Bonds New/Old Ride in Skyfall

      I recently saw the new Jame Bond movie, Skyfall. In my opinion, this is one of the best. Don't worry, this is not going to be a spoiler about what happens. This is strictly about the car Bond uses. Every big 007 fan knows the iconic cars for these movies come from Aston Martin. In recent Bond movies they used the Aston Martin DBS, but in this action packed movie they brought back the classic DB5. This was the  Aston that Sean Connery used in the second 007 Goldfinger. This was the first car to be filled with all types of gadgets, from smoke bombs to machine guns. I am not going to tell you what causes him to go back to the old school DB5. You will have to go see the movie for that.


side view of DB5

      In its hayday, the DB5 was a very powerful car. It had many features that other sport cars of that time did not have, such as power windows and locks. Its engine was a 6-cylinder, 4.3 litre that gave the car 282 horsepower. Its top speed is around 145 mph, which if you think about it, was fast for 1963. The directors of the Bond movies have always thought of this car as the perfect one to put machine guns, ejector seats and other futuristic gadgets in. The Aston Martin has become an icon of movie history, and I hope that they keep it in 007's future.


Interior of DB5

Engine