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two categories of cars James Bond drives. The ones provided by Q-branch
full of amazing gadgets, and the cars
007 ends up driving, due to escape or pursuit. Following are all the cars James Bond has
used.
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Cars provided by
Q-branch |
Aston Martin DB5
Probably the most famous of all Bond's cars, the
Aston Martin DB5 (registration number LU 6789 or
BMT216A or 4711-EA-62). It appeared in
Goldfinger, Thunderball and for a
brief high speed race in Goldeneye
(registration number BMT214A). Q's modifications
included two forward firing machine guns, smoke
screen, oil slicks, an ejector seat
and radar tracking system. A bullet proof shield
protected the rear window, while revolving
number plates made the car untraceable. |
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Lotus
Esprit
Lotus Esprit (registration number PPW306R).
Featured in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Equipped with surface-to-air missiles, depth
charges, rear firing mud sprayers, underwater
smoke screens and torpedoes. |
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Lotus
Esprit Turbo
Bond also had a white Lotus Turbo Esprit
(registration number OPW 654W) in For Your
Eyes Only, but the anti-theft device
incorporated by Q-branch was perhaps a little
too effective. Later in the film, he drove a red
Turbo Esprit (registration number OPW 678W). |
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Classic
Bentley
Making its only appearance in From Russia
With Love, Bond's classic Bentley is
equipped with a car phone which was years ahead
of its time. |
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Aston
Martin V8
Aston Martin V8 (registration number B549WUU)
featured in The Living Daylights. Wheel
hub mounted laser, spiked tires, stabilizing
skis for driving in the snow and turbo thrust
where among Q's modifications. Dual forward
facing missiles came as standard. Unfortunately
Bond was forced to use the self-distruct button
on this beautiful car |
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BMW Z3
The BMW Z3 roadster featured in GoldenEye.
The roadster was accompanied by all the standard
Q-branch modifications like, rear parachute,
twin stinger missiles, and an in-board satellite
tracking unit. |
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BMW Z8
The BMW Z8 variant features in The World Is
Not Enough. Although R mentions to Bond that
it is fitted with a number of gadgets only a
couple are seen in the film. Whilst at Valentin
Zukovsky’s caviar factory, Bond activates the
BMW remote, automatically depressing the
handbrake and driving closer to Bonds position.
Once inside, Bond targets and activates a
surface-to-air missile destroying one of the
King Helicopters. Meanwhile the second of the
helicopters is busy cutting the wooden pier
behind Bonds BMW in half. The helicopter then
proceeds to cut through the BMW Z8 with ease. |
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BMW 750i
The BMW 750i makes an incredible appearance in
Tomorrow Never Dies. Apart from classic
Q-branch extras, the BMW operated by remote
cellular telephone. The car was best
remembered for its ability to endure the most
brutal attacks. The BMW's short life ends with a
leap from the top floor of a parking building.
Fortunately Q calculated such use by 007 and had
prepared a lucrative collision insurance package |
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Aston Martin
V12 Vanquish
Featured In Die Another Day. For the 20th
James Bond film James Bond once again drives an
Aston Martin. He is introduced to the Aston
during the scene with R in an underground
station. Bond is impressed when R demonstrates
the cars Adaptive Camouflage – tiny cameras on
all sides project the image they see onto a
light emitting polymer skin on the opposite side
– making the car almost invisible to the naked
eye.
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Aston Martin
DBS V12
Featured In Casino Royale. For the 21st
James Bond film James Bond once again drives an
Aston Martin, this time the new DBS. He is
introduced to the Aston during his stay in Monte
Negro. The car features automatic sliding trays
in the glove compartment section, which stores
his gun and a defibrillator set.
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Aston Martin DBS V12
As it his official car from the previous movie
James totally smashes his Aston Martin DBS in a
10 minute chase sequence in Quantum of
Solace. Not much is left of the car but it
is a great scene.
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Cars Bond was
forced to use or "borrowed" |
Sunbeam
Alpine
Driven by Bond in Dr. No, the Sunbeam
Alpine is involved in 007's first ever car
chase. |
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Aston
Martin DBS
George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret
Service, drove the Aston Martin DBS. A
classy six cylinder edition from the Aston
Martin DB series released in 1969. |
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Mustang
Mach I
Featured in the main car chase in Diamonds
Are Forever, the Mustang Mach I raced
around the streets of Las Vegas performing some
incredible stunts. Perhaps the most remarkable
was an escape through a narrow alley way, in
which the car drove on two wheels. |
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AMC Hornet
The AMC Hornet was commandeered from the local
AMC showroom by 007 in The Man With The
Golden Gun. The Hornet was particularly
memorable for performing the incredible 360
degree mid-air roll over a river, while in
pursuit of Fransisco Scaramanga |
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Citroen
2CV
Featured in For Your Eyes Only. Bond
used Melina Havleock's Citroen 2CV (registration
number M-1026-A) to elude Hector Gonzles' men in
Peugeots. Although the 2CV was shot, bumped and
rolled down the hillside, it still managed to
help 007 and Melina escape. |
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Mercedes
A Mercedes (registration number BT 36-72)
containing stolen jewelry came to 007's aid in
Octopussy when he needed to catch up with a
train carrying the escaping villain, Kamal Khan.
After losing its tires, the car drove along the
train on the railroad tracks |
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Alfa Romeo
GTV
The Alfa Romeo GTV made a brief appearance in
Octopussy (registration number BT F6 08).
Trying to reach an atomic device, headed towards
an American base in Germany, 007 commandeered
the Alfa from some annoying lady in a village
near by. Driving in great style, Bond was able
to outrun the German BMW police cars and arrive
just in time to terminate the bomb. |
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Renault 11
In A View To A Kill, 007 commandeered a
French taxi driver's Renault 11 in order to
chase an assassin, who made an escape by
parachuting from the Eiffel Tower. The Renault
had its roof chopped off, and then its body cut
in half. Still Bond was able to drive the car to
where the assassin landed. |
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Audi 200 Avant
Used for an escape in The Living
Daylights.
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Ford Fairlane
The Ford Fairlane appeared In Die Another
Day. Bond was given use of this car when he
asked Raoul for a ‘fast car’. Only seen briefly,
Bond used the Ford Fairlane to drive around
Cuba. Although the car doesn’t feature any
gadgets, it looked charismatic especially with
Bond in the drivers seat.
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Aston Marin DB5
The Aston Martin DB5 re-appeared in
Casino Royale where 007 wins it in
high-stakes poker game.
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International 4900
The International 4900 fuel truck is taken
over by Bond in Casino Royale to avoid
collision with an Airbus prototype.
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International 4900
A very unglamorous car was used in Casino
Royale.
It was a rental, yet the Ford Mondeo (5-door) is
used in a car chase.
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Range Rover Sport
Being confused as a valet, James Bond
accepts the keys; but instead of parking the
vehicle, he used this Range Rover Sport to smash
into a fence setting off the auto-alarms to a
group of cars in the parking lot. Thus creating
a diversion to enter a restricted area in
Casino Royale. |
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Range Rover Sport L320
The Range Rover Sport appeared again in
Quantum of Solace, as it is used by Bond to
leave an evening reception. He then finds
associate in the trunk tied up. |
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