If Aston Didn’t Exist, Which Car Would YOU Recommend James Bond Drive? And Would It STILL Be A Car?

I recently watched the trailer of the upcoming No time to die James Bond trailer. Of course, my favorite part was the appearance of the Aston Martin DB5 in action. I LOVED the new placement of the front guns inside the main headlamp.

It's hard to think of a Bond film WITHOUT an Aston Martin in it.

But this is the internet and we're allowed to have fun so we're going to paint a fantasy scenario and look forward to hearing your opinions.

So here's the question...If there was NO Aston Martin and YOU made the decision on what his vehicle/vehicles would be, WHICH would you choose? And would it still be a CAR or something else?

And if you haven't seen the trailer, here you go. Enjoy!

MDarringer - 1/23/2020 9:24:14 PM

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In the old days, a Jensen Interceptor of course. Subsequent to that, there were some lovely TVRs like the Tasmin, Cerbera, Tuscan, and Sagaris.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 1/23/2020 9:29:07 PM

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I was going to say that :) . Starting from 1964 with Gold Finger, you have to pick something British and from the time period. A Jag E-Type coupe would have been in the running too I guess. But the Jensen would be seen as more robust and fitting for the role. In the books Bond drives a Bentley as his person car, so a Continental Coupe would be a good choice too for that time.

MDarringer - 1/23/2020 10:08:19 PM

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It's unfortunate how poorly the E Type aged. An early XKE (sic) looks so much nicer than the late 60s to 70s versions and those versions look horrid today. The Interceptor has aged incredibly well.

A car that would not have aged well--had it been produced--that would have been a great Bond car would have been the TVR Zante. I happen to love the TVR Trident, Zante, Tasmin look along with the TR7. I adore the TR7. It's a terrible sports car, but I love the look.

Section_31_JTK - 1/23/2020 10:25:01 PM

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Jag E type, Bentley Supersport, Jag XK120, and some of the cars driven by John Steed of the Avengers.

Truthy - 1/23/2020 11:38:24 PM

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Jaguar F type.

countguy - 1/24/2020 8:44:25 AM

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ferrari 812

PUGPROUD - 1/24/2020 8:59:54 AM

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Bristol Fighter, Bentley Continental, or Jaguar XKE...its gotta be British.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 1/24/2020 11:40:00 AM

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@PUG - It is funny how a Bristol 4 GT Zagato looks the business. If they did not pick the Aston DB5, this surely would have filled the bill.

skytop - 1/24/2020 1:12:53 PM

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Volkswagen Karman Ghia.

TomM - 1/24/2020 5:32:49 PM

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A 12 Cylinder Jaguar

MDarringer - 1/24/2020 6:07:05 PM

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Except the XJS went out of its way to be ugly. Why I'll never know.

Truthy - 1/24/2020 8:50:24 PM

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Yes it was. More appropriate as a Bond villain car.

bmw7er - 1/24/2020 11:47:19 PM

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If anyone says Tesla, I'm out

MDarringer - 1/25/2020 10:24:29 AM

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TESLA TESLA TESLA

LOL

bmw7er - 1/24/2020 11:52:06 PM

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I'm going with MB SLS, and then the AMG GTs. The wing doors of the SLS would be my first choice tho.

carloslassiter - 1/25/2020 4:11:00 PM

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Ssangyong Musso.

MDarringer - 1/25/2020 5:45:04 PM

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Rodius

SanJoseDriver - 1/25/2020 9:17:32 PM

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Tesla Roadster V2 with SpaceX package (thrusters)... most James bond vehicle you can imagine, just add guns.

MDarringer - 1/25/2020 9:23:45 PM

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And Bond is chasing someone and Autokill slams him into a truck.

SanJoseDriver - 1/27/2020 3:38:17 AM

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I didn't even think about autopilot or summon, heck it's the only car with a "remote control" feature like some of the bond movies. I could see Bond putting it on Autopilot and doing some fancy shooting while the car is driving.