James Bond movies are iconic for the suave cars and the cool gadgets. The Agent 007 is incomplete without his classy, fast cars and amazing gadgets, however, more than that, he is incomplete without his Aston Martins.
No brand has been showcased in the James Bond movies as the Aston Martin. This is the British auto manufacturer is known for making high performance luxury vehicles and since James Bond loves high performance luxury cars, they are the perfect fit.
Throughout the years, Aston Martin is the now vehicle that has the most number of vehicles in the movies. These vehicles appear in all most every Bond movie and this is the reason why these two huge franchises have such a close connection.
No list of amazing Bond cars is complete without the inclusion of at least a couple of Aston Martins. So, we are compiled a list of Aston Martins that made a huge impression on the minds and hearts of the car enthusiasts and James Bond enthusiasts.
Aston Martin actually created many prototypes just for the sake of appearance in the James Bond movies. Here are some amazing Aston Martins that were features in James Bond movies and left an everlasting impression on the minds of the people all over the world.
Aston Martin DB5
This is the original Bond car. The Aston Martin DB5 is that iconic James Bond car that has the maximum number of appearances in the franchise. This amazing vehicle has the honor of appearing in 7 James Bond movies i.e. Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), Goldeneye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015).
The Aston Martin DB5 is a grand tourer that has a 4.0 litre DOHC Straight Six engine that is capable of producing 282 BHP and a torque of 280 lb-ft. The engine is paired to a 5-speed ZF box transmission, however, it came with an option of Borg-Warner 3-speed automatic transmission.
Aston Martin DB5 can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 8 seconds and has the top speed of 230 Km/h. Since this is the original Bond car, people and the Franchise has a lot of respect for it and it is expected that the Aston Martin DB5 will make another major appearance in the upcoming James Bond movie.
Aston Martin DBS
Featured in the On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), the Aston Martin DBS is yet another iconic Bond car that blew away the minds of the car enthusiasts and the Bond audience alike. This is iconic in a way because it received some major screen time, especially when cars usually don’t get to be in the frame for too long.
The Aston Martin DBS had a 5-speed manual transmission, however, it had the option of a Borg-Warner automatic transmission. Aston Martin DBS features 4.0 litre DOHC I6 engine that was able to produce 288 lb-ft of torque and 282 BHP.
The production model of the Aston Martin DBS was actually very successful as well. It had two variations, however, the most popular variation was the Aston Martin DBS V12 which is also one of the best selling cars by Aston Martin even now.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante is a convertible that was features in The Living Daylights (1987). What made it incredible was the slew of gadgets it featured.
Some of the gadgets featured on the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante included spiked tyres, lasers, missiles extending side outriggers, signal-intercepting smart radio, rocket propulsion, head up display and it could even self-destruct itself when needed.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante was a grand tourer that was powered by a 5.3-litre V8 engine that was capable of producing 403 horsepower. This convertible was actually the first sports car of the British, so you can imagine the hype around this car.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante could go from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds and had the top speed 270 Km/h.
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish was featured in Die Another Day (2002) and it got to have some amazing screen time to the joy of the audience and the car enthusiasts alike. The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish was featured in a 7 minute long chase scene where James Bond got to show off its power to the maximum.
The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish featured a V12 engine as the name suggests and it is paired to a 9-speed manual gear box. The V12 engine was capable of producing 400 lb-ft of torque and a 450 BHP, which was really fast even for that time.
The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish in the movie was placed on number 3 in the Best Film Cars Ever list and it rightfully deserved that place. This car also featured some major gadgets that include front-firing rockets, spike-producing tires, adaptive camouflage that made it invisible and so many more.
It’s another version, the Aston Martin DBS V12 also made two appearances in Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008).
Aston Martin DB10
The Aston Martin DB10 was recently shown in the latest Spectre movie to the great enthusiasm of the car loves and audiences. The Aston Martin DB10 was made especially made for James Bond, it is a grand tourer that was powered by 4.7-litre V8 engine.
The grand tourer was paired with a 6-speed manual transmission. The Aston Martin DB10 was just a concept car, but we actually got a production version as well, which was just as good as the concept that was designed for Agent 007.
In fact, the concept car was so good that it was sold in February, 2016 for £2.4 million in an auction.
Why Aston Martin?
The brand, Aston Martin has the same class and power that James Bond exults. It is the British luxury that speaks to the franchise and now it has become an integral part of the series as the character James Bond. Now the audience expects to see an Aston Martin in the movie as much as they expect James Bond to appear in the film.
Aston Martin is now a part of the James Bond franchise, the brand is now a part of the history of the franchise and they will remain so until the movies are running on big screens all over the world. We will also get to see some pretty amazing and cool cars by Aston Martin and better than that, we will always get to see Agent 007 driving these amazing.
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