DB10 - Story of how the exclusive car came to be

SirHilaryBray

http://uk.businessinsider.com/bond-24-how-aston-martin-db10-became-the-spectre-bond-car-2015-4?r=US


Aston Martin's handcrafted sports cars are world famous for their power, beauty, and soul.

But Aston has also enjoyed a 50-year run as the official wheels of the world's most famous super spy — James Bond.


As 007 gears up for his next adventure "Spectre," this tradition continues with the brand new Aston Martin DB10. But there's one major difference — the DB10 is for James Bond only.

In fact, the car was developed with the input of director Sam Mendes and the film's producers.

"It's never been done like this before," Aston Martin chief creative officer Marek Reichman told Business Insider. " For a movie character to have a major manufacturer create a car just for him is really quite special."

But the story of how the DB10 became the latest Bond car is even more incredible.

According to Reichman, Mendes and producer Barbara Broccoli dropped by the design studio to have a look at a production Aston the company had been preparing for the movie. However, as the filmmakers were examining the car, a sketch hanging on the studio wall caught Mendes' eye.



Reichman told the director the car in the sketch didn't actually exist. To which Mendes replied, "Great, could we make that just for James Bond?"

The result of that question is a limited run of 10 special James Bond Astons to be used exclusively for the film. Which sadly means that no one outside of the production team will have the chance to drive the car.

Fortunately, according to Reichman, elements of the DB10 design may make their way into future production Astons, as the company looks to revamp its whole lineup over the next five years.

James Bond's 24th adventure hits theaters on November 6, 2015.


I need to be honest. I think the DB10 looks more like a TVR and Ferrari hybrid, I think its too sport flash for Bond something elegant about a Vatange or a DB8 thats lost in this car. I looks like too much of a concept car. Anyone agree or have an opinion?

andmcit

I wonder if the whole story above is a bit fanciful helping to fuel more Bond fokelore or urban myths?

Where money talks all the top end manufacturers will be happy to hold out their hand and say yes please. It's now common for Ferrari to make bespoke models for the Super rich elite to leave lying around at the side of the road somewhere in Dubai etc. Usually this is done through coachbuilders and names like Bertone, Pininfarina and Ghia are the ones that physically make the car(s). Where there's a number as high as 10 from AM themselves I imagine it's a compromise between how many the firm production team need and how many AM can keep quantities down to whilst still justifying production tooling etc.

As for looking too much like a concept car, well apart from the fact it is, give the world another 5-10 years and all production cars will look like it and it will look old hat on revisiting SP as trends all move along. A good example of this is the very first sight of the Audi TT concept car at one show or another (Geneva?) with the exaggerated wheel arches that looked like nothing else in the world. Basically the world copied it and practically everything now has hipped out exaggerated flares for the wheelarches.

Agent7F

We got 2 thread on the Aston Martin DB10,SPECTRE CAR & ASTON MARTIN DB10 & JAGUAR C-X75 Discussion. So why make new post of the James Bond? new car in SPECTRE. I do all in these 2 posts about 007 car & cars that will be in it as well.