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Aston Martin DB10 for new Bond film
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Considering how the car was designed for the movie, that makes sense. Still, in terms of wanting a more realistic approach, the idea of a spy driving a luxury grand tourer is unrealistic in the very first place though. They could have just chosen to completely forget about it.
But...I suppose it's a mutually beneficial partnership for both Aston Martin and the James Bond franchise. A lot of people buy into the notion of Bond driving an Aston Martin, and that also helps maintain the attractiveness of Aston Martin's cars. Also, in some cases, Bond's required to blend in with the rich and he needs something rather glamorous for the job. I guess an Aston Martin of which pizzazz is slightly watered-down, will provide a sense of balance.
Actually, I was wondering if Aston Martin would survive without the James Bond connection. Despite being charismatically stylish, their cars were rarely leaders in terms of performance.
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Yup, modern day car designers have lost their inspiration.
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The side profile reminds me of the Lamborghini Asterion.
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I always liked that old joke talking about how they gave Bond's DB5 a revolving licence plate so he could evade notice, then he drove it around some piss poor Eastern European hellhole for half of Goldfinger.
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I think it's quite a beautiful design. I also think it looks quite reserved, yet sharp and well tailored like a Savile Row suit.
This is soo much better than a DB9, but size wise - i really hope this design influences the next Vantage, as the proportions look spot on for it.
This is soo much better than a DB9, but size wise - i really hope this design influences the next Vantage, as the proportions look spot on for it.
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Nissan, oh you..
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Nissan, oh you..
They seriously got one of the best twitter teams out there
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"Oh, and remember Mr Bond, if you happen to chase some terrorists around the Nürburgring press this to set your suspension, this to set traction control... this to set stability control, and this to get better throttle response. I think that was all."
Nissan, oh you..
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As far as I know, he hasn't since they went solo. It's been Marek Reichman for quite a long time now, since at least the V8 Vantage debut.
I like it. It doesn't look quite finished, and a bespoke car is one of the most conspicuous forms of transportation one could pick, but it's different from their current design language, which everybody complains about.
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It's lazy design.
Admittedly, the rear is nice. Not groundbreaking, but nice.
On the other hand, the greenhouse and side profile are basically the same old schtick Aston has been pushing all these years. Yes, there's not much you can do to play with that shape, but they could attempt to do more than this. I applaud moving away from the current headlight-grille relation, but that Aston grille now looks tacked onto the front end of a Ferrari, with no rhyme or reason given for its shape. Like an open gash in the bodywork.
The greenhouse looks very "concept-car-ish"... if we're talking concepts from the 90's. Hello... play with the glass a little. More light. More personality. Well.. more than this:
(Pissed off basking shark)
Much as I am loathe to, I'll cite Zagato's take as a way to incorporate required Aston styling cues into a next generation model:
Ye gods, yes, it's weird, but at least they're thinking about how to work around that grille. Aston? Try harder.
As it is, the Merc AMG GT that shares engines with this is a more engaging and interesting design.
Much more playful, even in that same gray tone.
Personally, the DB10 is not an ugly car. The shape alone guarantees attractiveness... but there are a lot of cars with attractive shapes out there. What the DB10 needs is a distinctive face. That, it doesn't have, sadly. Aston have gone out of their way to get out of the rut they're in, stylistically, and they've lost their distinctiveness.
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very good summation of the car, especially if they finished designing the car. It's too simple in the front. Maybe if they based this for a hydrogen concept, or even production car, I would like it... But I as well as many others don't believe it is fit for Bond...It's lazy design.
Admittedly, the rear is nice. Not groundbreaking, but nice.
On the other hand, the greenhouse and side profile are basically the same old schtick Aston has been pushing all these years. Yes, there's not much you can do to play with that shape, but they could attempt to do more than this. I applaud moving away from the current headlight-grille relation, but that Aston grille now looks tacked onto the front end of a Ferrari, with no rhyme or reason given for its shape. Like an open gash in the bodywork.
The greenhouse looks very "concept-car-ish"... if we're talking concepts from the 90's. Hello... play with the glass a little. More light. More personality. Well.. more than this:
(Pissed off basking shark)
Much as I am loathe to, I'll cite Zagato's take as a way to incorporate required Aston styling cues into a next generation model:
Ye gods, yes, it's weird, but at least they're thinking about how to work around that grille. Aston? Try harder.
As it is, the Merc AMG GT that shares engines with this is a more engaging and interesting design.
Much more playful, even in that same gray tone.
Personally, the DB10 is not an ugly car. The shape alone guarantees attractiveness... but there are a lot of cars with attractive shapes out there. What the DB10 needs is a distinctive face. That, it doesn't have, sadly. Aston have gone out of their way to get out of the rut they're in, stylistically, and they've lost their distinctiveness.
Maybe the sounds will make up for it...
maybe.
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"It's lazy design"
Yet nobody seems to complain about that with Volkswagen or Opel or Mazda. Granted, you pay much more for an Aston, however I think that going for a certain design language gere isn't wrong and (for me personally) even appreciated, because the Vanquish sure is a pretty thing
Yet nobody seems to complain about that with Volkswagen or Opel or Mazda. Granted, you pay much more for an Aston, however I think that going for a certain design language gere isn't wrong and (for me personally) even appreciated, because the Vanquish sure is a pretty thing
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I do. All the time.
I think that the Beetle is rather nice in person, after being turned off by photos, because they fixed many of the issues of... lazy design... present in the first generation New Beetle. But aside from that, the rest of the line-up suffers from a sort of corporate same-ness. Like Aston, they thrive on projecting that restrained, understated look compared to their competitors, but some models take that too far. That said, I like the Golf, too. I think the red accent up front is a nice touch in the dreary black and chrome world of design accents.
I think the 6 is a more engaging and adventurous design than any current Aston. The rest... well... Mazda needs to be a bit more adventurous with their design language. They've gone all Porsche. They found something that worked well on the 6, so now they're putting it on everything. Which is wrong. And by the looks of the upcoming 2 and CX3, it's going to get worse.
Opel... we don't have that here... but looking it up here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel#Current_model_range
They have several different design directions going on, and some of them are rather nice.
Chevrolet, on the other hand, are too focused on plastering the same Big Arse Grille on everything from the Suburban to the Spark. Pity the Spark.
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Eeeehhh. I'm not sold on this one at all. 
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The problem is that the new Vanquish doesn't fit the tone of the films. It looks good, but it's not particularly subtle - it's all about raw power, a wolf in shepherd's clothing. And the original Vanquish casts a dark pall over the franchise; to many, it represents everything that was wrong with Die Another Day, when the over-the-top qualities reached critical mass and very nearly killed the franchise.
The appeal of the DB10 lies in the way that is is quite subdued. It is a car that is unmistakably an Aston Martin, but it doesn't feel the need to stand out. You notice it in the periphery of your vision, but you don't stop and stare. It has that incognito quality about it, as if you are aware of it as it passes by, but then you wonder if you just saw it once it's gone.
But that doesn't matter. Only ten of them are being built, and none of them are being sold - they're all being used for filming Spectre. At this point, it's believed that the DB10 will feature in scenes shot in Austria, possibly on the Ötztel Glacier Road. The general consensus among fans is that the setting is evocative of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, so it's possible that the DB10 was literally designed to capture a particular feeling in a single specific setting.
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Like the Vantage, it's tail is too short for my taste, other than that, yeah, it looks like an un-licensed Asto knock-off from a computer game, but not ugly.
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Ah yes I forgot the DBS used in the 2 of the last 3 bond films was as subtle as being hit in the face with a brick and the DB5 could easily be lost in a tesco car park.
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Ah, makes sense then. I haven't read any articles about it?
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and convertible render is already made
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