James Bond Aston Martin DB5 return

Skyfall the 23rd James Bond film, also marks the return of the Aston Martin DB5 to the cinema screens. The director Sam Mendes explains the importance that the car has for the series and its relationship with the flagship model for Aston Martin

Besides being pretty to die, the James Bond partner was the first car to prove that science fiction could ultimately be very close to reality.

Ejection seats and rifles entered the bumpers were unthinkable in 1960, but Bond has made us believe that anything was possible. The charm, the danger and sophistication, all at the wheel of one of the most beautiful cars of the time and now regarded as one of the finest ever.