![]() But in Spectre Mr Hinx gets to play with a Jaguar C-X75 in the most conceptual car chase in movie history. Despite having a Ferrari F355, GoldenEye's Xenia Onatopp was eclipsed by Bond's DB5 (a preposterous state of affairs). Karl Stromberg enjoyed a submerged modernist fantasia in The Spy Who Loved Me, but sent his minions to battle in a Ford Cortina. Villainous henchmen aren't always well served in Bond films. Thanks to HM Naval Base Devonport, Lt Cdr Trevor Bradley and the crew of HMS Somerset. But, of course, then I'd have to kill you. As the metal gates slide open, the car feels, appropriately, like a weapon. Its gear lever - another unique item about which I'm forbidden from saying much - fits the palm of your hand perfectly. The DB10's engine erupts with the same cultured bark as every other Aston Martin. It's ironic, given Bond's long affiliation with credibility-stretching gadgetry, that you can't imagine him having much truck with the latest smartphone. Tellingly, the DB10 rejects modish connectivity in favour of a strong simplicity. The switches are meticulously handcrafted, there's a button with fingerprint recognition in the steering wheel (once the stuff of fantasy, now a reality), and a hi-tech compressed mesh in the seats. It's ruthlessly driver-focused the main dials are defiantly analogue even the air vents get a makeover. Aston's interior designer Steve Platt says it's "deconstructed", and recoils slightly when I suggest there's a moodiness to it consistent with Bond's "aggressive sexuality". The car's carbon-fibre exoskeleton is visible at various points but mostly clad in black leather. ![]() The lights, meanwhile, are tiny dimples lit from below by powerful LEDs. Among the aero features dominating the DB10's rear is a fin that ignites a flame-thrower. There are some Q-approved special features, though. It has what's known as a "dropping line", and its rear mixes half a dozen Aston design tropes. As per Mendes' request, the body is devoid of unnecessary decoration, and gets progressively prettier the further your eye runs along it. Such is Aston's skill with carbon fibre now that almost the entire car is made of it, and the bonnet is a huge single-piece clamshell. It's also apparently the lowest Aston ever, and showcases the sharky new nose treatment we'll be seeing more of on the soon-to-launch next-gen cars.
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