Aston Martin Re-Creates James Bond's 'Goldfinger' DB5

Ahead of No Time to Die‘s release, British automaker Aston Martin has revived one of the James Bond franchise’s most iconic vehicles of all time: the DB5 from Goldfinger.

Not satisfied with just re-creating the original car, the company set out to make it movie-accurate, with all the gadgets and tricks installed and hidden when not in use.

Seen from the outside, the car looks just like a regular DB5, with aluminum body panels, a steel chassis, and powered by a 4.0-liter naturally-aspirated inline-six engine that can push out an impressive 290 horsepower. Look closer, however, and you’ll find a whole range of sneaky gadgets installed at 007’s disposal. The exterior carries spray outlets that can deploy both a smokescreen or oil slick to throw pursuers off-track, while other weapons deal heavy damage with battering rams and a simulated tired slasher. There’s even a removable seat roof panel, although the ejector seat, unfortunately, stays in the fictional world.

As to the interior, it’s just as geared up as the outside. There’s a telephone on the driver-side door, a simulated radar tracker screen, a hidden weapons tray under the seat, remote control to operate all the different gadgets, and a center console-mounted switchgear.

Only 25 of the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation have been built, and all of them are currently being shipped out to their new owners.

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