Prior to Spectre's release, the car was shipped to Mexico and driven by Williams-Martini Racing driver and ex-Scuderia Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa, in a bout of laps before the 2015 Formula 1 Gran Premio de México. Spectre was praised for its authentic action sequences, and the C-X75 stars in a now iconic scene in which the car is engaged in a chase with 007's DB10 on the streets of Rome and is driven along the river banks and down several sets of steep steps with the Tiber river waiting at the bottom. The car also remains fitted with button-adjustable AP Racing brakes, a mechanical limited-slip differential, Recaro seats, and a huge hydraulic handbrake. The C-X75 on offer was built specifically for the film and constructed around a spaceframe built to World Rally Championship specifications and powered by a specially modified dry-sump V-8 engine producing 492 hp. A further group of stunt cars were built for and used in the filming of the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. In 2012, the production was cancelled, and a mere five developmental prototypes were built to the intended production specifications. The C-X75 was unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show and in 2011 it was announced that a limited production run of approximately 250 examples of the 780hp car was planned. The Jaguar C-X75 was intended to be a hybrid-electric, two-seat concept car produced by Jaguar in partnership with Formula 1 team Williams F1's Advanced Engineering division. 001 in Abu Dhabi, one of just a handful of Jaguar C-X75 examples used as stunt cars in Spectre. Hinx, the assassin for the Spectre organization-the subject of the film-played by Dave Bautista, pursued him in a stunning 2015 Jaguar C-X75. The latest James Bond film, Spectre, featured Daniel Craig's 007 at the wheel of an Aston Martin DB10, while Mr. Every Bond film operates with the same reliable formula of 007 driving a fantastic car, pitted against a fabulous villain, piloting an equally fantastic car. LONDON (30 October 2019) – Following RM Sotheby's record-setting sale of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 in Monterey this summer, the auction house is thrilled to present another Bond car at its first-ever auction in the Middle East, held in partnership with Formula 1® and set for 30 November at the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019. Updated list of entries and additional information on Abu Dhabi sale available at.Ĝar on offer was featured in iconic Spectre chase scene through the streets of Rome, in pursuit of 007's DB10.Ĝ-X75 is the 'Spectre' version of a never-produced Jaguar concept car, built in partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering.RM Sotheby's to present 2015 Jaguar C-X75 featured as villain's car in latest James Bond film Spectre.Ěuction set for 30 November in collaboration with Formula 1 at the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019.INAUGURAL ABU DHABI AUCTION HELD AT FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019 Jaguar C-X75 Stunt Car from Bond Film Spectre Offered at RM Sotheby's Abu Dhabi AuctionOctoby RM SothebysĬ-X75 USED IN DRAMATIC ROME CAR CHASE ALONGSIDE 007'S ASTON MARTIN DB10
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