Aston martin dbs casino royale color

On the 16th of January , Aston Martin released very limited details of a new top of the range  sportscar. Very little was said about the new DBS at that time except that it will be driven by James Bond in the forthcoming film Casino Royale scheduled for release in the November of the same year. The new James Bond actor, Daniel Craig, had visited the AM Gaydon factory on the 13th January and had a brief drive of a similar car, probably a DB9, as only the styling buck existed at that time. It was almost as if no-one would get to see the car at all until the release of the film. The only public image available at the time was a designers sketch.

Casino Royale

Then by surprise, AM released a few select pictures of the Bond car in early May but with virtually no technical details at all. The prototype workshop had pulled out all of the stops and delivered two working ‘hero’ cars to the film producers late in April  that could be used in close-ups and for regular driving sequences. It was obvious that the DBS was closely based on the DB9 bodyshell but had a new front (with carbonfibre splitter) and rear boot lid spoiler and diffuser, deeper sills and more vents on the bonnet. The interior was covered in Alcantara and the DBS had a conventional manual gear change with the shift pattern illuminated; the six speed Graziano gearbox was from the V8 Vantage. The car was a strict two seater with space behind the seats to hold a race helmet, a fire extinguisher and a gun holder,  both features never intended for production cars. The DBS V12 also had side indicator repeaters in the wing vents and clear rear light clusters both as previewed on the Rapide concept. 

As well as the two ‘hero’ cars, AML had to prepare three former development DB9′s for use as DBS look-a-like stunt cars. The prototype DB9 manual was also supplied to the film crew so that the stunt drivers had something to practice with. The spectacular stunt involved the DBS swerving to avoid the Bond girl, Vesper Lynd, who was tied up and left on a country road at night in Montenegro. Initially the team practiced at Dunsfold Aerodrome near Guildford with battered BMW 5 series that when driven up a 12 inch ramp at 65 mph would barrel roll three of four times as intended.

The team moved on to the location of the shoot at the hill circuit at Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire. Practice continued with the manual DB9 but this proved more difficult to roll due to the stiff suspension and low centre of gravity, the DB9 refused to roll. For the first real take, the stunt DBS was driven at 70 mph upto a taller 18 inch ramp. but again, the car took off but landed back on all four wheels. As a back up, the team moved to the second of the stunt DBS and installed a nitrogen gas powered ram to punch the tarmac at the correct moment to start the car rolling. At a speed of 75 mph, the ram was deployed and the DBS started to roll. And it didn’t stop rolling until it had competed seven complete barrel rolls, a new Guinness World Record. The car landed back on it’s wheels and Adam Kirley, the driver walked away unharmed. The third stunt DBS was used a couple of weeks later at Millbrook for a bridging shot which became necessary so establish the start of the roll being due to a severe swerve rather than hitting the grass verge where the ramp was to be hidden.

Aston Martin have retained one of the hero cars and also the second DBS that achieved the world record for barrel rolls. They were both shown at the Kensington Palace Centenary Celebration during July The colour of the Bond cars was called ‘Casino Royale’ and became a standard DBS colour once production began later in

What was really odd was that Corgi, the British die-cast manufacturer, famous for the ever popular Goldfinger DB5, actually previewed their model DBS V12 at the British Toy Fair held in London during January – needless to say, pictures flew around the internet instantly. After al, the Corgi DB5 is one of the greatest toys of all time, the Corgi DBS V12 had a tough act to follow.

First Drives

Can you have a supercar too far? Not according to Aston Martin. The good folk of Gaydon aren't afraid to fill each and every niche with sports and supercars of every persuasion and nuance. They'll do you a V8 in open or closed form, oriented to comfort or slinging around the Nurburgring. They'll even do a V8 with a V12, if you see what we mean. So it's no surprise that they're no

First Drives

Not even James Bond has driven the Aston Martin DBS Touchtronic yet. Quantum of Solace is just about to open but Daniel Craig must content himself with the standard manual DBS. We’ve already driven his likely next car: the DBS Touchtronic with an automatic gearbox, a new Bang and Olufsen sound system and gorgeous new optional wheels. Read our full review here

An auto? Isn’t t

Aston Martin DBS First steer

“The DBS is a luxury GT, but it feels quicker off the line than Lamborghini’s Gallardo Superleggera”

Our sole purpose of going to England was to be the first Australian media outlet to drive the no nonsense, hard-core, Aston Martin DBS. You’ll more than likely know this car, as James Bond’s British Secret Service company car, in the last Bond Film.

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Should you get on Jeopardy! here’s the likely question to the answer, “A very popular video game about racing”: What is Gran Turismo? Well, that’s one answer. 

Gran turismo (or grand touring) is a term cooked up by car-crazy Italians ages ago to describe an automobile tha

The Aston Martin DBS is one of those achingly beautiful Aston flagship cars that will always find a ready used market. Will it be a classic model? Probably not. The DBS replaced the Vanquish and it was replaced by the Vanquish, which, in a nutshell, identifies where its manufacturer's allegiances lay. If the DBS was indeed marking time, it did so very successfully and there are many who prefer the

Revealed in at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance , the Aston Martin DBS is by far one of the most beautiful cars out there. With an unique design and pure performance, the supercar was designed to fill the gap between road and track.

 According to Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, said: “The DBS is the ultimate expression of Aston Martin’s engineering and technical abil

An extremely unique bright yellow Aston Martin DBS was sold by Global Auto Sports via the Bentley Downers Grove dealership and is without doubt one of, if not the most bespoke Aston Martin DBS ever to leave Aston’s factory.

German Luxury Tuner DMC has introduced the DMC Fakhuna, a concept design for the Aston Martin DBS. The official release follows after a series of teaser pictures.

Most significant change is an aggressive new front bumper fascia, which is equipped with larger air-intakes and a spoiler lip. Between the front and rear side, side skirt attachments render a lowered and more stretched look.

In order t

It's nigh impossible to write the words "Aston Martin" without the name of a famous secret agent spurting out uncontrollably in the very next sentence. That perfect symbiosis is ingrained in the mind and becomes almost impossible to skirt when our host for the day speaks in near-perfect clipped English with just the mildest hint of a German accent. That man is Max Loder, who at 26 years old is luc

Speed of sound

Bang & Olufsen BeoSound for Aston Martin has been developed exclusively for the Aston Martin models, acoustically and physically matched to the cars. While the visual aluminium elements match seamlessly with the dynamic lines and curves of the vehicles, the sound performance has been designed to the exact dimensions of the thisisnl.nl ensures the listener is enveloped and eng

Auto gearbox helps range-topping Aston find its true identity

Cool car, the DBS. It just doesn’t know what it wants to be. Well, that’s not strictly true. It wants to be a  GTB, but its lazier V12 and DB9 architecture don’t allow it to pull off the hardcore front-engined sports car thing quite so thisisnl.nl’s safe to say that adding an automatic gearbox won’t change that, but it might give the DB

Carbon fibre bonnet, front wings, doors. Carbon fibre front splitter. Carbon fibre rear diffuser. Carbon-ceramic brakes. Carbon fibre propshaft. Dammit, even carbon fibre door pulls. How much more 'carbon' can you make the Aston Martin DBS?

 By calling it Carbon Edition and giving it carbon fibre door mirrors and rear lens inlay panels, a carbon weave centre console finish and 'Carbon' kickplates

The Aston Martin DBS V12 is a high performance GT sports car from the UK manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston has used the DBS name once before on their grand tourer coupe. The modern car replaces the Aston Martin Vanquish S as the flagship of the marque. It was officially unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on and delivery began on Q1.

The DBS was first

Aston Martin will premiere the DBS Volante at the Geneva Auto Salon on the 3rd March Completing the DBS line-up, the new Volante will afford customers the combination of the DBS's already-established benchmark sports car characteristics with all the thrills of open-air motoring.

Broadening the DBS's character, the DBS Volante will appeal to drivers who wish to combine the excitement of driv

Aston Martin will unveiled one of the most eagerly anticipated cars of the year when the new DBS is revealed at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 16th, where the company took a starring role as the featured marque. Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, said: "The DBS is the ultimate expression of Aston Martin's engineering and technical ability. It offers pure performan

DBS V12 for , A Quantum of Solace

'A Quantum of Solace' spec for James Bond ()

Following the reception given  for the DBS in Casino Royale, was subsequently re-united with the DBS for the 22nd Bond film, Quantum of Solace, released at the end of October Four cars with chassis numbers from E to E were specially supplied just for the special effects, with further

Engine: cc valve V12

Transmission: 6-Speed Manual (optional 6-Speed Automatic)

Drivetrain: RWD (Rear Wheel Drive)

Kerb Weight: 1, kg (3, lb)

City fuel economy: 12 mpg-US (20 L/ km; 14 mpg-imp)

Highway fuel economy: 18 mpg-US (13 L/ km; 22 mpg-imp)

Horsepower:  hp ( kW;  PS) at rpm

Torque:  lb·ft ( N·m) at rpm

Wheelbase:  in (2, mm)

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