Equipped by Q with enough firepower to arm an Apache helicopter and fantastical gadgets that should only exist in sci-fi realms, the souped-up rides of the James Bond franchise aren’t just props, but characters that can steal scenes from everyone but 007 himself. Following James Bond Destinations and James Bond Style, Assouline has rightly dropped James Bond Cars, billed as the most comprehensive published work to feature the 25 films’ automobiles.
To assemble the fleet, the luxury publisher tapped Chris Corbould, an Academy Award-winning special effects supervisor who worked on 15 Bond films. More than 300 images cover the cars film by film, from the Sunbeam Alpine in 1962’s franchise-birthing Dr. No to the bullet-scarred Aston Martin DB5 in Daniel Craig’s decisive final outing as the superspy in 2021’s No Time to Die.
Notable highlights in between include the Lotus Esprit that was converted into a working submarine and piloted for the screen by a former U.S Navy SEAL in 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, the Renault 11 Taxi that was made to function even after being bisected in 1985’s A View To A Kill, and Aston Martin DBS that was barrel-rolled into oblivion in 2006’s Casino Royale.
To make it truly comprehensive, Corbould also included other famed vehicles from the Bond universe, such as the Acrostar Mini-Jet flown across fields and threaded through hangar doors in 1983’s Octopussy and the Glastron GT-150 Speedboat that set a world record when it jumped 120 feet over a highway in 1973’s Live and Let Die.
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James Bond Cars will be available as a standalone book with a silk hardcover for $120, but superspy superfans can also get a special aluminum paneled 007 Trilogy Case also featuring Assouline’s James Bond Destinations and James Bond Style with “matte metal plating inspired by the hardware of Q Branch’s most ingenious gadgets” for $595. Look for them on Assouline’s website in November 2025.
