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New Ford Ka To Be Shaken, Not Stirred In New Bond Film "Quantum Of Solace?"

We've got a chance to check out some exclusive video from the set of the new Bond flick, "Quantum of Solace." Yes, it's a silly name for a movie. But you know, the "Ka" is a silly name for a car — except for, you know, in Boston. So it seems like the two would work well together, which, if the video's right, will be just the case. The clip appears to show the new, and as yet un-revealed, Ford Ka hitting the silver screen in the new 007 movie, complete with some strange graphics running down the side. Well, we'd have preferred a new Mondeo like the last movie, but beggars Ka-n't be choosers. Ha. We slay ourselves. But what do you think? Is that the new Ka-Ka? Video after the jump.

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9:30 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Wes Siler
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combat chuck at 09:34 AM on 03/21/08
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"Quantum of Solace"? Did they run out of clever plays on words? Please tell me there's gonna be an 80's VW wagon in the movie.
SundaySunday at 09:59 AM on 03/21/08
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At least they didn't get GM to sponsor the film, or it would have been "Quantum of Solstice". Am I right, fellas?

Thank you and tip the waitress on your way out.
Rob P at 10:00 AM on 03/21/08
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Bond went from only driving Aston Martins and BMWs, to riding around in Mondeos, and Ford Kas. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the shark has been jumped.
redclear55 at 10:12 AM on 03/21/08
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he is still driving an AM in this movie, just not in every country he visits. it appears, and i'm not a marketing expert, that ford tries to sell cars that are realistically marketable to the country of showcase... in the movie above, Panama would be more likely to have a Ka spotted than the AM DBS.

you have to remember that this series has a huge international audience.
Morphine at 10:24 AM on 03/21/08
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I believe that Bond is above reproach; Suspend disbelief, ignore the Product Placement, and lock your gaze on that red-head . . .

I'm hoping for a scene with her in some state of undress on the DBS.
j6r at 10:27 AM on 03/21/08
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Looks like it has a very sharp C pillar (from above) like a Focus or the Verve.
FreeMan at 10:51 AM on 03/21/08
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Good Lord! At 1:25 those guys just about got shaved by that DC3!
61fury at 10:59 AM on 03/21/08
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It takes a lot more balls to thrash a shitbox than some big pound supercars. Didn't any of you see Bourne? That Mini in the first one? Thrashed the life out of it. What about the tunnel chase in the second, that annonymous euroblech he was driving? Thats thrilling.
PhoneticLorin at 11:15 AM on 03/21/08
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@61fury: Oh come on now, Mini = shitbox? No way: those things are hellafun and not at all built like the other itty-bitties.
graverobber- Same... at 11:19 AM on 03/21/08
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My name is Ka... Ford Ka
lascauxcaveman at 11:26 AM on 03/21/08
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@Rob P: Well, it goes back along way. See "Live and Let Die" (early 70's) for some great hooning in an AMC Hornet.
stjohn at 11:34 AM on 03/21/08
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Ka is a wheel. Or some other Gunslinger reference. It's early and I'm hung over.
61fury at 11:35 AM on 03/21/08
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@PhoneticLorin: I wasn't using "shitbox" in a derogatory sense, just to refer to inexpensive, low powered cars. My first car was a 78 Ford Fiesta (which I upgraded every time something broke; which was all the time) and I now have a 1990 Mazda 323 with all of 82 hp, its a blast to drive. I love shitboxes
bzr the paranoid android at 11:54 AM on 03/21/08
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Bostonian 1: "Hey, what cah do ya drive?"
Bostonian 2: "I drive a Ka."
Bostonian 1: "Yeah I know, I just asked ya. What friggin' cah da ya drive?"
Bostonian 2: "I just told ya, ya gaddamm queeah, I got a Ka!"

Sigh...9 years and I still don't have the friggin' accent.
PhoneticLorin at 11:55 AM on 03/21/08
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@61fury: Ah. Thanks for clarifying. We are in agreement: shitboxes are fun!
boosted-lego-wagon at 12:05 PM on 03/21/08
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@lascauxcaveman: Epic Fail on the swanny-whistle-accompanied spin jump though.
Schm is not... at 12:09 PM on 03/21/08
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The neue Ford Ka-ZAM!
al_beaton at 12:12 PM on 03/21/08
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@SundaySunday: And if it was still BMW it could have been "Quandt of Munich".

I'm here thru Tuesday. Try the veal. Goodnight.
Rob P at 12:26 PM on 03/21/08
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@redclear55:

But it's a Bond movie, not some commercial or something. That's my point. It was in "Tomorrow Never Dies", I think, where Bond used the same Nokia cell phone to solve about 6 puzzles within 3 minutes and every time flashed the logo.

Theres a difference between being a commercial and subtle product placement.
lascauxcaveman at 12:53 PM on 03/21/08
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@13oostedwgn: My memories are fuzzy. All I can recall in detail from that movie is the young Jane Seymour, as "Solitaire".
Euromobile at 01:03 PM on 03/21/08
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@Rob P: Bond has driven a Citroen 2CV in a chase sequence before, so there's nothing extraordinary about using a Ka. In terms of storylines, etc. I'd say that the shark was jumped decades ago. The last Bond movie and this new one, hopefully, are a bit more sensible.

@Morphine: She is rather gorgeous.

@FreeMan: DC3 hoonage! Easily one of the coolest aeroplanes ever built.

@61fury: Amen. Two of the best film car chases in years. The taxi that he thrashed in the second film was a Volga, by the way.
mikedrawcar at 01:04 PM on 03/21/08
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@Morphine: i'm with ya man. and those "graphics" on the Ka seem like reflections to me- anyone else?
laxman15 at 02:26 PM on 03/21/08
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how cool would it be if he had an Aston Martin Rapide in this one
PhoneticLorin at 04:20 PM on 03/21/08
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@lascauxcaveman: Best Bond movie of all! Poison darts, clairvoyants, running across crocodiles, double-decker bus chases: recipe for sexy times! And it doesn't take itself too seriously (Imlookingatyoucasinoroyale).
redclear55 at 07:01 PM on 03/21/08
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@Rob P: like what Euromobile said, if your argument is that the Bond movies are more about product placement, you are a little late to the game. Goldeneye seemed to epitomize this concept when they only showed the BMW Z3 driving down a dirt road. The sad reality is that this is the case with almost all movies. I saw Will Smith's I Am Legend and it was abhorrent how obvious they made the Ford cars standout.

The Bourne movies, in this regard, were a breath of fresh air. it was less about the car and more about what he was doing with it.
Buzz Killington at 09:58 AM on 03/22/08
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After Casino Royale, I am more than willing to give this movie the benefit of any doubts I may have.
maxman927 at 10:59 AM on 03/23/08
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@ƂƵЯ:

just how it plays out...
SwapMeat at 01:56 AM on 04/30/08
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quannum of the solace

Bond infiltrates bay area hip-hop in order to solve international intellectual property theft syndicate.
skierpage at 04:25 AM on 04/30/08
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@Rob P:
Bond's Q-equipped supercar is often trashed and he takes other wheels; besides the cars others mentioned there's the Renault 11 taxi in "A View to a Kill".

The Citroën 2CV chase in "For Your Eyes Only" is preceded by the immortal "Goon sees 'burglar protected' sticker on Lotus Esprit; goon bangs car; car blows itself and goon to smithereens" scene, it's at 0:55 in

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SwapMeat at 06:01 AM on 04/30/08
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@skierpage:

Citroen 2cv vs Peugeot 504s. That would be the slowest car chase of all time if it they had of turned uphill at any point... I can only imagine how much they would have had to speed up the film for it.