RE: Jaguar C-X75 Lives To Die Another Day
Wednesday 11th February 2015
We already know that 007 himself will drive a one-off Aston Martin in the next instalment of everyone's favourite bulletproof spy franchise. But now we also know that there will be a variety of Jaguar and Land Rover products in the out-this-autumn Spectre as well, with the star being a welcome return for the C-X75 hybrid supercar concept that we're told will "feature in a spectacular car chase sequence through Rome alongside the Aston Martin DB10."
No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to drive...And given that we're assuming Daniel Craig will have bagsied the Aston, it's safe to extrapolate that the Jaguar is likely to be driven by one of the film's baddies, and that it's therefore likely to emerge in less-than-perfect nick (hence the headline. For which we apologise.) The official release also promises we'll see the new Range Rover Sport SVR and what's called a 'Defender Big Foot' with 38-inch off-road tyres, both of which have featured in scenes filmed in Austria.
Jaguar C-X75 Lives To Die Another Day
Confirmation that JLR products as well as Astons will feature in the forthcoming Bond movie
That's got to be worth the price of a ticket alone, surely?
No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to drive...
There have been other Jags in other Bond films of course, with the most memorably probably the ridiculous Gatling-gun equipped XKR cabrio that took on Pierce Brosnan's Aston Vanquish in an ice palace in 'Die Another Day'.
Compared to that, a 900hp supercar with a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine sounds completely convincing, doesn't it? It will be interesting to see if the electric side of the Jaguar's powertrain gets to power any of its weaponry... how about Tesla coils?
Discussion
Fabulous car, but a pity the author didnt do his research as he would have read on many other sites that it wont have the electric set up and will have the 5.0 V8 supercharged for the purposes of the film.
Who knows maybe the company could be persuaded to put the v8 and in it and make it ?
Makes an R8 look like a bus!
Who knows maybe the company could be persuaded to put the v8 and in it and make it ?
Makes an R8 look like a bus!
jl34 said:
Fabulous car, but a pity the author didnt do his research as he would have read on many other sites that it wont have the electric set up and will have the 5.0 V8 supercharged for the purposes of the film.
Who knows maybe the company could be persuaded to put the v8 and in it and make it ?
Makes an R8 look like a bus!
I agree. Surely 600bhp is in reach of the V8 (in production spec). Who knows maybe the company could be persuaded to put the v8 and in it and make it ?
Makes an R8 look like a bus!
Thing is though I can't see how they would be able to sell within arms reach of the R8 V10 on cost. You'd be looking at 458 money at least )or more considering this was developed looking at the P1 end of the market at the outset) and I dont think there's enough people at that end of the spectrum that would want that car with a tweaked engine from a saloon car.
unsprung said:
During a dramatic scene, the music suddenly stops (sound of needle scratch on a vinyl record) and Bond pulls to the side of the road.
A jobsworth in a hi-viz jacket steps into view. He frowns at his clipboard.
Cut to scene of Jag being hoisted on the back of a truck.
I know four people who work at JLR and it is true that they are all just jobsworths who complain about work and turn up only as much as necessary to keep their jobs.A jobsworth in a hi-viz jacket steps into view. He frowns at his clipboard.
Cut to scene of Jag being hoisted on the back of a truck.
RobinBanks said:
P4ROT said:
The product placement was so obvious in the last film that it really pissed me off (and I'm not aversed to PP)
Not as bad as in the 1990s. BMW and Ericsson seemed to pop up every ten seconds.Max_Torque said:
HOLD ON A MINUTE!!!
Look at this:
What do you see? yup, that's right, it's a Defender WITHOUT beam axles
Which means either it's been photoshopped, or it's on an "independent suspension" chassis, ie Disco/RR!
Good spot. Quote from the press release says:Look at this:
What do you see? yup, that's right, it's a Defender WITHOUT beam axles
Which means either it's been photoshopped, or it's on an "independent suspension" chassis, ie Disco/RR!
"Scenes including the heavily modified Land Rover Defenders & Range Rover Sport SVR have already been filmed in Austria. The Range Rover Sport SVR is the fastest and the most powerful Land Rover ever. The highly capable Big Foots were constructed by the Special Operations division with huge 37-inch diameter off-road tyres to tackle the extreme terrain. They also feature bespoke suspension and enhanced body protection."
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