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You know his name, you know his number, but how well do you know the cars he drives? UK-based Octane magazine assembled the largest number of genuine 007 cars ever photographed in one location to celebrate the release of Quantum of Solace. We present to you, the five most memorable Bond cars.
Aston Martin DB5
Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball ('65)
"Ejector seat, you're joking!" gasped 007. "I never joke about my work," Q responded, humourless. It was in this moment that Bond, Q, and MI6's Aston Martin DB5 were cemented into popular culture. This is also the car that Bond wins in a poker game in Casino Royale.
Toyota 2000GT
You Only Live Twice (1967)
The stunning 2000GT was never commercially available as a convertible; its open-top version in Bond's Japanese outing came about when Sean Connery couldn't fit in the standard coupe.
Aston Martin Vanquish
Die Another Day (2002)
This car had a cloaking device and more fire power than a tank and featured a trick gearbox hat, so it could run faster backwards than it could go forwards – a feature used to great effect during the chase filmed on a frozen lake.
Citroën 2CV
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Perhaps the most unlikely Bond car ever, 007 was forced to use the banana yellow 2CV when his first Lotus Esprit Turbo perished. For Roger Moore, this was a fair downgrade from 210bhp to 29bhp.
Lotus Esprit S1
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The ultimate getaway vehicle. While attempting to evade a machine gun-toting Jet Ranger helicopter, 007 drove this Lotus straight off a pier and the British-built car transformed into a submarine car.
Fact
Over six million scaled-down versions of the Aston Martin DB5 that James Bond drove in Goldfinger were sold in 137 different countries.
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