50 years of espionage: Bond cars through the years

Twenty-three movies later, James Bond still manages to raise as much excitement and hype as ever for every new cinematic release.

Despite having similar themes each time around, the exotic locations, beautiful women, high-tech gadgets, daring car chases, and cunning villains all prove to be the winning formula for a heart-pumping espionage thriller.

So out of nearly two dozen movies, which brands have managed to remain Bond favourites over the years? Carmudi, the online car marketplace, has delved into Bond’s past to tally up his cars and find out which brands have made it to the top.

Aston Martin

Predictably, at the top of the list is the brand that has managed to make its name synonymous with James Bond. The secret agent has had 4 different Aston Martins in his lifetime. The quintessential Bond car, the Aston Martin DB5 is arguably one of the most recognisable cars in cinematic history and has been featured in six 007 movies, most recently in Skyfall.

Other Aston Martins:

Aston Martin DBS V12 - featured in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace

Aston Martin V8 Vantage - featured in The Living Daylights

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish - featured in Die Another Day

BMW

Coming in a close second to the Aston Martin, BMWs have been center stage in three of the Bond movies. The BMW Z3 was first introduced in Golden Eye, which caused a bit of a stir as it was the first non-British brand to be endorsed by 007 himself.

Other BMWs:

BMW 750iL - featured in Tomorrow Never Dies

BMW Z8 - featured in The World is Not Enough

Ford

While Ford has been a pretty popular car for Bond’s side characters, it has only been the main car three times.

The 2002 Ford Thunderbird was marketed as the main bond car in Die Another Day, despite not being on screen for long.

Ford manufactured only 700 units of the special 007 edition of the car.

Another vehicle made exclusively for the agent was the 2006 Ford Mondeo ST 2.5 MkIV featured in Casino Royale. Since it was required for filming much earlier than manufacturing was scheduled to start, Ford hand-built the movie version and shipped it in secret.

Other Fords:

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner - featured in Die Another Day

Infographic source: https://www.carmudi.ae/whitepaper/bond-cars-me/

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