The Ultimate Automobiles Used In Movies

Automobiles used in movies make a lasting impression and in fact many of them stay as icon in the automobile industry. Be it because of appearance, hi-technology or speed, “The Ultimate Automobiles Used in Movies” listed below are what also many of the movie geeks and car collectors out there choose as among the best:

1. James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 - A mix of sophisticated bearing and brutal performance, there is no car more famous in movies than Aston Martin DB5, James Bond's first car. It first appeared in the third Bond's film, the 1964's "Goldfinger" and became synonymous with Bond's character. Then again in "Thunderball (Source: The Greatest Movie Car Chases Of All Time, 151). With the car’s 280 horsepower engine and undeniably British look, it was one of the perfect car choices for Bond.

2. Toyota 2000 GT Roadster - Bond was in Japan in his fifth film "You Only Live Twice," so, his car was Japanese-made. The car was driven by Aki, her accomplice, a reason why many writers are careful in saying the Roadster is James car. The car has closed-circuit TV system, a Hi-Fi receiver and cassette player, a two-way radio, a voice controlled tape recorder, and a miniature color television - all of these car features were new at the time of film-making. The car is powered with an inclined six-cylinder engine with a 150 horsepower at 6,600 rpm, a five speed transmission, and top speed of 143 mph.

3. Aston Martin DBS V12 - Seductive and mysterious, this car appeared six times and counting in Casino Royale, the 2006 remake which starred the very charming and equally mysterious Daniel Craig. The car featured a beautiful 510 horsepower for the first time in Bond's DB5, a left-hand-drive.

4. The Volkwagen Classic Beetle - Popular as Herbie, in a Disney movie, this car was born in Germany in 1963. The car is actually an anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle which as shown in the movie has his own instincts and capable of driving himself. There are three movie versions of Herbie namely: The Love Bug, shown in 1969; Herbie Rides Again, 1974; Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, 1977; Herbie Goes Bananas, 1980; Herbie: The Love Bug, 1997; and Herbie: Fully Loaded.

5. Ford Mustang Mach 1 - The perfect car for the long chases scenes in the film "Gone in 60 Seconds." Ford Mustang Mach 1 featured matte black hood, reflective side stripe and rear stripes behind the front wheel arches and above the chrome pop-up gas cap. Mach 1 has the fanciest high-black bucket seat interior, black carpets, a Rim-Blow wheel, a center console, sound deadening insulation and teakwood-grained doors.

6. 2009 Chevrolet Camaroo - Bumblebee's comeback in the movie "Transformers" featured a new style of Chevy. The car is equipped with cast aluminum iron bore-liners, dual overhead ram shafts, four valves per cylinder, continuously VVT, and electronic individual call-on-plug individual cylinder knock control.

7. Batmobile - A combination of Stealth Bomber and '68 Chevy, the Batmobile created for the movie Batman exudes forbidding appearance with jet-engine and dragster parts. Popular Mechanics magazine, issue October 1989 dubbed the Batmobile as "still more than a parade float." But it was able to handle well chase scenes in the movie with its reportedly 92.7 mph.

8. Lamborghini Murcielago - A true Italian sexy beast, this car used in the movie Dark Knight has 12 angry cylinders, double-overhead cams, and four valves per cylinder. The car adjusts both intake and exhaust camshafts to two positions.