Decision, decisions... super-spy's ride or super-villain's?

[Matt Bacon]

OK, I guess anyone who's interested has heard that those nice chaps at Aston Martin have agreed to create a dedicated supercar for Her Majesty's world famous "secret" agent, in the DB10:

What I didn't know until the latest Evo hit the doormat, is that those equally nice folks at Jaguar have done a wee bit of engineering themselves to make sure that the bad guy is not totally outclassed, and dropped the 542BHP V8 from the top of the range F-Type into one of these:

Now, if the C-X75 had kept its two little gas turbines, it would have been a FANTASTIC evil super-villain car, but even with "only" the V8, I think I'd still rather have the Jag than the Aston... Does that make me a megalomaniac with world domination on his mind?

Seriously, I think Jaguar has made a very shrewd marketing move there, probably worth what it costs to get the V8 quart into the C-X75 pint pot. How many people are going to be knocking on their door asking for one, now they've proved that it can be done? It's like developing the XJ220, except someone else is paying for it!

bestest,

M.

Edited January 28, 2015 by Matt Bacon

[lordairgtar]

I'd rather have the Aston. Understated bad assery, just like Bond himself. A Saville Row suit hiding kevlar body armor.

[unclescott58]

Yea. The Aston looks a bit classier. Something that would/should drive. I like it.

Scott

[blunc]

both of these are meh!

bring back the timeless classics...make a DB4 with updated running gear.

these things look like they belong in Cowboy Bebop.

[my80malibu]

Which one, do the Chicks dig?

[Lucas van H]

I guess I would be a villain then... The Aston doesn't appeal to me, but the Jag is perfect in my eyes.

[Joe Handley]

Eh, for me, I'd want a Hellcat variant of this thing for a bad guy car

[atomicholiday]

If they're passing out keys, I'll take one of each please!