h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I was at an auto show with my father a few years ago, right when one of the Bond films was coming out. When we were at the Aston Martin display, my father jokingly asked the information man whether the new models came with ejector seats. He said no, and seemed very displeased when he then added, "Now they have an Irish James Bond who drives a BMW."

Neither my father nor I mentioned that at that moment we were just heading over to the BMW display.

He was right to be displeased - James Bond saved Aston Martin from bankruptcy.

But the news is that Aston is coming back in the next film. Oh how I want a Vanquish.

The latest Aston Martin kicks BMW's arse! It's a far better car for J. B. (as his friends never call him) than a cruddy Beamer.

At least Skoda made it onto the shortlist this time

how many cup holders does the new martin have?

....too bad about Q....

Does anyone know if it is John Cleese replacing Desmond Lewelyn as Q?

My favourite car gadget was the 'burglar protection' on the Esprit.

John Cleese plays 'R', 'Q's second in command. He was introduced in "The World Is Not Enough" before Desmond Llewellyn (the actor who played 'Q') was tragically killed in a car accident.
Yes, John Cleese will be in the next Bond film but will still be called 'R', as far as I know.
Blat

.....no body can replace Q....I'm sure they'll work some way to tie his RL death with the movie.... I rather liked the old fasion ejector seat....

I remember as a young fellow watching 'The Spy Who Loved Me' at the drive-in and watching Bond's car go underwater and turn into a submarine. I quite vividly remember thinking "That's the coolest thing I've ever seen!"

Watching it again recently it still is pretty cool.

Other memorable cars include:
-The Astin Martins (ALWAYS the Astin Martins LOL)
-The Car stunt in 'The Man With The Golden Gun" hwere it does the loop-de-loop.
-Peirce Brosnan's remote controlled car in "Tomorrow Never Dies" (the only decent thing in the flick)

Aston Martins, sorry.

The 2CV through the olive grove was pretty good. It allowed Rog to do his eyebrow at one point as a sort of ironic 'Thanks for letting me through'

For me it will always be the Aston Martin DB5, with built in gadgetry. Especially the ejector seat.
And who would of thought that the in-car mapping unit used in "Goldfinger", a seemingly impossible device in the mid sixties, would be a reality only twenty or so years later?

yeah, fiction makes things possible eh?

It's not technically a car, but my very favorite James Bond mode of transportation is the cello case which he uses for a sled, in "The Living Daylights", my favorite Bond movie. Yes it's Timothy Dalton, but that one has the most interesting story, IMHO.