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MI6 previews the vehicles 007 will be driving in
the new Bond game "Everything or Nothing"
due out this Autumn...
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"Everything or Nothing" Vehicles Preview
19th May 2003
Together Again
Since Bond
left the BMW fold after "The
World Is Not Enough", the world's most famous `secret`
agent is back in a car with the same badge that graced the world's
most famous car - the Aston
Martin DB5. Official confirmation on the model is not available
yet, but Bond is likely to be behind the wheel of the V12
Vanquish once again. The car which starred in "Die
Another Day" also featured in the last two games: "Agent
Under Fire" and "NightFire". As Aston Martin's
latest development - the AM305
Vantage - will not go into production until 2005, the likelihood
is that Q will have to wait until his next cinematic adventure
(Bond
21) before testing the new model out.
Porsche Placement
"Die Another Day" came under criticism for milking
product placement (the production costs of over $100m was
covered by the sponsorship deals before filming had even
started), and it appears to be rearing its head in the game
world too.
In "Everything or Nothing", Bond will get behind
the wheel of... Wait for it... An SUV.
Right: Porsche Cayenne SUV
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007 in a sports utility vehicle? Indeed, although not just any
SUV. Q-Branch are at least doing the decent thing and equipping
their field agents with the top of the range model - a Porsche
Cayenne. The all-wheel drive, 4.5 litre, twin turbocharged V8
engine rated at 450 horsepower delivers 0-60mph performance in
5.6 seconds. Q-Branch should have little work to do, except fitting
the usual optional extras. In the game Bond uses the SUV to run
and gun heavies, although the action is unlikely to be at the
Cayenne's top speed of 180 mph
Best of British
Without the BMW Cruiser R 1200 from "Tomorrow
Never Dies" available, who does 007 turn to for two wheel
transport? The developers chose to follow the same route as the
film producers took with the four-wheel dilemma since the BMW
licence expired, and have chosen the best British manufacturer
to equip 007. Triumph carries one of the oldest and most famous
names in the motorcycle industry with a heritage dating back to
1902. The company now designs and produces the latest models from
a new base in Hinckley, Leicestershire - only a stones throw from
where it all began in Coventry over a century ago.
Above: Triumph TT 600 |
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Above: Triumph Trophy 1200 |
Official confirmation on which model 007 will be riding in "Everything
or Nothing" is not available yet, but it is likely to be
one of the top of the range model from the three categories of
motorcycle Triumph currently produce. They are: the Trophy 1200
from the Touring range, the Thunderbird Sport from the Classic
range, and the TT 600 from the Sports range.
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