I'm 70 years old & a life-long Bond fan, & have never seen this before. I found it delightful! :-)))) Thanks for posting!

The DB5 is essentially Bond's Batmobile.

I love how Jaguar actually had their ad campaign recently with Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston, and Mark Strong about how they're all "villainous" and they "all drive Jaguars", looks like they were on the same page as Calvin on that one.

Why does everyone forget that Bond drives the classic Aston DB5 in Goldeneye?! I’ve touched it and had a photo with it before it then went and sold at auction for £2.6m

I love the DBS from Casino and Quantum

Big fan of the DBS from Casino/Quantum as well as the Ferrari F355 GTS from Goldeneye. Sure they didn't have gadgets, but they're some of the most beautiful exotic cars period. They also featured in great chase scenes, and fit the characters perfectly. The way Xenia pulls up besides Bond is so cool, such a great introduction for her.

If I had to argue against the DB5, I would make a case for the BMW 750iL from Tomorrow Never Dies. It's often ridiculed as a family car, but that's not what it is. It's a luxury sedan with understated exterior whose buyers clearly belong to the upper 10% but who don't like to show off and want to come off as reputable and serious instead. On his mission Bond attends an exclusive media event in Germany posing as a banker. There is no car in the world suited better to his cover for that particular situation than a BMW 7 series. It's completely inconspicuous yet fast and powerful at the same time. That particular model, the 750iL, is equipped with a glorious V12 engine and has a longer wheelbase (hence the "L") creating more space behind the front seats for people who like to sit in the back while being driven. It's a basic feature that is perfectly utilized during the chase sequence. And here's why it's perfect for MI6: BMW is actually offering an armour plated version of the 750iL. In that model, the suspension, chassis, drivetrain and transmission are all reworked to not only cope with the extra weight, but also make the car agile enough to be the perfect getaway vehicle. That classic stunt combining driving off in reverse and a 180° handbrake turn? That's an actual test this car has to pass before it's sold to its very important customers. For all those fancy Aston Martins and Lotuses, Q branch would have to employ a whole armada of automotive engineers to adjust them to all the extra weight they put in and make sure they can hold their own in a car chase. With the 750iL, they get a fast, well-handling armour plated car ex factory and can solely focus on the gadgets. Since MI6 is operating on tax payer's money, that would seem to me like the only logical and sensible way for them to run their special vehicles department. Speaking of gadgets: The key features of the car from Tomorrow Never Dies are as grounded in reality as awesome Bond gadgets can possibly be. The remote control feature may have been regarded as quite chimerical in 1997, but with the drive-by-wire systems in today's cars it is 100% viable. Using your phone as the control interface? A remarkably accurate prediction of today's reality. The self-inflating tyres? Only a couple of years later, BMW would equip their actual cars with so-called run-flat-tyres that can still be safely used after a puncture. But here's the best part about the BMW 750iL from Tomorrow Never Dies: Despite being so sensible and grounded in reality, it provides a magnificent spectacle. The car alone carries a hilarious Q branch scene. It is the subject of one of the greatest dialogues in the movie, between Dr. Kaufmann and Bond. And of course it stars in a fantastic inventive gadget-laden chase sequence that expertly utilizes all its features.

When I was watching skyfall, when the audience saw DB5 everybody cheered

The Aston Martin V8 used by Bond in The Living Daylights is my favorite vehicle. I love the way it looks, its just a shame it wasn't featured for very long.

I too have thought about the whole Lotus Submarine vs. Invisible Aston Martin and I came up with a reason as to why: For The Spy Who Loved Me, they tried to make you believe the car was a submarine. Sure, the concept was unrealistic, but they used models and gutted Lotuses driven by scuba teams to make it look real, and allow you to suspended that disbelief. With Die Another Day, the invisible Vanquish is just another bit of the unconvincing CGI that Tamahori out into the film. DAD knew the invisibility concept was unrealistic, so didn't try to make it look real or try to make us believe. TSWLM knew it's concept was unrealistic, but tried anyway. That's why the Lotus > Vanquish.

Great video Calvin! Some interesting choices, but to me, I think a missed opportunity is Tracey's Cougar from On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Not only was it from a great scene in a brilliant film, but it was one of the few times which it not only gave the 'bond girl/woman' power and made them feel equal to bond, but reinforces Tracey's strong character. Plus, it's nice to see Bond being the one rescued for once ;)

I might go to Bond hell(piranhas for me, definitely), but I like the Lotus more than the Aston. I love the Aston to bits, but the Lotus just looks so snazzy. I'd love to drive in it.

You got me at 'Sunbeam Alpine'

While this list is pretty much spot on, special mention for the mustang in Diamonds Are Forever. The miraculous driving on one set of 2 wheels... Then the opposite 2 wheels! Marvellous

5:38-The Jaguar XKR being the way it is makes sense if you consider that Zhao is basically a North Korean version of James Bond.

I sat in the Die Another Day Jaguar when it was showcased at the Duxford Imperial Air Museum. I was about 7, could barely reach the pedals; could only just look over the car door but being able to push the buttons with the minigun right behind me.... It was a highlight of my childhood.

Good point about Moore, isn't he the only Bond who doesn't get an Aston in any of his movies? Connery gets the DB5, Lazenby the DBS, Dalton the Vantage, Brosnan the Vanquish, and Craig get's the DB5/Vanquish/DB10!

My list: 1 - Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger) 2 - Aston Martin V8 (The Living Dayligths) 3 - Aston Martin DBS V12 (Casino Royale) 4 - Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me) 5 - The red Lotus Esprit Turbo (For Your Eyes Only) 6 - Toyota 2000 GT (You Only Live Twice) 7 - Ford Mustang (Diamonds are Forever) 8 - Aston Martin DBS (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) 9 - Aston Martin V12 Vanquish (Die Another Day) 10 - BMW 750iL (Tomorrow Never Dies)

Agree with your Vanquish love, Calvin. Die Another Day was the first ever Bond film I saw at the cinema and so it was sort of my first Bond car. It's a beautiful looking thing and though the invisibility aspect maybe a bit too far, it's gadget laden and has a great chase scene.

My favorite car is the one Bond drives in the books -- a 1930 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre (which I believe was Fleming's car). Not only is it a classic car, it comes close to making Goldfinger's Phantom seem understated.

Thank you Thank you for including the chase scene from DAD it is awesome and deserves recognition DAD was also the first Bond film I saw and really have a soft spot for it! PS. as a new subscriber I enjoy the hell out of your videos look forward to watching more!

I'd like to hear more about Bond's green Bentley that he used from the time he was recruited into M.I.6, to just prior to the "Goldfinger" mission. Yea, I guess it was a green "1935 Bentley 3.5 litre drophead coupe Park Ward". We know it had a "Mobile Phone", and a "Black Box". We saw Bond use it in the film "From Russia with Love", but I wonder what other gadgets and Q-Branch modifications it had. I'll be willing to bet that it, at least, had "Level II Armor", a "Chapman Protection System", "Dimmers"(a Q gadget), "Gas Ports", "Oxygen Units", "Gun Ports", "Halogen Burst Lamp"(this probably would've been Bond's favorite, at the time), "Puncture Proof Tires", "Revolving Licence Plate" and a "Smoke Screen". Does anybody know where I could get of model of this car?

My No 1 would be the Taxi from "A View to a Kill"! ha ha

Also loving the consistent output. I know it's hard since it's not your job, but we all love these videos and want to see them continue!

We saw Goldfinger's Rolls (and many other Bond vehicles) at the "Bond in Motion" exhibit in the London Film Museum at Covent Garden back in December of 2018. It IS an awesome car! I was sorry to hear that that exhibit is now closed. Here's hoping the collection is reunited some time in future.

Great to see Kickstarter going so well for you, can't wait to see the current gen Bond games!

Glad the V8 Vantage made the list. It’s interesting to watch your Top 10 cars and Top 10 Bond Girls Videos because the reasoning is based on the story than based on your personal attraction to the car or Bond girl itself. Kudos for doing something introspective.

Great vid as always. Connot wait for you the Craig era bond games. I have pretty fond memories of quantum and bloodstone.

So glad that the kickstart worked out so well. I'm really looking forward to your reviews on the games. I just picked them all up recently and am quite enjoying them! :D

Newer look of the db5 is the db10 in a way. And in spectre Q jokes about the db5: I thought I said bring it back in one piece not bring back one piece😆😆

Another favorite car than the DB5? Well, here I am. My favorite Bond car of all time is without any question or doubt the Lotus Esprit from Spy. As kid my favorite car was the Countach (and still is). In 1982 my parents bought our first VHS and later and I became a hysterical Bond fan! About once per month they rented different Bond movies (together with Clint Eastwood movies, and others). One of the first Bond movies I watched was Goldfinger and I of course loved it aswell as the DB5, however being an F1 fan and a supercar fan as I was, already as a kid the DB5 looked quite ”old” for my taste. My heart belonged to I the Countach, the 512BB, the Pantera etc, etc - and about half a year later my mom rented her favorite Bond movie of all time - The Spy who loved me. I loooved it, and I loooved the Lotus! I became crazy about the Lotus! Here was finally a mid engine car looking almost like the Countach. Bond was driving a mid engine sports car - and how cool wasn’t that? The fact that I even nowdays loves sports cars, supercars and F1, and adding a bit of nostalgia, makes the Esprit my undisputed favorite Bond car. Thanks for your fantastic videos, and keep up the good work 😊👍🏻

My favourite vehicle is the Renault taxi from AVTAK

My top 7 Bond Cars 1.Aston Martin DBS 2. Aston Martin DB5 3. BMW Z8 4.Aston Martin V12 Vanquish 5.Aston Martin V8 6. Lotus Esprit 7.BMW Z3

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I will agree with you accept your comments about the Lotus. When i first saw it i thought, here we go again with another fancy car and chase but laughed my butt off when the alarm went off. love the vids

Spot on for the whole list!

DB5 is my favourite. So much class and style, the definitive Bond car :D

There is one of the DB5's in a private museum in the hague, saw it with all the features being out. It's just so cool

The DB5 is indeed the best Bond car, but I’m giving kudos to the Aston Martin Vanquish. It’s a cool concept that could work in real life and it looks sleek as hell.

I can understand the DB5 being number one, its a legend. However, I was quite surprised that you put that overly-flashy invisible piece of crap way over Timothy Dalton's Vantage. That's my personal favorite Bond car and I wish we can see that car again in a new movie, or at least a new model of that car. Other than that, great video.

The scene in skyfall when he opens the garage to reveal the DB5 is one of my favourite scenes in my favorite bond film That car is absolutely amazing

Brosnan is actually tied with Craig on which Bond has used the DB5 the most so far. Conspicuously featured in the first half of GoldenEye, in a blink-and-you'll-miss scene in Tomorrow Never Dies and in ultimately cut scenes filmed in Scotland for TWINE. Seeing as Craig will use it again in NTTD, he'll be the winner after all.

12:25 I get what you’re saying and really we look back on MCU films and can accept an invisible helicarrier just fine..but I think I have a good counter argument: The fact is that the effect pulled off seems fake, what I mean is that the process of it going from Invisible to visible is shown as way too clear and glitchy, when really it should take a good while for the machinations to reveal it. Not to mention they don’t really explain HOW it can vanish, at least MCU explained its multi cameras mixed with light bending. Not to mention how DAMN easy it is for Bond to know WHERE it is. He should be bumping into it once or twice at least but he’s always RIGHT next to it with little problem! The car itself is damn cool...the execution leaves a lot to be desired

DB5 is my favorite Bond car with the Z8 & V12 Vanquish tied as my second favorites.

Keep up the great videos!!

the lotus esprit will always be my bond car and real life car, i grew up rewinding its chase scene constantly, and have at least 5 lotus toy cars

Should have found space for the red Mustang in Diamonds are Forever through Las Vegas.

Calvin as always these are fantastic. I have to ask, what software do you use to capture your video clips. Because I really need to start using some, but I don't know where to start. I'm thinking ezvid but I'm not quite sure. Oh and I'm not sure if should free software or actually buy something. Any help will be much appreciated

calvin, all of the bond cars are quite fascinating though there are ones that i enjoy the most, are the Brosnan era Bond cars

Glad someone else likes the Aston Martin Vanquish. It's not that unrealistic and may be a reality in 30 years or so. It looks sleek and tries really hard to be cool.

Although I really adore the DB5, to me the ultimate Bond-car is the Lotus Esprit S1 submarine. It is so over the top - very fitting of course for the Moore era - you have to love it, and I do 😅

HAHAHA you actually had me going there with your number one choice LOL!! omg I was sitting there like what the hell Calvin how did the DB5 not even make the list???!! Well played. Also can't believe the vanquish is your number 2 choice. We're all allowed to have our opinions but that invisible crap is just too much to buy sorry.

If I remember right, you've mostly used the Daniel Craig gunbarrel sequence for your countdown breaks, but in this case, you switch around from one Bond actor to another. Will you be doing this from hereon out, or go back to Craig? And another great top 10 list, thanks for posting!

Great video again...but how can you have three BMWs in the top ten and leave out the wonderful green DBS from OHMSS? The DBS was also used in many key scenes.

Can't wait for your current gen Bond game reviews, Calvin! Especially eager to hear your thoughts on 007 Legends as I was so excited for that game and ended up very disappointed with it for various reasons. Also, still waiting for your Goldeneye 64 review, guessing that's gonna be the grand finale of your Bond game reviews series.

Great video as usual Calvin, I especially like the way you nailed why the DB5 is so popular, it's like a recurring character, so much that it even gets its own 'death scene'. I remember, when I was watching Skyfall, everyone in the cinema cheered on its reveal and laughed when they saw how pissed Bond was at its destruction. As you said, I have differed with your opinions on occasions but the DB5 is without a doubt my no. 1 car and I don't think I've met a Bond fan who thinks otherwise either. It's James Bond in car form - handsome, classy, deadly, full of surprises.

I have to believe the weird thing shown with John Cleese's legs while he's showing Bond the invisible Aston Martin is a callback to the Monty Python's "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch featuring Cleese.

Great list!!!

dude i really love your videos ^^

Great top 3 (although I'd swap the Lotus and Vanquish 'round)... my jaw dropped when you said the Sunbeam Alpine for #1, lol.

I liked the "Pimp Mobile" in Live and Let Die. I believe it was a Cadillac Eldorado with a Corvette top. I Would love to own this car today but I would maybe replace the dart loaded rear view mirrors just in case I accidentally kill myself.

That was a great video!

I recall the day I saw Caseno Royale in Hollywood I saw a Austin Martin DB5 on Hywd Blvd. When the DB5 appeared in the movie, the audience cheered louder than for Craig

The Aston Martin DB4GT Prototype Q Gadget DB5 Car 1963.That Ian Fleming Author Would Make A Wonderful Toy.

You should do a top 10 best pre-credits/intro openings

Honorable mention (for me, anyway): Diamonds Are Forever's Ford Mustang Mach I (okay, so it's actually rented by Tiffany Case, still, it's fun to see Bond in a classic American muscle car). Of course, it helps to be a Mustang fan as well as a Bond fan.

Of course I like the DB5 in skyfall, but how did it get the gadgets?

I loved my bmw 750il. I fit 7 people in it (comfortably yet illegally.) pulled over going over 100 mph, lucky the highway patrol was also a bond fan.

I love the DB5 but the DB10 just looks great!!! I can't wait to see it in action

Congratulations Calvin I'm the only person who doesn't like the db5, call me a heathen but the vantage and vanquish are tied for my favourite bond car

if i gotta have a favorite, it gotta be the Lotus Esprit Submarine, the Aston Valhalla and the Jaguar CX-75 from Spectre. the BD-5 is my 4th favorite, along with the XKR, the Z3 and the Z8.

You are dead right about the BMW 750 from tomorrow never dies looking like a family car, it looks like something my dad would drive

Dalton's Vantage is my all time favorite Bond car!

The Lotus Esprit/Submarine is the absolute BEST!!

Personally, I preferred the Lotus, but that's probably due to the fact that Spy Who Loved Me was THE Bond film of the 70s, when I was growing up.

For years my favorite was the Z3 from Goldeneye, but in recent years it’s been the Vantage from The Living Daylights.

Here's a question that I'm sure has been asked before: Is the DB5 from Skyfall supposed to be the same DB5 that Bond wins from Alex Dimitrios in Casino Royale? The fact that the steering wheel moves to the other side and that the ejector seat has apparently been fitted suggests it's a different car.

Daltons Aston Martin always looks like a Mustang to me because of the raised bump on the square hood and the flat roof arching down

The BMW from TND is a great car and has the best use of gadgets

So Cool that the Vantage will return in No Time To Die!!!!

Trivia Question: Which of the James Bond actors was first to drive the Aston Martin BMT 216A on screen? It was Roger Moore, who drove (...briefly, I believe) BMT 216A in an episode of 'The Saint' prior to the release of Goldfinger. Moore's BMT 216A was maroon (I think - the episode was in black and white). I'm not sure if it was physically the same car, which was later resprayed silver, or whether they just swapped the registration plate onto Connery's car.

The only car that I'd place above the DB5 is the Bentley (Bond's car in most of the novels) that we only get a glimpse of in FRWL. A similar version shows up in NSNA.

Thank the Broccollis you are pronouncing Tanner right at last :p

I'm so glad you gave the Z3 the dishonorable mention. It was hyped up by Q by talking about its missiles and other gadgets yet it does nothing apart from drive around in the film.

Aston Martin V8 from ''The Living Dayligths'' and the iconic Lotus Esprit from ''The Spy Who Loved Me''

I would have to tie 1st with the DB5 and from the books his Bentley Blower 4 1/2L

Great list! A few of my opinions though, I'm the first person to not put the DB5 as no. 1 in my list - it's behind Goldfinger's Royce and the Vanquish. I also like the Cougar, Hornet, Mustang and Jinx's Thunderbird - I would have loved it if Jinx had driven that car a bit more!

As much as I absolutely LOVE the more iconic DB5, for reasons I can't quite pin down, I’m more in love with DBS that Daniel Craig drove in Casino Royale.

Move the 750iL to #1 and move everything above it in your list down to accomodate it, and you have my list in a nutshell. I'm a car enthusiast, and I've had a soft spot for BMW my whole life. For me, seeing the E38 7-series appear in a Bond made sense. It fit his cover story beautifully, and I can't get over the late-90s BMWs. I'm surprised Q Branch didn't give him the contemporary M5, but this awesome 7-series more than makes up for it with that incredible chase scene with Brosnan driving from the backseat. The car's AI is comedy gold throughout, and the car's fitted gadgetry, to me personally, fits right in that sweet spot combining good fun with technical plausibility.

dont know why the invisi-car gets so much hate, its fucking awesome. imagine how many red lights and speed cams you can run in the fucker. And you could park it anywhere without ever getting a ticket etc. Its a stealth car.

As a Bond fan, I think Craig’s Aston Martin DBS in Casino Royale is certainly my favourite, Absolutely gorgeous not to mention practical.

Look i have been watching your vids since 2012 and i think you are very talented. I think you should branch out more. You should review more movies. there is at least other film franchises you like besides bond like the dark knight or something along those lines. if u dont do this im fine with that. I still be watching your vids keep up the good work.

Craig needs his own gadget-laden car, I hope the DB10 In SPECTRE has SOMETHING notable.

I like the vanquish

Favorite Bond car was probably the moon buggie, not to mention one of my favorite chase scenes from the series.

My favourite is the Lotus from the Spy Who Loved Me.

Interesting fact I discovered recently. The Aston Martin DB5 reg. BMT 216A features in a 1964 episode of 'The Saint' starring Roger Moore. The episode is called 'The Noble Sportsman' and pre-dates production of Goldfinger by a few months. The BMT 216A car was Aston Martin's newest model and was originally red. It appears it was a promotional model, first off the production line and given to film producers. The shots in The Saint episode were filmed near Pinewood Studios. Eagle eyed viewers will see the same registration plate as Bond's car in 'Goldfinger'. I believe that it was re-sprayed silver for Goldfinger for its iconic introduction to the Bond franchise!

Hi Calvin , You may have already seen my flying DeLorean .And being a movie prop maker I am now building a ridable Q BOAT . full of gadgets . the full size one is 14 foot long , my one is just 8 foot . Will set sail in about 3 months time .. want to come along for its launch ???

Hi Calvin, I was very lucky to grow-up relatively close to a then owner of the Aston Martin DB5 in late 60’s and 70’s where it was displayed for years inside a local restaurant, so I had many opportunities to see it up close with all the gadgets in “working order”. Later a school friend of mine got a job at the restaurant so that afforded even more chances to see it. driving.ca/auto-shows/vancouver-auto-show/2016-vias-bond-tribute-car

My favorites: 1: Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger, Skyfall) 2: Aston Martin DB10 (Spectre) 3: Ford Mustang Mach 1 (Diamonds Are Forever) 4: BMW 750il (Tomorrow Never Dies) 5: Malyshev Factory T-55 (Goldeneye) [yes, the tank] 6:Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me) 7: Aston Martin DBS V12 (Quantum of Solace) 8: Aston Martin DBS (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) 9: Aston Martin V12 Vanquish 10: Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith (Spectre) [SPECTRE’s limousine] ..... 11: AMC Matador (The Man With The Golden Gun) 12: Jaguar C-X75 (Spectre) 13: Sunbeam Alpine (Dr. No) 14: Dragon armored car (Dr. No) 15: Moon buggy (Diamonds Are Forever)