Forbes Autos Top 10 Bond Cars

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Written by Bonnie McGeer

James Bond is back.


The British spy comes to theaters this month in Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig as the new 007.


He’ll be in a 2008 Aston Martin DBS, which breaks a world record by doing seven consecutive cannon rolls in the film. (Read more about it here.) But the DBS is only the latest of Bond’s car co-stars.


From the sprightly Sunbeam Alpine in the opening chase of 1962’s Dr. No to the visceral Aston Martin V12 Vanquish in 2002’s Die Another Day, James Bond is synonymous with cool cars

Never easy on his co-stars, the charming British spy cavorts with as many vehicles as he does women in his 22 films, wowing audiences with spectacular chase scenes and gadgets galore.


An AMC Hornet hatchback does an airborne pirouette as it makes a hold-your-breath jump across a broken bridge, continuing its chase on the other side. A Lotus Esprit plunges into the sea and transforms into a submarine. And a cloaking device enables the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish to vanish.


Over the years, Bond cars like these succeeded in generating as much attention as the bombshell Bond girls.

Here, we rank these memorable Bondmobiles according to their box-office pull, using each film’s domestic gross adjusted for ticket-price inflation, as tracked by Box Office Mojo.

ForbesAutos Top 10 Lists
Top 10 Bond Cars
1. Aston Martin DB5
2. Lotus Esprit
3. Toyota 2000GT Convertible
4. Bentley Mark IV
5. Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
6. BMW 750iL
7. Ford Mustang Mach I
8. BMW Z8
9. BMW Z3
10. Sunbeam Alpine

Honorable Mentions
Alfa Romeo GTV 6
Citroen 2CV
Aston Martin DBS
Aston Martin V8
AMC Hornet

Next Up: 2008 Aston Martin DBS

[Bruce]

Nice list and i'm glad to see the Toyota 2000GT high up.

Although i wanted to see the Z8 a little higher..

[Giannis]

hey, where is the 2CV?

[cawimmer430]

What about the W116 Mercedes-Benz 280S? Or the W108 250S? Both stared in the James Bond film,Octopussy.

This list is biased.

[bln123]

Look as his signature to get an idea why he's complaning

Good list, DB5 is definetly the best car (because it's, with the 300 SL, the best looking car of all times).

750 should be higher, not because it's a great car, but because its the coolest driving / remote controling scene I think