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VW Scirocco.
About the car, I like the Scirocco, I just think that, like the Toyota 86, it has no place in a Bond film. IMO.
Audi A/S5 (Sorry),
Renault Megane coupé,
Alfa Romeo Brera (although a bit older, would make a nice little "tribute" towards Octopussy),
Hyundai Genesis,
Peugeot RCZ.
The S5 can do him. Well we wait end of January if he getting a new Mi6 issued car now Q there. Already An Aston Martin there but that a classic Aston Martin DB5. Since the new years has started we better wait.
You can say that again. His cars has to be either Europe or British made car. No Japanese or any other asian crap.
New Jag CX-16 (E-Type) for the scenes in China perhaps or the Range Rover Evoque, is possible in return for JLR providing the 'government' cars for the scenes in London.
Or Lotus are launching a new Esprit early in 2013 and the tweet yesterday was about it being the anniversary of filming the Lotus Esprit Turbo in Italy for FYEO, which seemed to me to be an oddly detailed account to add for a car that was barely used in that part of the film........ Of course perhaps there just wasn't anything else filmed on that date before!
There are enough good British cars these days to not need anything from outside the UK even (unless we are talking about something that has been commandeered!).
JLR would be able to provide a range of appropriate vehicles that would be very realistic and smart cars for a British Agent to drive. Meanwhile Aston Martin and Lotus can provide very rakish cars if they want the car to be seen as the latest gadget. There is the new McLaren, Bentley and even in a certain circumstance Rolls Royce ranges too.
Overall though my opinion is that it should usually be an Aston Martin but occasionally one of the other British manufacturers should get a chance too so it doesn't get too boring, and with the DB5 being used in this film and the Vanquish and DBS used in the last three the new Jag sportscar or next years Esprit should get the nod.
clarkson also said that the public sector workers on strike should be shot so I don't listen to alot of what he says
Didn´t he have a Lamborghini at some point?
Also, I enjoy listening to Jeremy on Top Gear, but if I earned as much as he does, I wouldn´t be talking about public sector workers in the first place.
TG needs to keep May, but loose Clarkson and Hammond. In place of the latter two, i'd suggest Mike Brewer (Deals On Wheels & Wheeler Dealers) & Adrian Simpson (Top Gear* & Car Sharks)
I'd like to see a May, Brewer & Simpson TG lineup.
* The classic TG.
Rant over.
That Honda in YOLT was sexy and the whistle blower was good in TMWTGG. Change is good. A jag or a Nissan skyline, oh yes Skyline for Skyfall the car that won't Skyfail 007. tenuous marketing blurb. Love it.
Off topic I know, but I´ve noticed the same, and May had a different attitude in the latest season, I bet he put his foot down. And really, Hammond is just a lapdog, he´s quite the ignorant fellow in what cars are concerned, the guy is a show man, but that´s all. May is a geek and Clarkson is a know-it-all prick with a penchant for sarcasm. But the thing is, it all works out rather nicely. I´m still a TG fan and always will be, but I´m aware of the idiosyncrasies within. On a very side note, loved the show they did about Lancia. They should do one about Alfa. Back on topic now, where were we? Oh yeah, Bond´s car...Aston please, always.
On TG, I think they went too far when they faked the electric car challange, and when they orgestrate failures, as they've been doing the last two or three seasons. I'd love to see some more influence from May as well. Clarkson should be put on a leash. And Hammond should never, ever be allowed to drive a South African armored car over an Alfa 156 again, ever! Just shows he isn't that much of a motorhead at all.
Exactly, the guy really doesn´t know what he´s talking about. He knows nothing about car history, except if you´re talking about the ford mustang and/or porsches. Many, many times, when confronted with an historical fact that every motorhead should know, he only shows ignorance and contempt. And trust me, I was a fan, up until he stoped taking his job seriously. Now they only want to blow stuff up and run things over.
On SF, you´re right, last time I was in London there were AMs everywhere you looked, and Jaguars, and Rolls for that matter. Of course this is not TheRock and Craig isn´t Nic Cage borrowing a yellow ferrari for a chase, but I rather see that then a car from Fast and the stupid on a Bond film, right ;)?
Didn't see this thread before that's why started a newer one. That one is locked now. :P
That's sad. Really sad. Jaguars are fine but I hope Daniel doesn't even touch a Jag. I don't mind them if they're used like they were in CR and what DC did with the Rangerover Sport.
This is so not good. :(
Aston don't have anything new at the moment, so it would be good for Bond to drive something else for one or two films and then triumphantly return to Aston again. It would happen sooner rather than later.
That said we don't know the extent of the deal, it could be just for the XJ and the Range Rover used in the car chase that kicked off filming, neither of which was really a 'Bond car'. If JLR have something else to plug that might also be part of the deal as it was with the Ford deal. However Ford had to pay a lot for their level of product placement whereas JLR might just be making cars available and therefore the use of other manufacturers vehicles would be allowed.
Car makers now will have less money to throw at product placement deals.
Of course I obviously disagree. I have been dying to see Bond behind the wheel of a Jag for years.
AM look too much like FORDs now, they just arent that special anymore since all the models since about 97 look the same. There are too many interesting or cool Supercars or near super cars out there to stick with the boring same old same old Aston Martins...
Gumpert, Morgan and Wisemann.....lol sounds like a law firm!
Agree, the Aston suits Craig much better than it did Brosnan. QoS had some pretty fantastic screenshots from the opening scene. Because we literally got a collage of screenshots for an opening scene (it felt like).