ASTON VOTED GREATEST EVER BOND CAR

In a shock to film and motor fans everywhere, legendary secret agent James Bond briefly loses his uber-cool image by trading in style for practicality and taking the wheel of a Ford Mondeo in the latest Bond film ‘Casino Royale’.

Although the Mondeo may well be a more practical and sensible choice of car for the general public in terms of insurance premiums, it’s certainly not what people want to see Bond driving, according to a Barclays motor insurance survey.

Less than one in five people (18%) believe that the Mondeo is a suitable car for James Bond and the majority would prefer that Bond stuck to his Aston Martin, or a similarly slick sports car such as a Jaguar or Ferrari.

What car should James Bond be driving?
1. Aston Martin 28%
2. Jaguar 12%
3. Ferrari 8%
4. Porsche 4%
5. Bentley 4%

In fact James Bond’s range of Aston Martins has emerged as clear favourites amongst the British public. The survey also saw the Aston Martin DB5, as featured in ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Thunderball’, win the vote for the coolest Bond car ever. Second in the poll was its stable mate the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish from ‘Die Another Day’ with the DBS from ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ voted third. Only the Lotus Espirit from ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ could break the stronghold of the Aston Martins.

Britain’s favourite James Bond car
1. Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger and Thunderball) 21%
2. Aston Martin V12 Vanquish (Die Another Day) 16%
3. Aston Martin DBS (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) 6%
4. Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me) 5%
5. Aston Martin V8 (The Living Daylights) 4%

The survey also asked the public to vote for their all time favourite film or TV car and the Aston Martin DB5 once again topped the list, beating off stiff competition from Kitt, David Hasselhoff’s trusty sidekick in Knight Rider. Michael Caine and his team’s classic British Mini Coopers from The Italian Job came third in the poll followed by De Lorean, the DNC 12 from the Back to the Future trilogy.

Britain’s favourite film and TV cars
1. Aston Martin DB5 (James Bond) 27%
2. Kitt (Knightrider) 13%
3. Mini Coopers (The Italian Job) 9%
4. De Lorean DNC 12 (Back To The Future 7%
5. VW Beetle (Herbie) 6%

Fans will be relieved to know that the Ford Mondeo features only as a cameo car in Casino Royale – the nation’s favourite spy is safely back in an Aston Martin for the majority of the film.

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