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Technical data

  • Manufacturer: Aston Martin (UK)
  • Model: Volante
  • Year: 1984
  • Engine: 5.341cc front-mounted V8 with twin ohc. Alloy construction.
  • Power: 300 bhp
  • Transmission: Rear-wheel drive. 5-speed manual gearbox.
  • Suspension: Front, independent, wishbones and coil springs. Rear De Dion axle with Watts linkage.
  • Steering: Rack and pinion. Power assistance: standard
  • Brakes : Vented discs front and rear, servo-assisted.
  • Unladen weight: 3.924 lb (1.780 kg)
  • Performance: Max. speed 146 mph (235 kmh) 0-60 mph (100 kmh) 6,6 sec.
  • Colour: gunmetal
  • Numberplate: B549 WUU

Extra Equipment

  • Rocket boost motor.
  • Steel spikes.
  • Rockets behind the fog lamps.
  • Snow-outriggers.
  • Wheelmounted laser.
  • Bulletproof glass.
  • Police scanning radio.
  • Selfdestruct.
  • Tires with retractable spikes.

Notes

In the film 2 different models, a Vantage and a Volante was used.
The two models are nearly identical, the Volante is a convertible and the Vantage a fastback ('Winterrized' as Q says).

The actual car, fitted with skis etc. can be seen in the museum Cars of the Stars in UK.

Related links

Other sources

The New Observer's Book of Automobiles, Stuart Bladon, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd., London, 1985, page 18
Dream Cars Past & Present, Ken Vose, The Image Bank, 1989, page 21.