Compare the2024 Land Rover Range Rover VelarVS 2023 Aston Martin DBX

Both the Range Rover Velar and DBX have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Range Rover Velar has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The DBX’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

The Range Rover Velar’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The DBX doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

The Range Rover Velar has standard InControl, which uses a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular system to remotely unlock your doors if you lock your keys in, help track down your vehicle if it’s stolen or send emergency personnel to the scene if any airbags deploy. The DBX doesn’t offer a GPS response system, only a navigation computer with no live response for emergencies, so if you’re involved in an accident and you’re incapacitated help may not come as quickly.

Both the Range Rover Velar and the DBX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

The Range Rover Velar comes with a full 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The DBX’s 3-year basic warranty expires 1 year sooner.

There are almost 6 times as many Land Rover dealers as there are Aston Martin dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Range Rover Velar’s warranty.

On the EPA test cycle the Range Rover Velar gets better mileage than the DBX:

Regenerative brakes improve the Range Rover Velar’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The DBX doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Land Rover Range Rover Velar higher (7 out of 10) than the Aston Martin DBX (5). This means the Range Rover Velar produces up to 8 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the DBX every 15,000 miles.

The Range Rover Velar offers an optional full size spare tire so a flat doesn’t interrupt your trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the DBX; it requires you to depend on a temporary spare, which has mileage and speed limitations, or roadside assistance and a tow-truck.

The Range Rover Velar’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50.1% to 49.9%) than the DBX’s (52.7% to 47.3%). This gives the Range Rover Velar more stable handling and braking.

For better maneuverability, the Range Rover Velar’s turning circle is 1.5 feet tighter than the DBX’s (39.2 feet vs. 40.7 feet).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover Velar w/Air Suspension has a greater minimum ground clearance than the DBX (9.9 vs. 9.3 inches), allowing the Range Rover Velar to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Land Rover Range Rover Velar may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 700 to 800 pounds less than the Aston Martin DBX.

The Range Rover Velar is 9.5 inches shorter than the DBX, making the Range Rover Velar easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Range Rover Velar has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the DBX with its rear seat up (30.9 vs. 22.5 cubic feet). The Range Rover Velar has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the DBX with its rear seat folded (62.7 vs. 54 cubic feet).

A low lift-over cargo hatch design makes loading and unloading the Range Rover Velar easier. The Range Rover Velar’s cargo hatch lift-over height is 29.7 inches, while the DBX’s liftover is 31.9 inches.

A maintenance reminder system is standard on the Range Rover Velar to save the owner time and money by calculating maintenance intervals for oil changes, based on odometer mileage. This takes the guesswork out of keeping your vehicle in top condition and helps it last longer. Aston Martin doesn’t offer a maintenance reminder on the DBX.

The Range Rover Velar has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The DBX doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

The Range Rover Velar offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The DBX doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the Range Rover Velar to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The DBX doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Range Rover Velar has a standard rear wiper. The DBX doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

The Range Rover Velar has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the DBX.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Land Rover Range Rover Velar has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Wireless charging costs extra on the DBX.

The Range Rover Velar’s optional Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The DBX’s automatic parking system requires operating the brakes and transmission to safely park.

The Land Rover Range Rover Velar outsold the Aston Martin DBX by over 10 to one during 2022.