What car did James Bond drive?

BOND'S CARS

Audi 200 Quattro Turbo

Audi 200 Quattro Turbo, 1986

  • Manufacturer: Audi
  • Model: 200, C3 (third generation)
  • Variant: Quattro Turbo 
  • Years manufactured: 1982-1991
  • Type: saloon
  • Origin: Germany


"Quattro" is the name given by Audi to the variants of its cars fitted with permanent four-wheel drive.

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The Living Daylights

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Audi 200 Quattro Turbo awaits James Bond as his get-away vehicle

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Bond escapes in the Audi Quattro Turbo

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Bond drives the Audi Quattro Turbo

Cast

Early scenes of The Living Daylights are set and were filmed in Austria; the Audi used in these scenes was a 1986 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo with Austrian registration plate W207 182. The car had been modified with BBS split-rim wheels and subtle flared wheel-arches by German tuners ABT Sportsline.

Sources

  • Internet Movie Cars Database 2016, 1986 Audi 200 Avant quattro C3 [Typ 44Q], Internet Movie Cars Database, viewed 25 August 2019, http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_4306-Audi-200-Typ-44Q-1986.html
  • Internet Movie Database, The Living Daylights: Filming & Production, Internet Movie Database, viewed 25 August 2019, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093428/locations?ref_=tt_ql_dt_5 
  • Wikipedia 2019, Audi 100, Wikipedia, viewed 25 August 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100