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[marktmurphy]

Yeah, I love a customised Jag (there's something so deliciously wrong about it!) and that Broadspeed XJ12C replica Steed drove was one of the best bits of car casting I've seen- it's so him! Classically English but with a crazy twist.

I love this clip of it:


Apparently it was a standard XJC which Broadspeed added their amazing bodykit to (from the race version) and slightly adapted the suspension to take the big wheels.

[jaguar007]

It happens I own one and it's a great car, very reliable and very well equipped.

Do you own an XF or a Lexus?

[MrKidd]

It happens I own one and it's a great car, very reliable and very well equipped.

Do you own an XF or a Lexus?

Pretty sure he's talking about a Lexus and you both been dissin on his car.

[jaguar007]

It happens I own one and it's a great car, very reliable and very well equipped.

Do you own an XF or a Lexus?

Pretty sure he's talking about a Lexus and you both been dissin on his car.

I have never said a bad word about Lexus, I have been dissing on the XF for looking too much like a Lexus and not enough like a Jaguar.

[Achille Aubergine]

It happens I own one and it's a great car, very reliable and very well equipped.

Do you own an XF or a Lexus?

A Lexus, sir. Just a Lexus.

[volante]

[Stephen Spotswood]

Daimler Super V8.

[Aris007]

I believe that Bond should stick to British wheels. Great car though!

And forgive me if I'm wrrong, but wasn't this the car which brought Greene to Tosca in QoS?

[jaguar007]

I believe that Bond should stick to British wheels. Great car though!

And forgive me if I'm wrrong, but wasn't this the car which brought Greene to Tosca in QoS?

yes it was, and it is British (even though owned by Ford at the time, it was still made in England)

[Aris007]

I believe that Bond should stick to British wheels. Great car though!

And forgive me if I'm wrrong, but wasn't this the car which brought Greene to Tosca in QoS?

yes it was, and it is British (even though owned by Ford at the time, it was still made in England)

Oh, I made a connection between Daimler and Daimler-Benz that's why I thought it was German.

[marktmurphy]

It's not right, but perhaps might be the sort of thing Fleming's Bond would be driving now...


http://www.vintagegt.it/

[jaguar007]

It's not right, but perhaps might be the sort of thing Fleming's Bond would be driving now...

S-type R perhaps, but nothing so modified with flared out fenders etc.

[Miles Miservy]

I wonder what DC's Bond is driving off-camera? Meaning, in his day-to-day life, and when not using a company Aston Martin, what is Bond driving? I think it's safe to go the Fleming route and select the Bentley that HR mentioned above. In fact, a short scene of Bond driving his own personal car might be a good way to squeeze a Bentley - or any other car - in if the producers decide to keep him in an Aston Martin whilst on the job.

According to the Gardner books, he's got his own DB5 he'd bought from Q Branch, stripped of every special gadget except the bullet proof glass.

[Miles Miservy]

I also have to agree. While the XF is a good looking car, it is certainly not distinctive enough as a Jag. From the side profile it is hard to tell the difference between the XF and a Lexus. While the modern Jag look is certainly...well...modern, I'm not certain they will retain classic looks and mystique in the future that older Jags do.

No way; it's pretty much the best-looking car on the road at the moment. I think the new Jags are fantastic and much better than the horrible staid old designs of the S-Type and X-Type; they were terrible, old man looking things and nearly killed the company. The XJS looked nothing like a Jag in its day either, but now it's a classic shape. The XF is one of the best looking Jags ever.

don't tell me you don't think the XF looks like a Lexus from the side view


and when I refer to older Jags, I'm talking about pre-Ford Jags (although I do like the S and X types, I agree they lack the soul of the pre-Ford Jags which are the ones I really fell in love with. Keep in mind, I do like the XF and especially the new XJ, I have driven both and they are fantasic cars. I just think the older ones were more distinctive.

Love the E-type! That still works today. The other, not so much - but it IS very distinctive, yes. And I'm with you that the XF is a bit meh.

Whatever Bond Drives, it MUST be British. I don't think I'm alone when convey my dissapointment at the Brosnan era vehicles. Really, BMW 750? Is there anything more bland than a mid-sized sedan? Why not get him a BMW Z5 soccer mom minivan?

[jaguar007]

I have spent the last 3 weeks in a loaner XF and I must say that has changed my mind a bit on that car, I absolutely love it and almost feel as if I am driving an Aston Martin sedan. Unfortunately it has to go back today

[marktmurphy]

Sorry; I'll have to take your first answer Get yourself a nice old Lexus; you know you can't tell the difference.

[00 Brosnan]

Whatever Bond Drives, it MUST be British.

Why? I wasn't aware only the British make stylish, well performing cars or that people must drive cars from their own countries. Fail. If something like that bothers you, you need to learn to let things go..

I don't think I'm alone when convey my dissapointment at the Brosnan era vehicles. Really, BMW 750? Is there anything more bland than a mid-sized sedan? Why not get him a BMW Z5 soccer mom minivan?

Are you serious? Dalton drove a WAGON (that's about as lame as Bond's cars have got) for crying out loud in LTK and Craig drove a Ford Edge CROSSOVER in one scene in QoS. Crossovers, SUVs, and especially wagons are just as popular among "soccer moms" as mini-vans. BMW has never made a mini-van either.

The cars in the films don't define Bond. If there is a chase scene a nice car is appreciated (I'm a car nut), but the car Bond drives in a particular film isn't going to in any way change what I think about that Bond or that film.

BMW was the perfect brand for the Brosnan era. To many people (whether you do or not) the brand represents class and style. It's no Aston Martin that's for sure, but it was the perfect brand for Brosnan's "playboy" 1990s era Bond. The Vanquish was nice a change in DAD though only because of the classic Bond-Aston Martin connection.

Edited by 00 Brosnan, 15 May 2011 - 09:21 PM.

[TCK]

http://en.wikipedia....iki/TVR_Sagaris





Why not this one ?

[marktmurphy]

It breaks down all the time and the company went bust so they don't make them anyone.

[TCK]

It breaks down all the time and the company went bust so they don't make them anyone.

A detail I didn't know... Thanks.

[KMiller007]

I think Aston Martins are absolutely gorgeous cars and wouldn't mind seeing the brand back for Bond 23, but if they go with another brand I wouldn't mind seeing BMW again. They make nice cars, in fact I drive one.

[univex]

BMWs don´t have heart nor soul.

Sorry, had to say it...you see, I drive an alfa

And I have to agree with what some people said, keep it british for Bond. Only because Bond is a british cultural icon. It just makes sence...and you guys know it. Only because we drive german or italian, doesn´t mean HMServant wouldn´t want to drive a homemade brand.

[Binyamin]

[Captain Tightpants]

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

[coco1997]

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

What's wrong with it?

[Captain Tightpants]

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

What's wrong with it?

The front end looks like an Aston Martin. The rear end looks like an SUV.

[Binyamin]

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

What's wrong with it?

The front end looks like an Aston Martin. The rear end looks like an SUV.

Really. How many SUVs have rear ends that look like this?



That's one fine azz.

Edited by Binyamin, 01 September 2011 - 03:18 AM.

[coco1997]

That's one fine .

Also, it's a Ford product, so I could very well see it in a modern Bond flick.

[Binyamin]

That's one fine .

Also, it's a Ford product, so I could very well see it in a modern Bond flick.

Much like the Mondeo that Bond drove in Casino Royale....

[Captain Tightpants]

I just think it's hideous the rear end looks like it's mounted way too high, and it's a little too tightly sculpted, like they're trying to over-emphasise it. Like Nicki Minaj.