The new James Bond car is powerful and gentlemanly.........
James Bond's new car, the Aston Martin Vanquish 5.9, is worthy of the agent codenamed 007. It is powerful, delightful and looks like a million bucks, which is literally how much it would cost in Singapore. -- PHOTO: ASTON MARTIN............
James Bond's new car, the Aston Martin Vanquish 5.9, is worthy of the agent codenamed 007. It is powerful, delightful and looks like a million bucks, which is literally how much it would cost in Singapore.
The original 2001 Vanquish rode into view on the coattails of the 2000 James Bond movie, Die Another Day. Fittingly, the second-generation Vanquish will do likewise with the latest 007 thriller, Skyfall, out in Singapore on Nov 1.
Being Aston Martin's top-of-the-line model, the Vanquish packs a 5.9-litre V12 that produces 573bhp, which is 56bhp more than the sportiest DBS. While the newcomer looks similar to the DBS in its styling, it is actually 75 per cent new.
For instance, all the external body panels are made of carbon fibre, whereas the DBS uses the same exotic material only for its bonnet and fenders. Besides reducing weight, the carbon fibre also allowed the automaker to create some complex bodywork that normal metal stamping would never achieve. The rest of the Vanquish spaceframe is made of aluminium.
