Daily Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
With a 4.7-litre V8 engine under the bonnet blasting out 420bhp, this little thing is pure Aston, from its bulging wheel arches to the hand-stitched leather interior.
Graham Glass, etc. (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Wih any luck, this will be my next car:
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
In many ways, it's the perfect embodiment of the kind of car James Bond should drive. It's not a flashy, Eurotrashy Ferrari, driven by some last-chance trendy in Italian loafers and the latest gaudy Versace clothes: it's more understated, more Church's brogues and Savile Row suits. But it's still a head-turner - and that's where the problem lies. James Bond is supposed to be a secret agent, a man who...
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Posted on 10.8.2008 17:00 by Simona Alina Filed under: Lamborghini | Supercars / Exotic cars | Lamborghini Gallardo The Gallardo Lp560-4 won the title of Performance Car of The Year 2008 in CAR magazine's annual test. The Gallardo LP560-4 compete with the Porsche 911 GT2, Aston Martin DBS and Mercedes-Benz CLK Black Series. It then went on to win the overall competition against finalists from seven...
trymi | 10/08/2008
Few months ago, when filming the new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace, the Aston Martin DBS that was used, accidentally got crashed by the technician Fraser Dunn. Of course, it wasn’t a major problem due to the fact that the team had six Aston Martin DBS vehicles prepared for the movie.
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Posted on 10.8.2008 09:50 by Simona Alina , Myles Kornblatt Filed under: Aston-Martin | car crash | sports cars | Aston-Martin DBS A Bond fan paid $350,000 for 007's wrecked DBS (about $120,000 more than a new DBS would cost) that crashed into an Italian lake. The car didn't even die a cool Bond-like death (like chasing a beautiful villainess on a winding road, and hitting the ejector seat moments...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
If you'll remember, back in April a stunt driver for the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace , lost control of a brand spankin' new Aston Martin DBS, plunging it into Italy's Lake Garda . According to Daniel Craig, the actor playing 007, a rabid fan has snapped up the remnants of that car for a cool £200,000 — about $350,000 in 'merican play money. Keep in mind a DBS off the showroom floor...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
There are fans and then there are obsessive fans. The latter goes for one fan that brought a crashed Aston Martin DBS that plunged into a lake in northern Italy during the filming of Quantum of...
Brits on Pole (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
A new Aston Martin DBS V12, of the sort driven by James Bond in his most recent movie outings would probably set you back in the region of £150,000. By the time it's been used in the filming and wrecked by a stuntman? The value has gone up to no less than £200,000.
Luxvelocity (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
The new Aston Martin DBS is about to see a welcomed upgrade in the transmission area with the addition of the Touchtronic 2 transmission. Before the offering of the Touchtronic 2, the new DSB was only offered with a manual six-speed transmission. The Touchtronic 2 is a six-speed transmission but in automatic form and derived from the ZF transaxle unit that was developed for the DB9. The Final drive...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Filed under: Wheels Remember that Aston Martin DBS we told you about that got accidentally trashed during the filming of the new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace ? Well now a fan has splashed out $350,000 for the wreck - about $120,000 more than a new DBS would cost. The supercar, one of six used on the Quantum set, was written off when technician Fraser Dunn crashed it through iron railings and...
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
JAMES Bond star Daniel Craig has revealed a fan paid £200,000 for an Aston Martin DBS wrecked during filming - £70,000 more than a new model would have cost.
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Posted on 09.30.2008 17:48 by Simona Alina Filed under: Aston-Martin | Accessories | Aston-Martin DBS First unveiled at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the Aston Martin DBS gets new ‘Touchtronic 2' transmission. Introduced as an alternative to the standard six-speed manual gearbox, DBS customers will now be afforded the option of the ‘Touchtronic 2' six-speed automatic transmission. Derived...
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
A few weeks back, Columbia Pictures sent ComingSoon.net to London with the sole purpose of showing their appreciation to the James Bond fans amongst CS readers by presenting their questions for Daniel Craig and Marc Forster. (You can read those questions and answers here .) In addition to briefly talking with the star and director of the high-paced action-packed thriller Quantum of Solace , we got...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Before Aston Martin engineers and designers get really busy with the upcoming Rapide, One-77, DBS convertible and the Vantage V12 RS, they will be giving the current DBS, the company’s...
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trymi | 10/08/2008
Few months ago, when filming the new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace, the Aston Martin DBS that was used, accidentally got crashed by the technician Fraser Dunn. Of course, it wasn’t a major problem due to the fact that the team had six Aston Martin DBS vehicles prepared for the movie.
whipdaddy | 08/03/2008
It was announced that Knight Rider KITT Attack Mode was voted “Best Vehicle” of Comic-Con (further shows you the type of people that attend this conference), taking the crown against James Bond’s Quantum of Solace Aston Martin DBS. What a croc of shit! PHOTOS HERE: James Bond Aston Martin DBS at Comic Con
whipdaddy | 07/04/2008
The first official teaser trailer for the 22nd James Bond film! TRAILER HERE: Quantum of Solace Trailer - Aston Martin DBS Returns
