PUBG x Top Gear x Aston Martin: The Ultimate Crossover Drops in 2026

Three words nobody ever expected to see trending together in 2026—PUBG, Top Gear, and Aston Martin—have just broken the internet. Krafton pulled off something absolutely bonkers this month, announcing a full-blown commercial partnership with BBC Top Gear’s publishing arm and the legendary British marque itself. The result? A glorious, tyre‑smoking love letter to battle royale drivers.

Ever dreamed of dusting opponents across Erangel in a handcrafted supercar? Well, grab your loot and buckle up, because that dream is now a garage‑fresh reality.

🚗 Three British Thoroughbreds Hit the Battlegrounds

The collaboration doesn’t just sprinkle a badge on some generic 4×4. Players get to unlock three exclusive Aston Martin vehicle skins, each replacing an in‑game workhorse:

• DBX707 – an absolute unit of an SUV, wrapping the Zima, Pickup, and UAZ in luxury crossover muscle.

• V12 Vantage Roadster – pure sports car DNA, draped over the Coupe RB for those who like their chicken dinners with a side of open‑top drama.

• V12 Vantage Roadster (Luxe) – same screaming V12, but with a convertible roof that actually works. Yeah, you can pop the top mid‑match and flex on everyone.

It’s the kind of lineup that makes a garage rat weep. The DBX707 is basically a rolling fortress with a Savile Row suit, while the Vantage twins turn every bridge camp into a runway.

🎨 Workshop: Where You Become the Designer

Here’s where the real fun begins. The Workshop isn’t just a skin preview window; it’s a full configurator, letting you tailor your Aston Martin like you’re in a Mayfair dealership. Players can mix and match:

• 27 exterior colours – from classic British Racing Green to ‘I’m definitely compensating’ volcano orange.

• 10 different wheel designs – because nobody wants stock rims on a car that costs more than some countries’ GDP.

• 6 pinstripe patterns – subtle flicks of elegance or bold racing stripes that scream “last one alive gets the keys.”

• 13 brake caliper colours – and yes, stopping power matters when you’re slamming the brakes to avoid a red zone.

This level of customisation is borderline obsessive… and the community is absolutely here for it.

…Honestly, if you spend more time in the Workshop than the lobby, you’re not alone.

📺 Top Gear Gets In On The Action

The partnership goes beyond the game client. Throughout September 2026, TopGear.com and BBC Top Gear’s social channels are rolling out a series of featurettes. They’ll be diving deep into the world of PUBG—testing the virtual cars with the kind of irreverent humour only Top Gear can deliver. Picture the Stig power‑sliding a V12 Vantage through Miramar’s dust while a witty voiceover critiques the lack of cup holders. It’s the crossover content we didn’t know we needed.

These segments will engage both die‑hard PUBG players and supercar fanatics, essentially putting the cars of Battlegrounds through proper track‑day scrutiny. The fact that a digital SUV is being reviewed alongside real‑world exotica is beautifully absurd, and the internet is eating it up.

📦 The Aston Martin Container: Your Personal Showroom

Now for the juicy in‑game mechanics. In the starting area of every map—Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Vikendi, Taego, and Deston—players who own an Aston Martin skin will spot a pristine Aston Martin container.

Here’s the catch: only the container owner and their teammates can interact with it. Interact? Yes. Unlock the container, and an entire match‑ready Aston Martin is granted exclusively to your squad. That means you can cruise right off the plane (well, before you board actually) and dominate the map with a mobile status symbol.

The container is available in Normal Match, Ranked, Casual Mode, and Custom Match – Normal Match. However, the moment everyone boards the plane, the container and the car vanish. So it’s a fleeting, stylish privilege—like a drive‑through supercar event at an airport lounge. The entire feature stays active for two months, giving everyone ample time to live that billionaire looter life.

🛠️ Crafter Pass & Aston Martin Tokens

To snag these beauties, players dive into the new Crafter Pass: Aston Martin. The pass launched on PC from August 9th to October 4th, 2026, and on consoles from August 17th to October 12th, 2026. Two purchase options are up for grabs:

• Basic Pack (1,200 G‑COIN): includes the Crafter Pass (Premium), one Aston Martin Prime Parcel, and 100 Aston Martin Tokens. Solid for dipping toes into supercar territory.

• Advanced Pack (5,000 G‑COIN): throws in the Premium pass, five Prime Parcels, 500 Tokens, 20 instant levels, and the exclusive Nameplate: Aston Martin – V12 Light Speed. That nameplate alone makes lobby screenshots 200% cooler.

Prime Parcels aren’t just about skins—they also cough up Aston Martin Tokens and Schematics needed to craft Special Vehicle skins and a host of customisable bits. If you’ve ever wanted to grind for a brake caliper colour, 2026 is your year.

Items that go unacquired after the sales period won’t vanish entirely; instead, they’ll hang around in your inventory, marked with a lock icon, whispering “you could have had me.” Brutal, but fair.

🕹️ Convertible Roof Controls (Because Why Not?)

For the Luxe variant, the roof isn’t just cosmetic. Players can raise or lower it on the fly using platform‑specific inputs:

• PC: Tap H

• Xbox: LB + X

• PlayStation: L1 + ▢

Nothing screams dominance like dropping the top in the blue zone, engine roaring, while your squadmate questions your sanity over voice chat.

🔮 What’s Next on the Horizon

Krafton has teased that “an array of exciting updates” tied to the Aston Martin collaboration is just around the corner. The 25.1 patch notes are live now, bringing the Miramar map’s new in‑game areas, a host of quality‑of‑life tweaks, and the Aston Martin container system. It’s clear this isn’t a drive‑by sponsorship—it’s a full integration that reshapes how we think about vehicle skins.

The marriage of PUBG, Top Gear, and Aston Martin feels like a fever dream that somehow came true in 2026. Whether you’re a petrolhead, a battle royale veteran, or just someone who appreciates a good meme, this crossover delivers on every front. Now if you’ll excuse us, we have a DBX707 to park on a mountain top and a few chicken dinners to collect—preferably with the wind in our hair.

Drive safe out there, survivors. Or don’t. It’s PUBG.