Gallery: Aston Martin Made Bond's New Spectre Car From Scratch
Aston Martin01DB10 Front three Quarter 3
The DB10 made for *Spectre* was a two-dimensional sketch just a few months before filming began.
Aston Martin02Aston Martin DB10 Front Three Quarter
The designers—there were 25 at one point—started by rendering the car, including the interior, in three dimensions.
Aston Martin03Aston Martin DB10 Rear Three Quarter
They started with the chassis of a V8 Vantage, lengthening and widening it before giving it a newly sculpted body.
Aston Martin04Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
It’s devilishly sleek, with tiny mirrors, blade-like spokes on the wheels, flush door handles, and the lowest nose ever to come out of Gaydon.
Aston Martin05Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
The team wanted something simple, but also “a little bit naughty, a little bit menacing,” Aston creative director Marek Reichman says.
Aston Martin06Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
In the digital realm, they worked out the details of the suspension, the 4.7-liter V8 engine, the body panels, and even the position of the driver and passenger.
Aston Martin07Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
The body is carbon fiber, which in addition to being lightweight, retains its shape particularly when popped from a mold, without the spring-back that makes working with aluminum and steel a pain.
Aston Martin08Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
It’s got six speeds and three pedals (“obviously,” Reichman says), with some flashy new instrumentation.
Aston Martin09Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
As a non-production car, the DB10 didn’t have to endure crash testing or meet any fuel efficiency standards.
Aston Martin10Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
But it had to sprint to 60 mph in under five seconds, hit triple-digit speeds, and be able to survive a few jumps—no problem for a production model, but the one-off had to be up to the task as well.
Aston Martin11Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
The Aston team built 10 DB10s for Mendes, two of which were pod cars, hacked so the driving is done from the roof, while the actors sit in the cabin and pretend they’ve got skills.
Aston Martin12Aston Martin DB10July 2015. Photo: Drew Gibson
All 10 survived the shoot, though one got a bit wet—the closest Reichman came to spoiling Spectre’s plot.
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