The ejection seat sports car Aston Martin DB5 is one of the largest cinematic car icons. But not only James Bond, but also his opponents drive exciting models. We've put together the five most evil villain cars.
Rolls-Royce Phantom III (Goldfinger, 1964)
For Auric Goldfinger everything has to be at its best: The Bond antipode played by Gerd Fröbe drives an 1937-built Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville, the brand's last great pre-war model. The twelve-cylinder sedan served not only for personal travel, but also as a gold smuggling mobile. Goldfinger melted the precious metal and installed it in the body. The original vehicle - of course without gold plate - still exists today and is occasionally shown at exhibitions.
Renault 5 Turbo (Never say never, 1983)
With the R5 Turbo Renault shocked at the beginning of the 80er years not only the established sports car competition, but also secret agent James Bond. Even on his rocket-propelled motorcycle, 007 had a hard time following contract killer Fatima Blush in her small car through the narrow streets of a southern European city. He made with his turbo-rear engine neat thick cheeks; Even in the series, 160 PS provided just 930 kilograms of weight for rapid acceleration. In the ranks of villain vehicles, the Renault is one of the cheapest, but it's not cheap. If you want to buy a copy today, you pay at least 35.000 euros - even without a film star past.
Jaguar XKR (Die Another Day, 2002)
What gold fingers for Bond, Jaguar is for Aston Martin: the eternal antagonist. In the meantime, Jaguar is no longer angry that the competitor is providing the agent's company car. Rather, they are proud of the frequent cast as villain mobiles, and not just in bond strips. There was even an advertising campaign with the slogan "Bad Guys Drive Jags" recently. The most spectacular movie car so far is likely to be the XKR from the otherwise rather lousy Brosnan Bond of 2002. Ground-to-floor missiles in the bumper, a cannon mounted behind the roll bars, rocket launchers in the doors, and a mine-thrower in the trunk do not make the Jaguar elegant, but are good for a fair amount of fear and terror. Beneath the long hood is a V8 petrol engine taken over from the Ford Mustang, which requires less space than the original Jaguar eight-cylinder engine.
Aston Martin DB5 (Casino Royale, 2006)
Even the most classic Bond company car was initially a rogue car - at least, if you believe the first film of the Daniel Craig era. There the sports car is initially owned by crook Alex Dimitrios. After a poker game, the keys wander into Bond's pocket, and Dimitrios's girlfriend also switches sides. As the DB5 goes on, every kid knows. The coupé became the most important vehicle for the technical tricks that have made 007 popular to this day. On board was everything that was considered high-tech in the Cold War: rotating number plates, hidden machine guns, nail spreaders, fog lights, rams on the bumpers and rotating knives in the wheel hubs. Best of all: the rocket ejection seat, which is operated via a push button on the gearshift lever. Bond did not use it himself, but elegantly disassociated himself from an opponent.
Jaguar C-X75 (Specter, 2015)
In the latest Bond movie, the villain Bond could really stand out - at least as far as the car comparison is concerned. Christoph Waltz and lackeys hunt Bonds Aston Martin DB10 with the hybrid supercar Jaguar C-X75 through the streets of Rome. The beautiful flounder made its debut 2010 at the Paris Motor Show - and for a long time it looked as if Jaguar would build the high-end model in series. 2012 then came off officially - almost 1.000 PS strong C-X75 did not fit the economic situation. Even the comeback in the film does not provide for a happy ending - a Jaguar super athlete will never exist in this form.