Bond: The cars in " Spectre "

Schwalbach / Frankfurt, September 16, 2015

On November 5, 2015 is the day: The now 24 James Bond film opens in German cinemas. While Bond is personally control an Aston Martin again, Jaguar and Land Rover have also contributed a few vehicles to strip entitled " Spectre ". As part of a glamorous party with two performers from the next Bond film, there were the vehicles to be admired for the first time. Otherwise, the car at the IAA in Frankfurt can be seen ( September 17 to 27 2015).

C - X75 for the villain

The counterpart to the Aston Martin DB10 of 007 represents the Jaguar C - X75. The concept study was brought back to life for the film and is the villain " Mr. Hinx " ( David Bautista ) as emergency vehicle in a car chase with Bond by Rome at night. The C - X75 is the technologically most radical Jaguar ever. Actually planned as a hybrid athlete, the car for the film a 5.0 - liter supercharged V8, however, was implanted.

The ATVs

Can also be seen in the film are diverse Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender SVR. While the Range Rover fairly standard comes along with its 550 hp, the Defender were powerful rebuilt: 37-inch tires help in Offroad wintry terrain Austria ?? one of the locations. Modified suspension and additional body protection leaving Defender even survive brutal car chases.

The Q - division of Jaguar and Land Rover

Rebuilt and prepare the vehicles were all of the " Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations " ?? short SVO ?? Department. This is since 2014 responsible for collectors of extremely powerful small series, luxurious individual pieces and objects. So far, the Range Rover Sport SVR, the Jaguar F-Type Project 7 and six faithful Jaguar E-Type replicas created at SVO.

Jaguar and Land Rover in Bond history

" Spectre " is not the first Bond film in which vehicles from Jaguar or Land Rover are to be seen. Already 2002 villain " Zao " a wild chase with Bond returned in " Die Another Day " by the icy wastes of Iceland. The vehicle of their choice: a heavily armed Jaguar XKR Convertible. In the movie " Skyfall " Rast Miss Moneypenny, the secretary of Bonds boss " M ", a Land Rover Defender by Istanbul . ( mf )

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