Aston Martin’s newest SUV will never touch a real road, since the Dreadnought is a digital-only military specification vehicle built exclusively for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which launches October 23 on PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC via Battle.net, Steam, and XBOX on PC. Created in collaboration with Infinity Ward and Activision, players will find the SUV at key points of interest in both DMZ and Warzone when the game arrives.
The Dreadnought is a tactical all-wheel drive SUV grounded in the Modern Warfare universe’s physics, complete with the roar of a full V12 and features no showroom Aston Martin offers, like military grade armor plating, reserve fuel tanks, and bespoke weapons storage. The luxury half of the equation is still there, though, with a herringbone weave to the exterior carbon fiber, an Oxford Tan leather dashboard, a metallic gold gear lever, door hinges in anodized Satin Gold, and the brand’s signature Chiltern Green paint. The name nods to both the dictionary definition of “fear nothing” and HMS Dreadnought, the early 1900s British warship so far ahead of its time that it named an entire class. Infinity Ward co-studio head Jack O’Hara says the vehicle was engineered from early concepting through animation, geometry, and in-game physics, and calls it “the most aggressive all-wheel drive in Modern Warfare 4.”
Aston Martin chief creative officer Marek Reichman said the team designed the Dreadnought as if it were a vehicle living in the real world, navigating the streets of New York and the monsoon-soaked roads of Mumbai, so it would feel authentic inside the game. Director of brand diversification Stefano Saporetti was more direct about the business side, calling the Dreadnought “a strategic gateway for a younger, global audience” to experience the brand. Aston Martin’s own announcement sums up the whole concept best, noting that while the brand’s natural habitat is luxury properties and landscapes, the “Dreadnought simply has a slightly more adventurous commute.”
A full-size model of the virtual SUV will make its global debut at Fanatics Fest in New York, where attendees can see it in person on the Call of Duty stand. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives Friday, October 23.
