Posts Tagged ‘doubts’

Q would be proud: Aston Martin and Jaeger LeCoultre release their second DBS transponder watch

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
With a 510 hp V12 under-hood, you wouldn't need any extra motivation to buy an Aston Martin DBS, but the James Bond factor certainly doesn't hurt. So if you're going to be driving 007's ride, you're going to need a Bond-esque watch to go with it. While 007 sports an Omega, Aston Martin's official ti......

Ford Ka gets role in new Bond movie

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ka in the moviesFord's new Ka mini-car will be making its official debut at the Paris Motor Show in early October, but it already has a bit part in the next James Bond movie. Since the success of Casino Royale and the walk on part played by the then-new Mond......

Quantum of Solace trailer shows little bit of Aston, lot of movie

Monday, June 30th, 2008
We have to admit, when we heard the next Bond film was going to be called "Quantum of Solace," we kind of scrunched our faces a little bit. Still, Casino Royale was so good that we figured we'd give it the old innocent-until-proven-guilty treatment. Well, now we've seen the trailer, and it looks so ......

Popular Mechanics lands interview with Adam Carolla, details on Top Gear U.S.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The debut of the U.S. version of Top Gear is supposedly only three months away and Popular Mechanics had a chance to sit down with Adam Carolla, the import's new front man, to discuss the show, his co-hosts and what buns are in the oven when the show debuts this September.According to Carolla, the f......

Enough is Enough: Bond crashes Aston DBS into wall

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Despite a couple of disastrous and debilitating setbacks, filming of the next Bond flick, the Quantum of Solace, is back, with production continuing in the mountains of Carrara, Italy. Unfortunately, these newest shots from the set are further proof that the writers and producers have absolutely no ......

Forbes lists the Top 10 Fastest Fictional Cars

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Employing research that they certainly did not get from AOL Autos, Forbes is at it again with a list of the Top 10 Fastest Fictional Cars. One of the things we find odd about the list is that there are a number of cars included that you can actually buy or make pretty easily, like James Bond's Aston......

Second crash at Bond filming proves MI6 hates Alfas too

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Filming of the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has been put on hiatus after two stunt drivers were injured during filming. The crash apparently took place while performing a chase sequence where one driver in an Alfa Romeo crashed into a wall while chasing Bond's Aston Martin DBS along the Gar......

Aston Martin DBS owners have to wait a bit longer to be Bond

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Aston Martin DBS.According to Autocar, the lucky few that have put a deposit down on the new Aston Martin DBS will have to wait an additional three-months to get behind the wheel of the body-kitted Bond car. The problem apparently stems from suppliers who ar......

Bond stunt driver takes plunge into lake in Aston Martin DBS

Saturday, April 19th, 2008
At 6:30 this morning, a stunt driver shooting a scene for the upcoming James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, lost control of an Aston Martin DBS while filming a chase scene and plunged into Lake Garda in Rome. The film's executive producer, Anthony Waye, said that the scene was being shot in the pour......

Bond trades in Mondeo for next-gen Ka

Monday, March 24th, 2008
Few would argue that actor Daniel Craig revived the James Bond series with the movie Casino Royale in 2006. That film featured the Aston Martin DBS as Bond's personal whip, though he was caught driving what was then Ford's brand new Mondeo family sedan from the airport to the hotel, as well. It appe......