2002 Aston Martin Vanquish V12

Developed from 1998’s Project Vanquish concept car, the Aston Martin Vanquish was unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show. Designed by Ian Callum, it remains sufficiently contemporary that we’d be praising its modernity and beauty if it were released today. And make no mistake, it is very modern: With a bonded carbonfibre, composite and aluminium chassis draped with hand-formed aluminium panels, the resulting car is as stiff as it is strong – and is much lighter than if it had been crafted using traditional methods. Offered as either a two-seater or a 2+2, it has a naturally aspirated V12 engine under the bonnet whose 460 horses and 400ft/lbs of torque go to the rear wheels via a drive-by-wire throttle and a six-speed electro-hydraulic, semi-automatic gearbox. This combination enables the Vanquish to storm to 62mph from rest in under five seconds on its way to a top speed of 190mph, which means the speedometer would be nudging a very satisfying 200mph. No surprise then that it featured in the James Bond film Die Another Day , where it was so warmly received it was subsequently voted the third best film car of all time behind the Minis used in The Italian Job and the Aston Martin DB5 that featured in Goldfinger and Thunderball . And while it’s easy to scoff, we all secretly fancy having a genuine Bond car in our collection, don’t we?

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