A new Bond film is always an event, and Spectre, the 24th official silver-screen outing for Fleming’s Martini-swilling superspy, is no exception. No doubt when it reaches cinemas on 26 October 2015 it’ll be packed with layers of plot intrigue and stunning visuals but, most importantly, it looks like it’ll include a thumping good car chase.
From experimental Jaguar supercars to giant-wheeled ‘Bigfoot’ Defenders, via a spectacular one-off Aston (okay, plus a few stunt-doubles), read the inside story of the cars of Spectre below.
1) Director Sam Mendes helped choose the DB10 design personally
Aston Martins have become synonymous with Bond ever since Sean Connery first got behind the wheel of a silver DB5 in Goldfinger, but this is the first time an Aston has been designed specifically for a 007 flick. Introducing the DB10 as the film’s ‘first cast member’ at the car’s reveal at Pinewood Studios, Spectre director Sam Mendes described how the car was brought into being by a collaborative brief between himself, EON Productions (owners of the Bond film rights since 1961) and Aston Martin’s design team at Gaydon.