The original James Bond car

That's right - I'm talking about Aston Martin DB5. It's often billed as the most famous car in the world as it starred in James Bond's Goldfinger movie. The Aston Martin DB5 is a luxury grand tourer, that was made by Aston Martin and designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. The DB series was named honouring David Brown, who was the head of Aston Martin from 1947-1972). This was available as a coupe and as a convertible. Only 123 convertibles were produced and they did not use the typical Volante name until 1965. Many of these convertibles were fitted with DB6 engines and DB5 Vantage engines. Its DOHC straight six, 4 liter engine produced 282HP at 5500 rpm with peak torque of 380NM at 4500rpm. The DB5 has a 5-speed gearbox with optional 3-speed automatic. It's rear-wheel drive and weighs 1468kg. It can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 7.1 seconds with a top speed of 229km/h. The average fuel consumption for the coupe version is about 16.1 litres per 100km. The coupe version cost 4926 euros as new and the convertible version cost 5298 euros. They cost now about 300 000 to 400 000 euros. There is also a high performance DB5 Vantage, which was introduced in 1964 and there was only 65 of them made. It delivered greater top-end performance at the expense of overall flexibility, especially as legendary Weber carburettors are renowned as full-throttle devices. The Vantage produced 325HP at 5750 rpm and 393NM at 4500 rpm. It's 3kg-s lighter than the ordinay DB5, weighing 1465kg. Top speed is 252 km/h and it accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 6.2 seconds, which is astounding. Average fuel consumption for the Vantage is about 16.4 litres per 100km. It costs a little bit more than the usual DB5. The convertible versions for both, DB5 and DB5 Vantage show the same specifications. Though the DB5 coupe is known the best - the convertible's roof construction have degraded by time. I just love that car, unfortunately, I can never afford it, nor I can drive it, which is quite sad for a car enthusiast like me. The pictures below are the property of Bonhams, Wikipedia user Herranderssvensson, Martin Hidinger, asportcars.com, netcarshow.com, autoindex.com and I do not own any rights for these pictures.