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Will James Bond Drive A 2012 Range Rover Evoque?

 
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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - Off-Road First Drive

HI-RES GALLERY: 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - Off-Road First Drive

When it comes to company cars, being a licensed-to-kill special agent has its perks. James Bond, after all, gets to drive Aston Martins equipped with non-factory-installed-options that would make our rush-hour commutes so much more efficient.

Times are tough all over, and rumors of downsizing 007’s ride for the next Bond film are already starting to circulate. We’d understand if the producers put him in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage instead of an Aston Martin DBS, or maybe even in a Lotus Evora S, since Bond previously drove both a Lotus Esprit S1 and a Lotus Esprit Turbo.

We can’t, however, picture James Bond behind the wheel of a 237-horsepower 2012 Range Rover Evoque, no matter how many lasers, machine guns, rocket boosters or missiles it may be equipped with. In fact, the Evoque, stylish and sensible though it may be, is the very antithesis of what James Bond should be driving.

We may be getting wet before it rains, but MSN Cars is reporting that a 2012 Range Rover Evoque has been delivered to Pinewood Studios, where work is already underway on the next Bond film. Granted, the movie’s release isn’t until November of 2012, and there are plenty of other reasons why a studio would order up a new car.

If the Evoque does appear in “Bond 23” it may even be driven by someone other than Bond himself, and we can easily see the sensible crossover in a supporting role. We’re just not excited about the prospects of a chase scene involving an Evoque, unless Bond is escaping from a crazed mob of Prius-driving ecoterrorists.



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  1. Enzo avatar Enzo Rollis Posted: 10/26/2011 11:55am PDT

    it could be for a number of reasons. not too sure a multimillion dollar movie would down size so easily no matter the economy.but u can never be too sure.
     
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  2. WizardsLore avatar WizardsLore Posted: 10/27/2011 6:10pm PDT

    could be just a publicity stunt, as in D Craig using it as a means of transport to and from the shoot. It will gain the news column inches without forgking out the big bucks for product placement in the movie itself !
     
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  3. fb_1491948054 avatar Kurt Ernst Posted: 10/29/2011 5:45am PDT

    @WizadsLore, I certainly hope so. I'm not ready for a kinder, gentler and more sensible James Bond...
     
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