THE SPY WHO LOVED ME | Lotus Esprit

Bond drives the Lotus in Sardinia while investigating the shipping tycoon Karl Stromberg with KGB agent Anya Amasova. the car’s Q Branch modifications come into play when the villain’s men, including Jaws, give chase. A rear-mounted cement launcher engages first, blotting the windscreen of a pursuing car, before a chopper picks up the hero’s’ tail and forces 007 to jump the Esprit off a pier and into the sea. Once submerged, the Lotus evolves into a fully functioning submarine, with retractable tyres that allow the extension of rudders, and fins that deploy from the side. Rear screws and a propeller system then emerge, while a periscope rises from the roof. Bond sets course for Stromberg’s underwater hideaway, Atlantis, and the vehicle’s full arsenal comes quickly into effect. A screen on the dashboard allows the aiming of a sea-to-air missile, which takes down the chopper, while front-mounted torpedoes, an ink cloud and underwater mines are deployed when Stromberg’s frogmen attack. The Lotus suffers damage, but Bond and Anya escape as 007 drives the car out of the sea and onto the beach, much to the surprise of a gang of bathers.

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