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Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports
cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert
Bamford.
The firm became associated with luxury grand touring cars in the 1950s and
1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB
Mark III model in the 1964 film Goldfinger.
Aston Martin DB2 1950
Aston Martin Vanquish 2012

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The DB 2/4 Mark III is a sports car sold by Aston
Martin from 1957 until 1959. It was an evolution of
the DB2/4 Mark II.
Overview
Manufacturer
Production
James Bond drives an Aston Martin DB Mark
III in the novel version of Goldfinger.
Aston Martin
1957–1959
551 produced
Body and chassis
Class
Sports car (S)
Body style
2+2 hatchback
2-seat coupé
2-seat drophead
Layout
FR layout
Powertrain
Engine
2.9 L Lagonda I6

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Bentley Motors Limited is a British registered
company that designs, develops, and manufactures
Bentley luxury motorcars which are largely hand-built.
It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG.
Bentley Speed Six
Bentley Mark VI

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The Bentley Mark VI is an automobile from Bentley which was produced
from 1946 to 1952.
The Mark VI 4-door standard steel sports saloon was the first postwar luxury car from Bentley. Announced in May 1946 and produced from
1946 to 1952 it was also both the first car from Rolls-Royce with all-steel
coachwork and the first complete car assembled and finished at their
factory.
The Mark VI 4 1⁄4-litre used an Fhead straight-6 engine 4.3 L (4,257 cc) in
size.

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Jaguar Cars is a brand of Jaguar Land
Rover, a British multinational car
manufacturer headquartered in Whitley,
Coventry, England, owned by the Indian
company Tata Motors since 2008.
Jaguar SS 90
Jaguar XE

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The Jaguar F-Type is a two-seat sports car, based on a shortened
platform of the XK convertible, manufactured by Indian owned British
manufacturer Jaguar Cars from 2013. It is the spiritual successor to the
famous E-Type. It is also the replacement for the Jaguar XK.
The car was launched initially as a soft-top convertible, later with a
coupé version launched in 2013.
Powertrain
Engine
3.0 L V6 S/C petrol (250 kW)
3.0 L V6 S/C petrol (279 kW)
5.0 L V8 S/C petrol (364 kW)
5.0 L V8 S/C petrol (405 kW)
5.0 L V8 S/C petrol (423 kW)
Transmission
8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
6-speed ZF 6HP manual

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Limited engineers, manufactures
and distributes luxury automobiles
and automobile parts worldwide.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was
created as a wholly owned subsidiary
of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the
rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and
logo from Rolls-Royce PLC and acquired
the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and RollsRoyce grill shape trademarks from
Volkswagen AG. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Limited has been manufacturing RollsRoyce branded cars since 2003.
Rolls-Royce Phantom

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The Rolls-Royce Phantom is
a luxury sedan made in the United
Kingdom by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It
also won the Top Gear Car of the Year
Award for 2003. It now serves as its
flagship model.
The Phantom uses a unique chassis platform, body, interior,
and retains traditional Rolls-Royce design cues. The body is
mostly aluminium.
Final assembly, including all body, paint, wood, and leather
work, is completed to each customer's individual
specification at the Rolls-Royce plant in Goodwood, West
Sussex. The plant is close to the historic Goodwood Motor
Racing Circuit.
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