James Bond's Villain Car Revealed
45sReveals the hidden secrets of a movie car, tapping into Bond fandom and car enthusiast curiosity.
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This 2002 Jaguar XKR is a screen-used vehicle from the James Bond film Die Another Day, featuring fake weapons and a hidden Ford Explorer chassis for the ice chase scene.
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[00:03]
Bond Movie Role
The car appeared in Die Another Day (2002), driven by a villain chasing Bond in an invisible Aston Martin.
[00:30]
Fake Weapons
The machine guns and radiator shooters are fake, made from metal pieces to resemble weapons.
[00:45]
Ford Explorer Chassis
Several screen-used XKRs used a Ford Explorer chassis with four-wheel drive for the ice chase, causing a wider rear offset.
[01:16]
Engine Swap
The Jaguar supercharged V8 was replaced with a Ford Windsor V8, changing the car's sound.
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Which James Bond movie featured this Jaguar XKR?
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Which James Bond movie featured this Jaguar XKR?
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Die Another Day (2002)
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What chassis was used for the ice chase scene and why?
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What chassis was used for the ice chase scene and why?
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A Ford Explorer chassis with four-wheel drive
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What engine replaced the Jaguar supercharged V8 in this car?
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What engine replaced the Jaguar supercharged V8 in this car?
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A Ford Windsor V8
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Bond Movie Origin
Confirms the car's authentic role in a major James Bond film, adding historical value.
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Fake Weapons
Clarifies that the machine guns and radiator shooters are non-functional props, correcting potential misconceptions.
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Ford Explorer Chassis
Reveals a key engineering modification for the ice chase, explaining the visual anomaly in the rear offset.
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Engine Swap
Highlights the powertrain change to a Ford Windsor V8, affecting the car's sound and performance.
01:16Full Transcript
[00:03] The rear-mounted machine guns. This is a 2002 Jaguar XKR, but as you can probably 2002 Jaguar XKR, but as you can probably tell, it's no ordinary XKR. This was used in a James Bond movie, Die Another
[00:16] Day, driven by a villain who was chasing after James Bond while he was trying to escape an ice palace in an invisible Aston Martin. The machine gun itself is obviously not a real gun. It's just a bunch of metal pieces kind of put
[00:30] together to look like something that would resemble a gun. And it's the same thing in front with those radiator shooters. They're also obviously fake. The scene this car starred in was a car chase on the ice. As a result of that,
[00:45] chase on the ice. As a result of that, several of the screen-used XKRs didn't ride on Jaguar chassis, but instead on a Ford Explorer chassis, so they could use four-wheel drive. If you look closely, you can kind of see the
[00:59] rear offset is a little bit wrong. It's a little too wide back there. Doesn't quite seem right, probably because it's not actually a Jaguar XKR underneath. That also included the powertrain. The Jaguar supercharged V8 was replaced in
[01:16] Jaguar supercharged V8 was replaced in this car with a Ford Windsor V8. I can this car with a Ford Windsor V8. I can promise you a Jaguar XKR normally does promise you a Jaguar XKR normally does not sound like this.
