torque vectoring in an electric vehicle versus in something like theDBX707. While the horsepower figure was a big headline-grabber, it's the suspension, chassis, and torque vectoringchanges that really set it apartfrom the regular DBX.Auto Expressasked if the comparison between Aston Martin's first EV and the DBX707 was significant and if the automaker's first EV would be an SUV, and Fedeli nodded.

"Our target is to see the first mule running by the beginning of next year, the first mule to represent the platform - the most complicated model we want to develop on the platform has to be on the road by the beginning of next year," said Fedeli. "By the end of summer, we are going to have the full powertrain on the test bench. We did the concept phase of the platform last year, this year we are completing this phase, and then we are going to start testing."

Finally, Aston reiterated thatFormula 1 will influence future models空气动力学的发展,这将延长too. "We have some ideas about blowing the wake at the tailgate of the car in order to reduce the drag as much as possible," said Fedeli. "We are going to reduce the drag by 50%, and this is what we need in order to avoid making the car heavy because of the energy we need on board for range."

年代o although Aston's first EV will be an SUV, it and other electric products will feature novel aero aids that bring airflow from the front of the car, spewing it out the back at speed to "destroy the vortex," which "means a huge reduction in drag," according to Fedeli.

Coupled with Pirelli's new Cyber Tyre and novel brakes from Brembo, which control the pistons in the calipers electronically to reduce drag, Aston should be able to build EVs that are immensely power dense, light, and efficient, both in terms of power consumption and aerodynamic flow.