It is two-thirds as big, but it has 10 times the amazingness.
The Aston Martin DB5 isn’t just for James Bond fans. In this instance, it’s all about spying. The convertible shown here is not a regular DB5; it’s a two-thirds scale electric replica. Aston Martin worked with EON Productions and The Little Car Company to create it. This is why the name DB5 Junior The Little Car Company’s Edition. We are confident that it lives up the name.
We’ll start by addressing the pseudo elephant in this room. Bond’s DB5 convertible is a hardtop. It’s actually a roadster, even though it doesn’t have a functioning roof. But that’s because it was designed. The open-roof Aston, a miniature of the real thing is big enough to allow an adult to ride behind it. This is important for reasons that we will discuss later.
We can’t contain our excitement over the interior. Although the two-seater faithfully reproduces the DB5 greenhouse interior, it doesn’t matter that this mini-spy vehicle has actual spy gadgets. You can open the secret access panel on the passenger door to find controls for activating simulated machine guns and dropping the headlights. Another button will change the number on a digital plate. Smoke will be released if you have to avoid baddies. Unfortunately, there is no oil slick, or an ejection seat. Although several “easter eggs” have been mentioned, they are not detailed. You might want to be cautious when flipping random switches.
It’s also not clear how fast the mini DB5 will travel. The Little Car Company had unveiled a DB5 Junior last summer that could reach speeds of 30 mph (48 km/h), but this is not the case. The No time to die Edition, an upgraded version of the DB5 Junior, is faster. It is equipped with coilover springs and Bilstein dampers. Brembo brakes stop it. This machine is a miniature version of the original.
But will it be driven by kids? This is the key reason we mentioned earlier. The mini DB5 is amazing on every level. However, only 125 units are currently in production. Each will be PS90,000.. This is more than twice the price of last year’s DB5 Junior in US dollars. It’s almost enough to purchase a real vantage. So, yeah, we think there won’t many kids driving these.
This is just a drop in a bucket considering that real, rare DB5 convertibles sell for more than $2 million.