1.Aston Martin Vanquish
The V12 Vanquish was a modern successor to the classic DB5. As its name suggests, the Vanquish is all about wiping out everything else off the road, both in style and performance. Its bulging bodywork is like a DB9 on steroids, though it still maintains its classic British elegance, especially in its luxurious interior. In this film, the bad guy gets a car so well-armed with inventive gadgets that it can go missile for missile with a Bondmobile — on ice no less.
Bond's V12 Vanquish battles a sleek and ferocious Jaguar XKR convertible that comes fully equipped with a Gatling gun mounted behind the front seats, missiles from behind the grille, rocket launchers in the doors and bombs in the trunk. However, the Vanquish comes just as well-equipped, if not better — thanks of course to the marvelous Q, Bond's gadget master. This Aston comes especially outfitted for wintry conditions and is packed with artillery that includes 9-mm machine guns mounted behind a retractable grille, two guns in the front hood and heat-seeking missiles but the ultimate feature of the Vanquish is its ability to become invisible.
The Standard features available on the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
• Camouflage device that enables invisibility
• Passenger ejector seat
• Two machine guns mounted behind a retractable grille
• Guns that emerge from the hood
• Heat-seeking missiles
• Studded tires engineered for driving on a frozen lake
2.BMW Z8
The Z8, rare, bold and captivating, elicited an impassioned response from both Bond fans and car lovers everywhere.
The retro styling is based on the legendary BMW 507, which is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cars of all time. Hailed as a stunning homage and an instant classic in its own right, the Z8 had a luxurious interior and a 400-horsepower V8 engine able to reach speeds of up to 155 mph. This retro roadster flaunts its remote-control capabilities and deploys a missile to take out a helicopter, though it meets an untimely end when it gets cut in half — another chopper armed with circular saws tears into the mighty car. No need to dwell on its sad ending, though. This is one vehicle that goes on to far greater glory off-screen.
The Standard Features Available On The BMW Z8:
• Operable by remote control via the key chain
• Missile launchers hidden in the side vents of the car
• Windshield that doubles as information display screen
• Long-range eavesdropping device
• Body armor
• Cup holders (!)
3.Lotus Espirit
To escape from a menacing rocket-launching helicopter, Bond drives off a pier, plunging his white Esprit into the sea. Never fear, Bondmobile fans. This car comes with land-to-sea off-roading capability.
The Lotus Esprit can fold up its wheels and transform into a fully operational submarine—complete with fins and periscope. A monitor within the car-sub allows Bond to track the hovering helicopter still in pursuit of him. The Lotus fires off a missile and blows the chopper clear out of the air. Under the sea, this car has the ability to release depth charges and "smoke" screens. No other Bond car can top this one for amazing feats. This highly adaptable Lotus makes an equally memorable return to land after its underwater battle, casually driving out of the sea and onto a beach filled with surprised sunbathers. In another scene, a black Ford Cortina is chasing the Esprit over a dangerously winding road in which the Esprit's license plate rotates to reveal nozzles.
A spray of cement shoots out, causing the enemy car to careen off the road. The wedge-shaped Lotus Esprit was Britain's answer to the great sports cars of Italy — Ferraris and Lamborghinis dominated the supercar category in the late 60s and early 70s. Ironically, the Esprits made until 1988, including Bond's model in The Spy Who Loved Me, featured fiberglass bodywork styled by a famous Italian automotive designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Esprit's angular lines are a Giugiaro hallmark. Although Lotuses are known for their handling, the early models lacked power and their 2.2 litre 4-cylinder engines were weak when compared to those of the Italian supercars. A more powerful Turbo version, featured in For Your Eyes Only, debuted in 1980 and finally earned the Lotus Esprit some much-needed street credibility. Finally in the late 1990s they fitted a V8 engine.
The standard features available on the Bond Lotus Esprit:
• Ability to convert from car to submarine and back again
• A dashboard that can also function as a submarine control panel
• Retractable fins, rudders and propellers for underwater operation
• Periscope
• Radar-guided missiles with underwater-to-air firing power
• Heat-seeking missiles for underwater targets
• Harpoons with attached cables for underwater deployment, hidden under the front hood when not in use
4.Aston Martin V8
Bond treats filmgoers to many of the car's tricks in several chase scenes before he employs the self-destruct mechanism. This new Aston Martin seems big and brawny thanks to its large V8 engine. The car has a chassis and body style introduced first on the DBS, but this reinterpreted version has a deeper, blacked-out grille that makes it feel more menacing and macho.
Advances in engine technology helped evolve the look of the Aston Martin V8, which is the version showcased in this 1987 Bond film. Fuel injection replaced carburetion when the series debuted in 1986. The new technology was more compact, freeing the car designers to make changes they couldn't make before. Gone is the "power bulge" needed in the hood of previous models. The V8 sports a flat "bonnet," which is Brit-speak for "hood." Bond actually drives two Aston Martins in this film, though they are supposed to be the same car. According to the storyline, he starts out with a soft-top Volante, which Q later winterizes with a hardtop.
The Standard features available on the Aston Martin V8:
• Laser in the front hubcap used to cut a police car in half
• Missile launchers hidden behind the headlights
• Windshield that doubles as a display screen to track missile targets
• Self-inflating tires
• Wheel rims double as ice-cutting devices when the tires are flat
• Retractable spikes in the tires for improved traction on slippery surfaces
• Retractable skis built into the sides for maneuvering the car on ice and snow
• Jet propulsion, hidden behind the license plate
• Police scanner radio
• Self-destruct capabilities