Cars are of great importance to the
James Bond movies and to the car manufacturer that unveils their new car in the movie. In reverse chronological order, here are all the James Bond Cars.
Aston Martin DBS V12
2006- Present | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: Built by UK manufacturer Aston Martin, this car is part of the 3 movie deal. During filming of Casino Royale the car was unavailable so they used a cosmetically modified DB9, but the centre of gravity was so low the crew was forced to increase the ramp height to 4 times the original, but it still refused to roll without flattening out mid-air. After installing a nitrogen air cannon, the car rolled 7 1/2 times, breaking the world record.
Specs:
- 6.0 Liter v12
- 510 horsepower
- 420 lb ft torque
- 3750 lbs
- Carbon-fiber body
| - 0-60 in 4.3 seconds
- Uses vented carbon ceramic brakes discs to reduce weight by 28lbs
- $265,000 MSRP
| Gadgets:
Satellite linkup, emergency medical kit including various anti-toxins and a defibrillator. | 
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Aston Martin Vanquish
2002 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: A grand tourer, built for distance, the Aston Martin Vanquish was built in 2001 and discontinued in 2007 for the DBS featured in future bond films. This car was named the 3rd best film car ever according to Uniroyal.
Specs:
- 5.9 Liter v12
- 460 horsepower
- 400 lb ft torque
- 4045 lbs
| - 6 speed clutchless tranny
- 0-60 in 4.4 seconds
- $220,000 MSRP
| Gadgets:
Invisibility camouflage, forward firing auto-tracking dual shotguns, ejector seat, ice-traction spikes, heat-seeking missiles.
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BMW Z8
1999 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: This was the 3rd movie in a 3 movie product placement deal with BMW. The engine is located behind the front axle, resulting in near perfect 50/50 weight distribution. It was tested by Car and Driver and found to outperform the Ferrari 360 Modena in acceleration, handling and braking.
Specs:
- 4.9 Liter 32 Valve V8
- 400 horsepower
- 363 lb ft torque
- 3600 lbs
| - 0-60 in 4.2 seconds
- All aluminum chassis and body
- $128,000 MSRP
| Gadgets:
Titanium plating, surface-to-air missiles, remote control (via keychain), infra-red tracking, high-sensitivity eavesdropping.
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BMW 750il
1997 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: The only 4-door driven by Bond (and fittingly so, since one of the memorable scenes in Tomorrow Never Dies has Bond driving the car by remote from the back seat).
Specs:
- 5.4 Liter v12
- 322 horsepower
- 361 lb ft torque
| | Gadgets:
Remote control (via Bond's cellphone), electric-shock burglar safeguard, bulletproof (and sledgehammer-proof) glass, security glovebox, GPS voice assist, cable-cutter, forward-firing rockets, tear-gas ejector, anti-tire spikes, self-inflating tires. |
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BMW Z3
1995 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: The Z3 was BMW's first crack at a roadster. Its appearance in GoldenEye was the car's world debut, and the Z3 remained in production through 2002.
Specs:
- 1.9 Liter I4
- 138 horsepower
- 133 lb ft torque
| | Gadgets:
Satellite linkup, image scanner & printer. | | |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante
1987 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: The V8 Vantage was introduced by Aston Martin in 1977 as Britain's premier high-performance car. In The Living Daylights, Bond's Vantage Volante starts out as a convertible, before being "winterized" into a hardtop (with plenty of ice-specific gadgetry) by Q.
Specs:
- 5.3 Liter v8
- 400 horsepower
| - 592 lb ft torque
- 0-60 in 5.4 seconds
| Gadgets:
Ice-traction spikes, outrigger skis, bulletproof windows, forward firing missiles, side-firing laser, rocket booster, self-destruct. | | |
Lotus Esprit Turbo
1981 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: Introduced in 1980, the Esprit Turbo worked its way into the Bond franchise in For Your Eyes Only by replacing the original Esprit (from The Spy Who Loved Me) after its untimely self-destruction. Upon seeing his new Esprit Turbo for the first time, Bond remarks to Q, "I see you managed to get the Lotus back together again."
Specs:
- 2.2 Liter Slant Four
- 210 horsepower
- 200 lb ft torque
| - 2,690 lbs
- 0-60 in 5.6 seconds
| Gadgets:
Unknown. Most likely the same assortment of gadgetry as its predecessor, the Lotus Esprit. We do know this Bond car had some gadgetry, though, as Bond pointedly warns Luigi Ferrara not to "play with any of the switches." | | |
Lotus Esprit
1977-1981 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: The unique look of the Lotus Esprit comes from the mind of Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. The car's wedge-shaped design lent itself perfectly to Q's most audacious bit of vehicular gadgetery: a car that transforms into a submarine.
Specs:
- 2.0 Liter Slant Four
- 160 horsepower
| - 2,690 lbs
- 0-60 in 6.8 seconds
| Gadgets:
Rear-firing windshield grease, submarine conversion, surface-to-air missiles, depth charges, inkscreen, forward-firing underwater explosive harpoons, automatic self-destruct. | | |
Aston Martin DBS
1969 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: A new Bond, a new car. With the introduction of George Lazenby to the series, they also replaced Connery's DB5 with the new DBS. Unlike the DB5, Lazenby's version didn't appear to have any of Q's gadgetry installed.
Specs:
- 4.0 Liter Straight-6
- 282 horsepower
| - 288 lb ft torque
- 3,760 lbs
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Gadgets:
Unknown. Sadly, it appears that this model did not have bulletproof windows -- if it had, they might have spared the life of Mrs. Bond, Tracy di Vicenzo. | | |
Aston Martin DB51964-1995 | This Bond Car Featured in:
| Summary: The original, the classic. Bond's DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger, and remained his standard car throughout Connery's run (although after Goldfinger the car never actually left England again). The DB5 reappeared as Bond's personal car (complete with a champagne chiller where the defense controls used to be in GoldenEye).
Specs:
- 4.0 Liter I6
- 282 horsepower
- 288 lb ft torque
| - 3,310 lbs
- 0-60 in 8.1 seconds
- £4,248 MSRP
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Gadgets:
Passenger ejector seat, rotating license plates, front-firing machine guns, bulletproof windows, rear bulletproof shield, rear-firing water jets, oil slick, smoke screen, homing-beacon tracker, tire-piercing blades. | | |
You may notice some cars missing that Bond drove. For this list, we didn't include cars that were not his (i.e. stolen, rented, or borrowed). To see more of the cars used in the James Bond series, check out the
James Bond Cars section.
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