a glovebox/safe that contains a spare pistol, silencer, and a medical kit with a defibrillator in its compartment. Bond uses the car to go to a Casino Royale at Montenegro so he can find Le Chiffre. The car is later destroyed when James Bond swerves to avoid hitting Vesper, who had been used as a bait by Le Chiffre to lure Bond after being kidnapped. The cars used in the production were actually prototypes, based on DB9 test vehicles, as the film was produced well before the DBS entered production. The DBS returned for the pre-credits car chase around Lake Garda in the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace. The vehicle is colored a dark metallic dark grey, referred to as "Quantum Silver" in Aston Martin's options list, and doesn't have any gadgets. In the film, Bond uses the vehicle to deliver Mr. White to M while trying to avoid his pursuers, but is later damaged as a result. The cars used in the film are 2009 model year, German-market spec DBS production vehicles. Naming confusion Some confusion over the name of the production version occurred when some test mules running around the Nürburgring were given DBRS9 badges. However, it would seem that this was only a trick played by the company to confuse spy photographers. The official name of the vehicle was declared to be DBS. Production The DBS was built in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Its engine was built at the Aston Martin engine plant in Cologne, Germany. Production of the DBS totalled 3,400 units. References External links Official Aston Martin Page for DBS Volante Official Aston Martin Page for DBS Coupe DBS V12 Cars introduced in 2007 2010s cars Coupés Grand tourers Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles