Aston Martin has cooked up something radically different for its latest project, one that is arguably madder than the V8-engined Cygnet. Meet Aston Martin Dreadnought, a military SUV a la Lamborghini Cheetah except the contractor is not U.S. military themselves, but rather the video game portrayal of such in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. If you wonder why the name doesn’t start with a ‘V’, consider its name – a reference to the famed British warship HMS Dreadnought – a valid excuse.
Duty Calls, For The Aston Martin Dreadnought
If your first impression of this very angular, muscular and bulky vehicle is something along the lines of, “this doesn’t really look like an Aston Martin,” you’d be right: the British marque said the Dreadnought was conceived by the its design team that no longer has to worry about real life problems such as practicality or toughness, even if they may look the part. The result is a tactical SUV which looks nothing like the real-life DBX, and comes with a V12 engine (on paper) to propel its four chunky off-road tires.
Given that Aston Martin Dreadnought is a virtual-only model, don’t expect a lot of numbers to back it up. Here’s some quotes: “supercar level performance,” “advanced armor technologies,” “adaptive combat zone intelligence systems,” “optimized aerodynamics,” and “fully integrated digital command interfaces,” as well as optional features like “reserve fuel tanks and bespoke weapons storage.” A lot of imaginary stuffs here, although it’s hard to say if any military department around the world is convinced by these jargons just yet.
The automaker continues on with the vehicle’s visual features, such as herringbone-weave carbon fiber on the outside, while the interior carries Oxford Tan leather on the dashboard and door panels alongside a metallic gold gear lever; there’s the door hinges finished in anodized Satin Gold and the iconic Chiltern Green paint color.
While it’s merely a concept for a video game, Aston Martin Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman noted that the design process required envisioning the Dreadnought as a real vehicle navigating environments such as New York streets and monsoon-soaked Mumbai roads, which provides a basis for the vehicle to build on.
Say you want to drive this vehicle on the battlefield, here’s how to do it: at launch, players will be able to locate the Aston Martin Dreadnought at key points of interest within both the DMZ and Warzone modes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which launches globally on Friday, 23 October 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Battle.net, Xbox on PC, and Steam, as well as Nintendo Switch 2.
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