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Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante | Other Bond Cars | Other Bond Vehicles | Villianous Vehicles


Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - James Bond
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - James Bond

Year of Release: 1977
  • 1977

Top Speed:
  • 170 mph

Engine: V8
  • V8

Features:
  • extending side outriggers, spike-producing tires, missiles, lasers (an update of the DB5's tyre-slashers), signal-intercepting smart radio, head-up display, rocket propulsion, and the capability to self-destruct. To date, the Vantage is one of the most gadgeted cars of the Bond films.

Trivia:
  • An authentic Vantage only appears sporadically in The Living Daylights. All of the car chase scene was filmed with a pre-production model Vantage owned by Victor Gauntlett, CEO of Aston Martin. The convertable Vantage in the early scenes is the authentic Vantage.

Features: extending side outriggers, spike-producing tires, missiles, lasers (an update of the DB5's tyre-slashers), signal-intercepting smart radio, head-up display, rocket propulsion, and a capability to self destruct when needed.





Studded tiresSelf-destruct button
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - James BondAston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - James BondBefore self-destruct
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - James Bond
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - James Bond
After self-destruct

Signal-intercepting radio
Hidden instrument panelSelf-destruct button

Wheel lasers
Wheel laser in actionRocket propulsion
Effect of the wheel laserHUD missle targetingRocket engine
Front-firing missilesOutrigger skisClose-up of instrument panel
Rocket engineStudded tiresRocket propulsion
Before self-destruct
After self-destruct