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James Bond Cars - BMW Z8. |
"I'll step into cabriolet,
This is the song about failed love from repertoir of Russian
pop-singer Liubov Uspenskaya.
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We quote from a book
"James Bond. The Secret World Of 007" again. We do hope, our Pages will be a good advertising
for it!
For The World Is Not Enough mission Q Branch equipped Bond with a
customized BMW Z8. Armed with a radar-guided Stinger missile system, the BMW was probably the fastest
car Bond had ever been entrusted with. In the hope that this superb vehicle would be returned intact,
the car possessed "Dynamic Stability Control" . If the driver happened to take a corner too fast, a
computer automatically controlled speed and braked the wheels individually, to return the car to a
safe trajectory. Unfortunately, not even this state-of-the-art safety feature could protect the Z8
from eventual disaster.
Hard Shell
The car's body was am all-aluminium monocoque space frame, with
stressed exterior body panels. Bullet-proof windscreen and armour-plating protected driver and
passenger.
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Date With Destruction
Bond arrived in his BMW at a caviar factory owned by Valentin
Zukovsky. The head-turning car was spotted and an attack force was in the air in minutes.
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Automatic Auto
When danger threatened, Bond could direct the BMW to pick him up by
using a remote control device hidden inside the car's ignition key.
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Firing Buttons
The controls for the car's missile defence system were located in
the centre of the steering column, next to the manufacturer's logo.
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Caviar Factory
Zukovsky was proud of his caviar, the factory was one of his few
honest enterprises. Unfortunately its rickety construction could not withstand Electra King's
buzzaw choppers.
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Bond activated his BMW's missile system and got a fix on one of the
two attacking helicopters. Moments later it was in flames.
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Rocket Launcher
Servo-controlled and fully automated, the stinger missile system
provided a devasting response to enemy action Radar and laser-scanning target acquisition gave quick
and accurate firing.
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The second Helicopter attacked from behind, its saw tearing through
the BMW's body like paper. Bond baled out just in time.
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Having sawn his car nearly in half, the chopper pursued 007 along a
wooden walkway.
BMW Z8 SPECIFICATION
Max speed:
155 mph, 248 km/h
COPYRIGHT 2000-2001, "James Bond. The Secret World of 007".
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[BMW-750iL]
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