Aston Martin built a V12 military super-SUV, but you can only drive it in Call of Duty
The wildest Aston in years exists only on a screen
Aston Martin has just revealed one of its most outrageous creations in years: a V12-powered, armour-plated military super-SUV called the Dreadnought. There is one catch, though. You will never park one on your driveway, because it lives entirely inside a video game.
Made for the battlefield
The Dreadnought was created exclusively for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, developed by Aston Martin's own design team with game studio Infinity Ward and publisher Activision. It is imagined as a tactical all-wheel-drive SUV with supercar levels of performance, powered by a snarling V12. The military kit is comprehensive: advanced armour plating, adaptive combat-zone intelligence systems, bespoke weapons storage, reserve fuel tanks and integrated digital command interfaces. This is Aston's idea of what a warzone super-SUV should be.
Luxury in a combat zone
What makes it so gloriously Aston is that, even as a virtual war machine, it refuses to skimp on craftsmanship. The Dreadnought features a herringbone carbon-fibre exterior, an Oxford Tan leather dashboard, a metallic gold gear lever, anodised Satin Gold door hinges and a Chiltern Green paint option. It is the unmistakable clash of a gentleman's grand tourer and a piece of military hardware. "Dreadnought is unmistakably an Aston Martin, amplified without restraint," said chief creative officer Marek Reichman.
Where to find it
In the game, players will be able to track down the Dreadnought at key points of interest in both the Warzone and DMZ modes. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on 23 October 2026 across Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, PC and the Nintendo Switch 2. For those who want to see it in the metal, a full-size model will also be shown at Fanatics Fest in New York on the Call of Duty stand.
AutoNext Take
This is great fun, and a clever bit of brand-building. Car makers know that a huge slice of the next generation of buyers falls in love with cars through games first, so putting a wild, unmistakably Aston creation into one of the biggest franchises on the planet is smart marketing. It follows other brands going digital, like Lamborghini's leap onto the Apple Vision Pro, and it lets Aston be gleefully over the top in a way a road car never could.
The only real disappointment is that it is not real. A genuine V12 Aston super-SUV, however unhinged, is exactly the sort of thing we would love to see, especially now the brand is fighting to keep its V12 alive in the real world. For now, though, the Dreadnought is a screen-only fantasy, and honestly, as fantasies go, it is a very good one. Time to load up the game.
