And if you think he’s exaggerating, then let me quote our photographer, Rémi Dargegen, who reported back to us right after the photo-shoot, saying, “It’s amazing, just amazing. The place is incredible… the most impressive thing is the sheer quantity of cars hidden in the barns.”
The new DB10 was unveiled at Pinewood Studios, the home of the James Bond films, by Aston Martin in collaboration with EON Productions. Aston design chief Marek Reichman and his team worked with Sam Mendes, the director of the new Bond adventure ‘Spectre’, to create the ideal GT car for use in the film. The DB10 is a fitting celebration for this, the 50th anniversary year of the partnership between Aston Martin and EON Productions that began with the A
This will be a thoroughly uncompromising new Ferrari, so no wonder it can’t be used on the public roads – or even for racing – where there are such irritations as traffic laws, homologation requirements and race regulations. The hybrid track-only car based on the LaFerrari is purely for the use of an exclusive group of customer test drivers, as part of Ferrari’s client programme to demonstrate the latest developments and gain new insights into performance and efficiency optimisation.
Trevor Fiore, Citroën’s design chief during this period, was a curious chap. Born in England as Trevor Frost, he soon took on his mother’s name in order to add a little Italian credibility to his work. Perhaps it worked, because he became Robert Opron’s successor at Citroën in 1980, but not before penning designs for several carmakers under the flag of his own consultancy in previous decades.
If you were asked to close your eyes and picture a classic Mercedes convertible in the ‘grand tourer’ tradition, this is quite probably the car that would pop into your mind. Not the sleekest, not the sportiest open-topped Mercedes, perhaps – but surely one of the most impressive. The car’s big, bold grille and characteristic double headlights assure us that this is the quintessential grand tourer, sitting halfway between flashy and restrained.