Aston Martin has unveiled the Dreadnought, a digital-only V12 armoured SUV created exclusively for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, in collaboration with Infinity Ward and Activision
Designed without real-world constraints, it features herringbone carbon fibre, Oxford Tan leather, metallic gold accents, military-grade armour plating, reserve fuel tanks, and bespoke weapons storage, alongside a full-blooded V12 and AWD
The Dreadnought will never be built in the real world, but a full-size physical model debuted at Fanatics Fest in New York; the game launches October 23, 2026

Aston Martin has spent over a century building some of the most elegant and desirable cars in the world. Grand tourers, supercars, hypercars, vehicles designed to be driven fast and admired at leisure. The Dreadnought is none of those things. It is a two-door armoured tactical SUV with military-grade plating, reserve fuel tanks, bespoke weapons storage, knobby off-road tyres, and a full-blooded V12. It is also entirely fictional, existing only inside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. And it might be the most interesting thing Aston Martin has designed in years.

Created in collaboration with Infinity Ward and Activision, the Dreadnought was conceived by the Aston Martin design team with a brief they almost never receive: no real-world constraints. No weight targets, no crash regulations, no production feasibility, no emissions requirements. Just a blank digital canvas and the question of what an Aston Martin would look like if it were built specifically to dominate a warzone.

The exterior answers that question aggressively. The bodywork is fashioned from carbon fibre with herringbone weave detailing, marked by crisp lines and sharp angles that read as more Valiant than DBX. Staircase-arranged LED headlights sit tucked into the front bodywork, flanking a rectangular grille housing square LED spotlights. Below sit twin tow hooks, a silver skid plate, and a second grille opening. Trapezoidal wheel arches flare over wide-set, knobby-tyred wheels that give the Dreadnought an imposing stance from any angle.

At the rear, a pronounced ducktail spoiler dominates, slatted louvres replace the rear windshield entirely, and quad exhaust pipes emerge below virtually no rear bumper, the tyres left fully exposed for maximum departure angle. The taillights, arranged as eight LED dashes, echo the design language of previous Aston Martin specials like the Vulcan and Valour.

Inside, the contradiction between luxury and combat reaches its most enjoyable expression. The dashboard, steering wheel, and seats are trimmed in Oxford Tan leather. Every Aston Martin badge, stitching detail, trim piece, and gear lever is finished in metallic gold. The steering wheel is octagonal. The digital displays stretch across a thin rectangular bezel that runs the full width of the dashboard. It is, somehow, unmistakably an Aston Martin, amplified, as Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman put it, without restraint.

The name itself carries history. The HMS Dreadnought was an early 20th-century British battleship so revolutionary in its armament and propulsion that it gave birth to an entirely new class of warship. Aston Martin's Dreadnought borrows that name and its philosophy: advanced technology packaged into a dominant, purpose-built form. The dictionary definition of the word "fear nothing" also helps.

None of this is accidental. Aston Martin's Director of Brand Diversification, Stefano Saporetti, described the Dreadnought as a "strategic gateway for a younger, global audience to experience our ultra-luxury DNA." With Call of Duty among the most-played game franchises on the planet, the logic is straightforward: reach millions of players who may never visit a dealership, but who will spend hours behind the wheel of a V12 Aston Martin anyway. Whether any of them eventually convert into real customers is a longer game entirely.

The Dreadnought made its global debut on July 16 at Fanatics Fest in New York, where a full-size physical model was displayed at the Call of Duty stand, the only time this vehicle will ever exist in three dimensions. In the game, players will find it at key points of interest across both the DMZ and Warzone modes, confirmed by Infinity Ward as the most aggressive all-wheel drive vehicle in Modern Warfare 4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches globally on October 23, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2.