James Bond back with Aston Martin for ‘CASINO ROYALE’

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Gaydon, 16th January 2006: Aston Martin announces James Bond, the legendary British secret agent, will drive one of its models in the next 007 film, ‘CASINO ROYALE’ to be produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for Eon Productions.

Daniel Craig, who will play James Bond in the film, which is due to be released in November 2006 by MGM/Sony, visited the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, on Friday to view the featured car. While there he met Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, and members of the workforce and also took the opportunity to take a short test drive.

In the true tradition of Bond, full details of the car to be used in ‘CASINO ROYALE’ are being kept top secret but the company did confirm that it would be a new model called the Aston Martin DBS.

Dr Ulrich Bez said: "It is great news that Bond will drive an Aston Martin again and we have built him something special to enable him to do his job in style."

The association with the marque began in 1964 with the film ‘Goldfinger’ when the DB5 was fitted with ‘optional extras’ such as ejector seats and rockets. The last Bond film, ‘Die Another Day’, featured Aston Martin’s flagship model, the Vanquish.

[Blue Supra]

that looks like a vanquish with 22"s on it.

should be awesome to see another $800,000 machine be thrashed, skidded, crashed and potentially blown up

[Clivey]

I like the high back end on that sketch but the very front just looks like an electric shaver right now, although they probably haven't finished the detailing yet. Let's hope it's got the soul to go with the looks *coughs* unlike the Vanquish.

[:Exige:]

Being a DBS, I recon it will come below the V8 Vantage. So he won't be thrashing an $800,000 car around ... more like $80,000

[Cotterik]

i take it craigs gonna have to die his hair black then.. surely. cant have a blonde bond!? cars nice too.

EDIT: ah, so he'll look like this:

[Rijoh]

Or it's the Vanquish replacement

[my porsche]

i hope they do make an $80,000 AM! id sign up

it looks good from the sketch, and im glads he wont be in a fiat panda as rumoured

[Blue Supra]

i heard it was a Holden Astra turbo convertible...

[my porsche]

yeah, okie dokie

[Clivey]

i hope they do make an $80,000 AM! id sign up

it looks good from the sketch, and im glads he wont be in a fiat panda as rumoured

Exactly what Ford want to do, whore the Aston name - no matter that an $80k Aston would contain half of the Ford parts bin. I'm getting more than a little pissed off with people seeing the Aston name and instantly becoming unable to control their orgasm...when do we get to see something that's a worthy successor to the V8 Vantage LeMans V600 or even the DB6?

Let's face it, if you take the bodyshell away from the Vanquish, it's a disappointment. The DB9's much, much better but because of the immense hype surrounding it, still disappoints. The new V8 Vantage, in my mind doesn't quite match the others for looks (the front end is too "cutesy"). What we need more of is British cars with pure attitude, such as the TVR Sagaris / Tuscan and Lotus Elise.

[my porsche]

the 80k one would be as low as i would want them to go, and have you ever sat in a v8? its definately nothing similar to a taurus or anything

plus, at 80k it would actually be a competitor to a 911, i mean who decided to say a $125,000 car that is slower than a $75,000 car is competition?

[NSXType-R]

It's great that 007 shows homage to the original 007 cars. The Austin Martin is better by far because TVR is owned by a Russian and the Elise is powered by a Toyota based engine.

[my porsche]

youre right ASTON martins are better

[Clivey]

the 80k one would be as low as i would want them to go, and have you ever sat in a v8? its definately nothing similar to a taurus or anything

For an Aston to truly be everything the name promises (exclusivity, gorgeous looks, an awesome drive with shattering and brutal performance) at this present time it's gonna have to be expensive.

Currently they don't have the money to develop a car that has all of this and sell it at a similar price to a 911 without scraping what is the lowest of the low for such a manufacturer - the Ford parts bin. I really don't think Ford buying Aston will turn out to be a good thing in the long run because as I have said elsewhere tonight, I think Ford will freeze the performance, price etc. of both Astons and Jags to fit target markets. This will eventually crush both brands and turn them into nothing better than the VW Sharan - a Ford Galaxy with an upmarket badge.

plus, at 80k it would actually be a competitor to a 911, i mean who decided to say a $125,000 car that is slower than a $75,000 car is competition?

I didn't understand that, care to explain...? I don't want to get hold of the wrong end of the stick then go off talking about something that has no relevance.

[h00t_h00t]

You only think that because you can't get TVRs in america.