{"id":4588,"date":"2021-02-25T06:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=4588"},"modified":"2021-02-25T06:53:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:53:04","slug":"aston-martin-dbx-plug-in-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2021\/02\/25\/aston-martin-dbx-plug-in-hybrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin DBX Plug-In Hybrid confirmed, could have 700 horsepower"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aston Martin may have delayed the rollout of its electric-only Lagonda sub-brand, but that doesn\u2019t mean the Gaydon-based luxury marque has given up on electrification. On the contrary, the company aims for 90% of its lineup to be electrified by the end of this decade, even though it doesn\u2019t have any plug-in hybrids or purely electric cars in its portfolio right now.<\/p>\n
The situation will change in the years to come as Aston Martin boss Tobias Moers has told Autocar<\/em> the DBX high-end SUV will get a plug-in hybrid powertrain by 2024. It is believed the setup will pair the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine developed by Mercedes-AMG and already used by the regular DBX with an electric motor also engineered by the team in Affalterbach.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This PHEV arrangement will make its debut onto a production car this year, presumably on the AMG S63e where it\u2019s expected to have somewhere in the region of 700 horsepower from a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 and an e-motor. Mercedes is also cooking up a hot AMG GT73e where the electrified powertrain is estimated to push out as much as 800 horsepower. Both versions, one with a 134-hp electric motor and the other with a 201-hp motor, are likely coming to the DBX.<\/p>\n Aston Martin\u2019s head honcho also told the British magazine a separate plug-in hybrid model is on the agenda and will offer \u201creasonable electric range.\u201d Meanwhile, customer deliveries of the Valkyrie V12 hypercar will commence before the end of 2021 and the high-performance machine will come with an electric motor provided by Croatian electric hypercar brand Rimac.<\/p>\n One piece of the puzzle missing is the direction Aston Martin\u2019s upcoming Valhalla supercar will take in terms of the powertrain. \u00a0It could ditch its in-house developed twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 hybrid in favor of another AMG-supplied unit, likely electrified as well to meet increasingly stringent emissions regulations.<\/p>\n