Little surprise will be found in the fact that one of the world’s longest-running product-placement deals is set to run a little longer. Yes folks, James Bond will drive an Aston Martin in his next movie outing.
But an Aston with a difference. Because while 007’s previous rides have been heavily modified versions of production cars—featuring goodies such as ejector seats, switchable number plates, and forward-firing machine guns—the new one is being built specifically for the film, titled Spectre. Just 10 DB10s will be produced, with the official line being that all will be used during production and none will be available for sale.
Despite that, the DB10 is clearly trying to tell us plenty about Aston’s new design direction. Its tight proportions and very short rear overhang mean it looks closer in size to the Vantage than the DB9, and we’ve also heard that it uses the existing V-8 engine rather than the V-12. But as the name suggests, the DB10 also drops some very broad hints about the look of the first of Aston’s new models, the DB9 replacement we’re expecting to see in 2016, which will feature both a new aluminum architecture and Mercedes-sourced AMG power. Expect the front end and headlights—which are similar to those of the one-off CC100 concept from last year—to make the transition to production models almost.
Despite that, the DB10 is clearly trying to tell us plenty about Aston’s new design direction. Its tight proportions and very short rear overhang mean it looks closer in size to the Vantage than the DB9, and we’ve also heard that it uses the existing V-8 engine rather than the V-12. But as the name suggests, the DB10 also drops some very broad hints about the look of the first of Aston’s new models, the DB9 replacement we’re expecting to see in 2016, which will feature both a new aluminum architecture and Mercedes-sourced AMG power. Expect the front end and headlights—which are similar to those of the one-off CC100 concept from last year—to make the transition to production models almost.
As for the film itself, we can tell you that Daniel Craig is still the man in the tuxedo and Léa Seydoux and Monica Bellucci are the empowered feminist icons we can expect him to seduce with little more than a double entendre and a raised eyebrow. The good news is that the truly excellent Christoph Waltz, best known to U.S. audiences for his roles in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, will be the number-one bad guy. With 10 cars to get through, we’re predicting several chases and that maybe—just maybe—the DB10 might feature some kind of lethal gadgetry.
Although Aston is the company best associated with James Bond’s film cars, Sean Connery having first driven a DB5 in 1965’s Goldfinger, it’s fair to say that Britain’s most famous spy has flirted with plenty of other carmakers. In the original Ian Fleming novels, he started off driving a vintage Bentley, and by the 1970s he was seen in everything from a sun-aquatic Lotus Esprit to an AMC Hornet. The less said about his later dalliance with BMW, the better; it was a partnership that included the luckless Pierce Brosnan having to drive a Z3 in Goldeneye.
Spectre will be released in November 2015, so we can expect plenty more details to emerge in the meantime.
source: caranddriver.com
Although Aston is the company best associated with James Bond’s film cars, Sean Connery having first driven a DB5 in 1965’s Goldfinger, it’s fair to say that Britain’s most famous spy has flirted with plenty of other carmakers. In the original Ian Fleming novels, he started off driving a vintage Bentley, and by the 1970s he was seen in everything from a sun-aquatic Lotus Esprit to an AMC Hornet. The less said about his later dalliance with BMW, the better; it was a partnership that included the luckless Pierce Brosnan having to drive a Z3 in Goldeneye.
Spectre will be released in November 2015, so we can expect plenty more details to emerge in the meantime.
source: caranddriver.com
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