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This poor Aston Martin DBS suffered a cruel fate when some ham-fisted criminals butchered the body of the sleek $270,000 car to steal the wheels. Here's hoping James Bond makes them drink motor oil. [Daily Mail] More »
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To celebrate winning gold in flamboyant skating, Evan Lysacek is buying a $269,000 Aston Martin DBS. "Aston Martin all the way, baby," he told Yahoo! in the most over-compensating way possible. More »
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The Aston Martin DBS and V12 Vantage Carbon Black special editions come with a color coat taking 50 man-hours of hand painting to create. It's the perfect gift for the Aston Martin owner who has everything but meticulous, unnecessary labor. More »
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Nicklas Bendtner, striker for Premier League's North London Arsenal, wrecked his Aston Martin DBS on the A1 in spectacular fashion, crashing through a fence and smashing into trees.The 21-year-old walked away uninjured but the $270K Aston was totaled. More »
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It's summer time. Our thought is it doesn't get better than listening to the glorious baritone note of the Aston Martin DBS Volante's 510 HP, 6.0-liter V12. Is it the perfect summer grand tourer? More »
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Aston Martin just couldn't wait for next month's Geneva Motor Show, deciding instead to give us an early peak at the 2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante. More »
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Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! We went for a Lambo-on-Lambo matchup last time, with the Espada taking the win over the Murcielago, and that means we need to give equal billing to Italy's rival PCH Superpower, Great Britain. And, just to make things more interesting, we're not going to have any British Leyland products!
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With everyone looking forward to the new James Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace, there isn't a brand out there that doesn't want a slice of juicy cross-promotion. We can't imagine Bond to be the type that would prefer a sugar-free cola over a normal Coke, but that doesn't matter right now. We're just let down by how cheesy the CG Aston Martins look in this otherwise cool, stylized opening-credits-like ad. [via CarDomain] More »
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Filming a sequence that's believed to form the climax of a chase scene for the new Bond film "Quantum of Solace," Daniel Craig and the rest of the Bond crew deliberately crashed an Aston Martin DBS into an Italian quarry. That crash should conclude a 15-minute pre-title credits scene in which Bond is pursued through the Italian Alps by bad guys in Alfa Romeos. All of the previous inadvertent crashes, the degree to which the Aston appears destroyed in these photos and the elaborate filming taking place at dramatic locations across Italy point to this chase sequence being a doozy. More »
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It seems the lusty power of the Aston Martin DBS, a rain-soaked night and an over-zealous stunt driver conspired to result in James Bond's car taking a swim in Lake Garda in Italy. According to the Daily Telegraph, a stunt driver for the latest film Quantum of Solace, lost control while bombing along some narrow roads and managed to fly off the road. While the car was a quantum of sogginess, the driver managed to escape a similarly water-soaked fate, but probably decidedly less marketable as a stunt driver. We're thinking it's excusable to lose a car when you're rehearsing or performing a stunt in front of the camera and crew. It's probably less acceptable when you're merely attempting to deliver the car to the set. Even less acceptable is that it's the only car available for filming. More »
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The spy shooters at KGP look like they've caught a former secret agent man going topless in Sweden. That's right, it's the new Aston Martin DBS — but wait, what's this, since when has there been a convertible version — a Volante? Apparently the DBS thinks it's been retired as Bond's car, spending it's time getting a little bit of rest, relaxation and possibly some skiing in with a new drop-top model. Apparently someone hasn't been reading the press releases and doesn't know they've got to get back to the set soon. Or maybe it's because the new owners of the car company all about Bond girls need to get something new out while they try to figure out what they'll be doing about that whole not-having-a-new-platform issue they've got going on. Full spy report from KGP after the jump. UPDATE: KGP got us a new daylight shot so you can check out all of the drop-top hotness by dawn's early sunlight — the shot's in the gallery below. More »
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According to the lads at Motor Torque, the newest entry to the Bond stable will be the Aston Martin DBS &mdash the last car added to the Bond stable. Aston Martin is understandably delighted to continue its association with the film series (especially since Casino Royale wasn't a melange of bad writing, unnecessary tech and weak plot lines). According to Aston CEO Dr. Bez: "Aston Martin is Proud of our long association with James Bond. The DBS has its own unique character which equals that of James Bond. It is explosive power in a black tie." More »
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Special Agent 007 and cars go together like Britney Spears and poor decisions — you have one, you have the other. Davey G and I were doing the IM the other day and trying to figure out which car is Commander Bond's best. Herr Johnson immediately slammed the kibosh down on the DB5 from Goldfinger arguing that it's just too obvious. Then, 4 seconds later, we both agreed that the Lotus submarine is the bomb digity. However, this being a QOTD, we're curious as to what you think. And before you start flappin' yer yaps, check this out: Wiki Bond Cars. That's right, an AMC Hornet! More »
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Aston Martin's first show as a non-ford entity showcases a new flagship alongside variants of two established models. The Vanquish-replacing DBS may have debuted in "Casino Royale," and showed up at Pebble Beach this year wearing yellow pants and sipping a G&T, but it had its coming out in Frankfurt. Aston boss Ulrich Bez entoned, "The king is dead. Long live the king," referring to the erstwhile Vanquish, which he called less refined than the DBS, just a paragraph after lavishing praises on Ford for its former supportbux. Perhaps more of a draw for Aston-loving journos were the two special editions, the V8 Vantage N400 and Aston Martin DB9 LM, which celebrate GT racing victory. The special Vantage comes with 400 horsepower (and as a roadster), metallic orange paint and a kiss from the design gods. The DB9 comes only in silver, and only one will be allotted per dealership. More »
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All you would-be Bonds and Moneypennys, take heed. You say you've got an Aston Martin DB9, but you really want a DBS? Don't wait to be fleeced by unscrupulous brokers. Call the UK's Project Kahn. The designer of all manner of accessorization for Astons, Land Rovers, Jags and others of the luxo-baller persuasion has created a kit that turns a DB9 into a DBS, at least visually. It comes with two front and two rear valance pieces, side skirts and rear boot lip spoiler, over a set of 20" Kahn RSV alloy wheels — the same ones Aston Martin used on the DBS prototype. We're never in favor of fakery, but in this case we'll make a qualified exception based on Kahn's track record. To those building such a kit for old 280Zs, we say stop now. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=292619&view=rss&microfeed=true Take one struggling cinematographer, add one very attractive sports car, insert a club-hopping editor just off a six-week ketemine binge after following Daft Punk from Los Angeles to Montreal via Greyhound bus, and what do you get? We have no idea. But barring that, we have this promo vid from Aston Martin showcasing the DBS. If you know where we can find the other thing, let us know. More »
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Someone at Aston Martin thinks they're Peter Jackson. The company has gone all out for the press launch of its new DBS luxo-sportster, staging it in dramatic settings with dangerous-looking women and shifty eyed timepieces. The car's being featured at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this week, where the newly independent Aston is coming out as a featured marque. The DBS, the company says, bridges the chasm between the DB9 and DBR9 track car, employing a juiced version of the DB9's V12 producing 510 horsepower. We'll see the DBS in a less cinematic setting at Pebble Beach this weekend, though we're sure there'll be plenty of shifty eyed types hanging around. More »
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Propers to Motor Authority for cracking open the Aston Martin DBS press kit and giving us a peek inside. It's the new Aston DBS — the latest J. Bond model — in all its digital cinematics ahead of its unveiling at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this weekend. The new Aston owners say a supercar-grade V12, lifted from the DB9 and tweaked to kingdom come (510 hp), will propel the DBS to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds. That via a bypass valve that opens at 5500 rpm to goose the combustion chamber. Cogs will be exchanged by way of a six-speed manual, and a dose carbon fiber reduced weight to 3,737 pounds, which is143 less than the manny-tranny DB9. More to come. [Motor Authority] More »
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Look who's rounding the 'Ring this week. Its the Aston Martin DBS — that new flagship already spotted during Teutonic testing this month. This set of images comes straight from the N rburgring branch of the automotive MI6, who've long-lensed a DBS test car wearing only the slightest of disguises and some super-low-profile meats. As mentioned before, the DBS will reportedly get a 530-hp version of the 6.0-liter V12, a considerable body kit, a 186 mph top speed, and a go at Moneypenny. Minus that last one, of course. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Those of the PistonHeads persuasion caught a pre-production Aston Martin DBS near the autobahn, where it sat during a pie-and-chips break in between top-speed testing sessions. Apparently the James Bond fave is headed out of Q's workshop this October. Aston hasn't said outright that it's replacing the Vanquish, but most Astonites agree the DBS will assume flagship status. The proto-DB9 caught by spies was wearing DBRS9 badging, which may have thrown casual observers off the trail, but that body kit and 20" alloys are a knock-on giveaway. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Although the new Aston Martin DBS won't arrive in dealerships before later this year, 007's already had his way with one. Like any other audience member who'd come to "Casino Royale" for the car, not the man, we'd cringed when Bond barrel-rolled his prototypical Aston flagship as if it were just another hoopty from the Hollywood motor pool. Thanks to Evo, we know the crash car was just a gussied-up DB9, one of three such development hacks turned into DBS replicas. Evo tells the story of the stunt, and how one of the crashed vehicles ended up hanging around the office for a photo shoot instead of being crushed for the VAT reclamation (silly Euro tax laws). Actually, we're feeling a bit more jilted that the scenes of Miami were all just a digital ruse. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=244054&view=rss&microfeed=true Seriously, the one most unfortunate part of this interview of the new Bond, Daniel Craig, isn't that his first car was a Nissan, or that he can't stand Lambos or Ferraris. It's that he's wearing a cardigan. Absolutely dreadful if you ask us. – Ray Wert More »
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A UK car insurer pulled out the calculators over the weekend to come up with the price it'd expect to collect in premiums in order to ensure a quick replacement of 007's pretty new Aston Martin DBS in case anything should happen to the fictional character's car. And, after carrying the one and adding a zero somewhere, the folks at Kwik-Fit / Virgin Car Insurance came up with the princely sum of 7,108.50 ( approximately $13,478.39 in real American dollars) for protection on the roads. So that means whether the ride's being fliped over a damsel-in-distress or taking a missile up the arse, James Bond's "perfectly-formed" one will feel comfortable knowing he'll not have to pick up his paycheck from "M" with the price of a Brit sports car deducted from the bottom line. Now, if only the producers of the movie had known this going in — you know, before they totaled the DBS used in the movie (along with a few others) in a record-breaking seven-roll stunt. Check out the gallery below to see the Aston Martin's prettiness before it meets its more than likely end in the new movie. – Ray Wert More »
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The money-watchers at Forbes caught the new Aston Martin Vantage roadster at its coming out cocktail party in New York last week. It was a photos-only event, as the AM executives on hand were apparently mum on pricing, specs and availablity. The mini quiches, however, were reportedly to die. – Mike Spinelli More »
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Edmunds has new spy imagery of Aston Martin's coming pedestrian version of the latest Bond car, the DBS. According to its Straightline blog, Aston's planning to call the roadway model DBS9. Don't confuse it with the club racer DBS9, this one will be streetable, though built in small quantities, with something like 500 brake horses in the stable. This tester, caught on the N rburgring, looks to be a different animal from the one featured in Car magazine earlier this year. Yes, Ms. DBRS9, we think we will enjoy very much serving under you. – Mike Spinelli More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=204830&view=rss&microfeed=true The makers of the new 007 flick, Casino Royale, are getting the big "whatevs" from Bond fans over the choice of Daniel Craig as the main man with the double-0's. Throw in that whole rumor about him and a stick, and you'll get even more trouble from the car community. Luckily, the film producers are trying to make up for it with some shots of the new Bond ride, the Aston Martin DBS, at about 1:57 into the trailer...and then the icing on the cake, a piece of epic hoonage at about 2:18. True, it's potentially all computer-generated (though the crew did total three DBS'es in one day — so maybe it's real) — but nonetheless, take a gander at the trailer above for both pieces of double-0 automotive awesomness. More »
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Good morning, Moneypenny. Spies caught Aston Martin's top-of-the-mast DBS, out on the N rburgring during handling shakedown tests, winding up its 530-hp V12 for non-Bond purposes only. It'll debut in "Casino Royale" later this year, but we'll see the DBS its the carbon fiber bodykit and jet-blackness at the Detroit auto show this coming January. Accoring to CAR, those dubs you see are custom made. More »
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Now that Bond fans have conceded new 007 Daniel Craig can actually drive stick-shift, despite having the face of a club fighter, we can get on to more pressing matters — the car. World Car Fans posted spy ditties of what's likely the Aston Martin DBS, the production version of Bond's latest oil-slick dispenser, a worked-over DB9 with a reported 500 horsepower and wider track. They've also got new shots of the roadster that will take the Volante mantle, though likely without that venerable Aston designation. Just V8 Roadster, please. More »
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Oh, the aluminiumanity! The stunt crew working on a mountain chase scene for the upcoming 007 bonanza Casino Royale has stuffed three of the supercars filming the sequence. Since the DBS is projected to sell for around $300k, that's almost a million dollars in exotics crunched in the name of Bondage. Who do the minions of the late Cubby Broccoli think they are? Stefan Eriksson? More »
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Like any good spy story early images of this new wedgegap between DB9 and DBR9, and James Bond whip, had been passed around the Internet long before it splashed down for real today. Dubspeed Driven has a nice gallery of the vehicle and early word that the specifics of the vehicle have still not been ascertained. It "hints" at future design only. Damn all this intrigue. We want the little manila envelope with all the hush hush info in it NOW. More »
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June's edition of the UK's Car magazine has an in-depth on-the-set tete-a-tete with the new Bond Aston Martin DBS. We can only imagine how it goes: More »
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You know, we always figured that James Bond would probably be good at manual stimulation of the ladies; a quick diddle coming out of the tunnel in Monaco and even the most stolid of sexy Russian agents would be a gasping mass of orgasmic silly putty in his hands. And of course, we never questioned his ability to manipulate the shifter of an Aston. But according to The New York Daily News, new Bond actor Daniel Craig can't drive a stick. Wait, so the DBS doesn't come with a flappy-paddle gearbox? Or is Craig just that useless behind the wheel? Somebody call Bob Bondurant, stat. [Thanks to Rishi for the tip] More »
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