Aston Martin DB10 ....Made for MR.BOND

EXCLUSIVE FOR BOND 

Those iconic Bond moments are seared into the consciousness of millions. Sean Connery awakening to Pussy Galore, Ursula Andress emerging from the sea, Halle Berry emerging from the sea… Oh, the cars. Yep. Love the cars. And the car chases. That one with the red Mini through Paris. Amazing. Actually, I think that was Bourne. What about that incredible sequence with the E34 M5 (3.6-litre, turbine alloys – it’s all in the detail) and Peugeot 406? Hang on. Nope, that was Ronin. The Mustang? Oh god, that wasn’t Bond either.

I’m not sure if anyone from the male species is allowed to say this, but I’m going to anyway: I’m not a massive Bond fan. Oh sure, I’ll watch a Bond film on ITV4 if necessary, but I don’t know my Dr No from my Octopussy, my Quantum of Solace from my, um, (hold on, let me just Google ‘Bond films’) Skyfall. I do remember Jaws on a space station, though, and Roger Moore with the Union Jack parachute, so I’m not totally Bond ignorant. And of course, like the rest of the universe, I vividly recall Q flipping up the black Bakelite gearknob of that DB5 and telling 007 never to touch the red button within.

 The DB10 was designed and built in just five months by Q Advanced. Essentially you can approach Aston Martin and then work in conjunction with Q Advanced to create a completely bespoke vision. Ferrari already does this, of course – just think the 512 BB-inspired, 458-based SP12 EC created for Eric Clapton. Now imagine your own fantasy Aston Martin, find a few quid (or maybe a couple of million) and Q Advanced Engineering will make your dreams come true…

 Sure enough, it immediately feels a little rough around the edges. Aston Martin has its own hospitality unit at Millbrook and driving away from it you have to traverse a steep gravel ramp and then a long stretch of nasty concrete surface before arriving at the foot of the Hill Route. The suspension clatters, the rear axle seems a bit clonky and the whole car is alight with noise and vibration. There’s no sound-deadening to speak of, no airbags, and the floor carpet sits on the bare aluminium structure, so there’s a sense of rawness about the DB10. I think that’s forgivable and a lower kerb weight than the Vantage S (1542kg versus 1610kg) is a useful benefit, too.
This bullet holes are meant for bond which completes the DB10.