The number plate stands for james bond
Aston Martin DB5 specs
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1565 kg (3450 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1963 |
| Origin country | United Kingdom |
| Gas mileage | 16.1-10.7 l/100 km (15-22 mpg US / 18-27 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 268 g/km |
| Views | 24.1k |
Lap times
| Track | Time |
|---|---|
| Top Gear Track | 1:46.00 |
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 8.1 s |
| 0 - 30 mph | 3.4 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 4.4 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 6.4 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 8.1 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 10.8 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 16.0 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 20.1 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 25.7 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 11.2 s @ 74.6 mph |
| Est. 1/4 mile | 17.6 s @ 89.5 mph |
| Est. 1/2 mile | 27.6 s @ 97.6 mph |
| Top speed | 230 kph (143 mph) |
| 30 mph - 0 | 9 m (30 ft) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | r6 |
| Displacement | 4.0 l (244 ci) |
| Power | 282 ps (278 bhp / 207 kw) |
| Torque | 390 Nm (288 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 71 ps (70 hp) |
| Power / weight | 180 ps (178 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 249 Nm (184 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 21 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
DB5 competition
Viking 12y ago
I am glad that Top Gear tested this on their track so that we have a lap time for this great looking James Bond car. This does bring up the point about the use of non-original tires. Obviously they didn't test it on 45 year old tires, and I am pretty certain that the O.E. model tires are no longer made. I would guess they used a similar style and size tire to the O.E. and that is fine. I don't think that it invalidates the test, and thus this does set a precident for equivalent (yet not original) tires when track testing cars that are older or no longer current models. :)
