The stunning Aston Martin that you'll never be able to buy: Everything you need to know about James Bond's Spectre DB10

10 models built in total including two stunt cars and two gadget cars
Two controlled by stunt driver on the roof with Daniel Craig at the wheel
Engine and chassis is from the £103k V8 Vantage S
Q says it will do 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds - Aston Martin says 4.7 seconds

Published: 04:30 EST, 22 October 2015 | Updated: 16:37 EST, 22 October 2015

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If there is one thing that's synonymous with Bond it's the car he's driving. And 12 out of 24 times he's appeared on the big screen, he's driven an Aston Martin.

But the Aston 007 used in the upcoming Spectre film marks a first for the car manufacturer, as they are never going to build it for general sale.

The DB10 might be exclusively for the British Secret Service agent, however it does feature many design cues that Aston Martin will incorporate into future models - find out everything you need to know about the car before the curtains raise on October 26.

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Licence to thrill: The Aston Martin DB10 will appear on the big screen in October, but it will never appear on your driveway as the British carmaker won't be making it into a production car

Although no customer cars will be built, there are 10 DB10s in existence.

Two are full-functional stunt cars kitted with roll cages used for the action sequences, including the chase scene through Rome with the Jaguar C-X75.

Another couple are 'pod cars' also used in driving installments - these are controlled by the stunt driver from the roof with Daniel Craig being filmed sitting at the wheel.

A further two are 'gadget cars', meaning there probably isn't one fitted with the full arsenal of devices. Two more are 'hero cars' used only for the close-up shots.

The remaining duo of DB10s are promotional cars used at events around the world.

Despite the number of high octane scenes, all 10 cars remain in tact today, with one of the DB10s (chassis number 10) being auctioned in 2016 for charity.

Not all of the cars run, though. Models used for still close-ups in the film have no engines fitted, but the ones that do use a tried and tested Aston V8.

Aston Martin created 10 versions of the DB10 for the film, with two of each used for separate rolls, from fully functioning stunt cars to promotional cars with no engines

Get your facts right: Q tells Bond in the film the car will cover 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds, but Aston Martin says it takes a second and a half longer than that

In fact, the nearest thing to the DB10 you can buy today is the £102,500 V8 Vantage S.

The DB10 uses a modified version of the same chassis - though the wheelbase is longer and the car is wider - and the same 430bhp 4.7-litre V8 engine and six-speed manual gearbox as the Vantage S.

It's lighter though, thanks to an entirely carbon fibre body draping over the chassis and engine.

Aston wanted to minimise the number of panels on the car as possible - the entire front end is one piece of carbon fibre, meaning the DB10 has a clamshell bonnet, so it opens away from the windscreen to expose the V8 lump.

It's all done in an attempt to keep the design as sleek and uninterrupted by panel gaps as possible.

The protruding shoulder line running from the front of the bumper over the bulging rear wheel arches is designed to make the DB10 look even more muscular than the Vantage S, and is a nod to the British firm's original Bond car, the DB5.

The DB10 uses a modified version of the £103k V8 Vantage S chassis as well as the same 430bhp V8 engine

The V8 Vantage S underpins the DB10 used in the upcoming James Bond Spectre film

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The DB10 uses a modified version of the ��103k V8 Vantage S chassis as well as the same 430bhp V8 engine

The total weight of the DB10 is marginally lighter than the V8 Vatange S at a smidgen over 1.5 tons - the two stunt cars used in the action sequences fitted with roll cages are 101kg heaving than those without.

This combination of V8 power and reduced weight means an estimated top speed of 190mph and a 0-62mph time of 4.7 seconds, contrary to the 3.2 seconds stated by Q in the film trailer.

Also new are the 'knife blade' wheels, which are consistent with the rear lights that create a knife graphic using the LEDs.

The DB10 - which is the sixth different Aston Martin model to appear in a Bond film - went from pen to manufacturing in less than five months, with Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman overseeing the entire design process.

WHAT ABOUT THE GADGETS?

Until the film is released, Aston Martin is remaining tight-lipped about the gadgetry Bond will have at his disposal in the DB10.

We do know the car will have two rear-mounted flame throwers, though - as seen in one of the film trainers promoting Spectre.

We've already seen there is a sensor panel on the steering wheel and no ignition slot, increasing speculation that Bond could start the DB10 using finger-print recognition instead of a key.

The 'knife blade' wheels and lights have some thinking the car has a secret carver compartment installed, too. But beyond that, we'll have to wait and find out.

Burning rubber: We do know from the film trailers released that Bond's DB10 has rear-mounted flame throwers

Part of the chase scene through the centre of Rome shows the DB10 scorching the Jaguar C-X75 pursuing Bond

JAMES BOND'S ASTON MARTIN TIMELINE

1959

The literary James Bond first drives an Aston Martin DB Mark III in Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger.

1964

The cinematic James Bond first drives an Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger, It featured front-wing 7.6mm machine guns, a dashboard-mounted tracking system, extending front and rear outriders, a rear bullet-proof shield, rear-housed oil-slick and caltrop dispensers, a smoke screen, tyre scythes, bullet-proof windows, an ejector seat, a concealed weapons tray, a radio telephone, revolving number plates and a nail chamber that ejected specially made four-spiked nails (this was never used on screen and was later removed).

The Aston Martin DB5 provided for the film was the first DB5 ever built – registration BMT 216A. A second Aston Martin was used filming Goldfinger – registered FMP 7B. The second Aston Martin initially didn’t have any gadgets but later Aston Martin elected to fit out the road car, FMP7B with the same selection of gadgets as the original although some were attached and operated in a different manner.

1965

The second car (FMP 7B) appears in the opening sequence of Thunderball as Bond makes a getaway from SPECTRE agents via jetpack and then in his DB5 which fires high-pressure water jets at his adversaries.

1969

James Bond is next seen in an Aston Martin DBS in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

1970

The original Aston Martin DB5 (BMT 216A) was stripped of its gadgets and sold to private owners in 1970. It was owned by various private owners until it was reported stolen in 1997 and has never been seen since.

1987

James Bond is next seen in an Aston Martin V8 Volante in The Living Daylights, which after Q ‘winterised’ it – Bond is seen in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a new selection of gadget, including a rear-mounted rocket booster, hubcap-mounted lasers, twin front-mounted missile launchers, ice tyres, police band radio and retractable outriggers.

1995

GoldenEye, sees James Bond back in a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 – this time his on screen registration is BMT 214A. Its extra equipment includes a digital colour fax built into the CD player and a handy cooler for a bottle of 1988 Bollinger complete with two champagne flutes.

1997

The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 retained from GoldenEye appears again in Tomorrow Never Dies; a deleted scene for The World Is Not Enough, 1999 and again in Skyfall, 2012 but sporting the original number plate from Goldfinger – BMT 216A.

2002

Q issues James Bond with an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish with ‘extras’ for Die Another Day. It had an adaptive camouflage system, front-mounted heat-seeking missiles, a thermal imaging system, ice tyres with spikes, an ejector seat, twin target seeking shotguns in the bonnet, bullet proof windows and remote-control console.

2006

The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 reappears in Casino Royale when Bond wins it in a poker game against Dimitrios at the One & Only Club, Paradise Island, Bahamas. This time it has a Bahamian number plate 56526 and is left hand drive.

In Casino Royale, M sends Bond a left hand drive Aston Martin DBS with a defibrillator and Walther P99 with Silencer in the glove box, it also has a computer link-u to MI6.

Stunt co-ordinator Gary Powell used three DBSs for the stunt sequence where Bond gives chase to Le Chiffre and swerves to avoid a prone Vesper, spinning his car before it smashes to a standstill. The Special Effects team installed an air-powered cannon behind the driver’s seat, which, when employed punched a cylinder into the road and flipped the vehicle. The driver, stunt ace Adam Kirley, had to time the cannon release perfectly while driving at 80 mph. He nailed it, flipping the car through seven and ¾ turns and the stunt was officially entered into the book of Guinness World Records in 2006.

2008

Quantum of Solace sees James Bond in an Aston Martin DBS with Mr. White in the boot being pursued by two Alfa Romeo’ around Lake Garda, through a marble quarry and eventually with one door missing he arrives at the MI6 safe house in the cisterns of Siena.

2012