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DANIEL CRAIG’S ARC AS 007 HAS FEATURED PLENTY OF RETRO Aston goodness: he won the DB5 in a poker game back in Casino Royale, it aided M’s escape and then defended 007’s last stand in Skyfall, then came its tantalising appearance in SPECTRE, assuring Bond fans the iconic, embattled DB5 would be repaired, complete with Q’s latest refinements. But for DC’s final donning of designer suits and craggy expression, the NTTD team decided to bring back another of Bond’s previous loves. And since Pussy Galore was busy, they’ve included another of Aston Martin’s greatest hits: the Eighties V8. Just where is he keeping all this old tin? Forget Bond’s licence to kill, is he also granted a licence to acquire subterranean secure parking in the heart of the capital?
While NTTD’s trailer proves the DB5 is once again in the wars, 007 is seen stepping out of the immaculate V8 in central London in an altogether more serene manner, so hopefully it’ll escape joining the annals of MI6’s insurance claim catalogue. Seeing the square-jawed, hunkered haunches of the Eighties-era V8 ties this era of 007 in with Timothy Dalton’s less-wisecracking, more brutalist portrayal, when the V8 was the Bond car of the moment. And as one of Aston’s ultimate super-GTs, it lines up a tidy changing-of-the-times moment with a certain modern successor. NTTD will introduce us to a new double-0 agent Lashana Lynch’s self-assured Nomi. She’s seen driving Aston Martin’s latest DBS Superleggera: the twin-turbo, 715bhp V12 spiritual successor to the muscular old V8. If we were being really poetic and Sundance Film Festival about this, we’d draw some arty comparison between the changing of the guard in agents and the cars they work alongside. But we’re just looking forward to seeing – and hearing – some beautiful, classy, cool British metal on the big screen.