When is an Aston not an Aston? When it’s a DB5 fresh from the set of No Time To Die. Don’t break it, DickieMeaden…
, and instead consider the following bold, yet simple statement: this is the purest, most exciting, most entertaining and most downright enjoyable new carHow so? Well, for starters it weighs 1000kg. It’s also rear-wheel drive and has a six-speed manual transmission with a mechanical limited-slip differential. Under the bonnet is a high-revving, 340bhp naturally aspirated straight-six.
Like most things movie-related, much of this ‘DB5’ is an illusion, but don’t confuse it with the crude scratch-built stunt cars of yore. It looks every inch a DB5 because it is every inch a DB5, thanks to carbonfibre body panels shaped by 3D laser scans of an original car. Given stunt cars live hard lives, these panels are also designed to be unbolted and replaced with a minimum of downtime.
Even when you know the stunt car owes nothing to an original DB5 it’s very hard not to believe it’s the real deal. The fit and finish of the bodywork is extremely high, the detailing accurate and authentic. Even the feel of the door latch and the way it sounds when it opens and closes mimic the genuine article. Once you’ve opened the door, the stunt car’s true purpose becomes clear, with a racing seat and roll-cage dominating the interior.
Anything with a 300-plus bhp-per-ton power-to-weight ratio is going to feel pretty darned lively, but when it’s sitting on narrow rubber , that impressive urgency comes with refreshingly modest grip levels.
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