Most of you must be wondering about the car which Daniel Craig had driven as James bond in his latest movie ‘Quantum of solace’. To them I would like to inform that it is none another then Aston martins latest baby Aston martin DBS, it is a successor of DB9. If you guys remember its concept model was revealed in 2006 just after the release of ‘Casino royal’. This time too Aston martin is successful in maintaining its classic British as well as sporty appearance. Do not expect the car to have the extra

ordinary features in reality which are generally present in the bond cars in the movie, but still ASTON MARTIN DBS have lot to thrill you.

DBS is a 185.9 inches long, 75 inches wide car and have a height of 50.4 inches with a wheel base of 107 inches .Aston martin DBS is a two seat configured car and have a 6.0 liter V12 heart inside it, which gives output of 550 horse power at 6,500 rpm and 420 pound-feet of torque at 5,750 rpm .It is a rear wheel powered car with a six speed gear box swapped by the use of clutch pedals.

Aston martin DBS have an aluminum, magnesium alloy and carbon fiber composite body and weighs 3,737 lbs. All these features blessed DBS with potential to reach the speed of 62 miles per hour in 4.3 seconds and have a top speed of 191 miles per hour.

To keep the power of this classic beast in check it is equipped with PIRELLI P-ZERO tires placed on 20 inch graphite finished alloy wheels. Moreover it has Electronic adaptive Damping system (ADS) with track mode which enables the car to transform into typical speed car with excellent cornering.

For more fun it is blessed by 700 watt premium audio system with Dolby pro logic ll programming, a six disc changer and iPod interface also compatible with external source as a USB connection and 3.5mm auxiliary jack are both integrated. In many ways it is a perfect car for Mr. Bond.

Company have kept its Base price is $ 262,000. Well that’s not much because you will be amazed to know that a James bond fan have paid a whooping amount of $ 350,000 for a damaged Aston martin DBS which was crashed into Italian lake shooting some scenes of ‘QUANTUM OF SOLACE’.

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