Their cars appeared in all five of his films and as well as featuring the latest models, Craig’s films have also made heavy use of the classic DB5 and also a 1987 V8 Vantage in No Time to Die. In the Daniel Craig era there is no doubt that Bond’s marque is Aston Martin. But as much as BMW make good cars, they were always more area sales manager than super secret agent. The Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me is also one of Bond’s most iconic cars, turning as it did from road going vehicle to submarine at the flip of a switch.Īnd there were those BMWs in the 1990s. There was the Sunbean Alpine in Dr No and the Bentley in From Russia With Love for instance. Of course it hasn’t always been Aston Martin in the film series. And they’ve come close to it on many an occasion.
The car became so linked to brand Bond that to this day it almost feels that without James Bond, Aston Martin would have surely floundered. In the films it has been Aston Martin ever since the DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger.
