James Bond’s $260,000 Aston Martin DBS crashes into Lake Garda in Italy on it’s way to the set of the upcoming James Bond 007 film, “Quantum of Solace”. CNN.com reported the incident just recently stating that the driver of the Aston Martin was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The accident was more than likely caused by the heavy rain storm during the time of driving the vehicle to the set of the film.
Look for the newest James Bond 007 movie “Quantum of Solace” to be released later this year.
Video of the Aston Martin DBS crash from the previous (last) 007 Movie, “Casino Royal”… This one was Hollywood – the one recently reported was REAL!

With gas prices reaching ALL-TIME highs and yet another raise of the prices to a national average of about $3.40 over this weekend, you may wonder why and how some people ride around in gas guzzlers. Well, simply put, they can not only afford the car payment but they can actually afford to drive them (afford the gas).

Next time you see kids looking out of the window at an SUV barreling down the highway going about 90mph, just imaging him or her saying “daddy, they are rich”. You ask why the kid would say something like this? Well, if you can drive that fast in an SUV then you must have a good cash flow to pay for the $4-a-gallon gas that you are burning up ever-so-fast.

Here is a list of CARS to stay away from (for now while gas prices are high) because of the horrendous amount of gasoline that it consumes. But then-again, if you can afford some of these cars then you probably are not too worried about the price of gas YET.

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8
Base Price: $28,520
Annual Fuel Cost: $4,186
Engine: 6.1-liter V8
MPG Rating: 11 city/ 14 highway

Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
Base Price: $88,050
Annual Fuel Cost: $3,438
Engine: 6.2-liter V8
MPG Rating: 9 city/ 14 highway

Audi S4 Avant
Base Price: $48,610
Annual Fuel Cost: $3,352
Engine: 4.2-liter V8
MPG Rating: 13 city/ 20 highway

Aston Martin DB9
Base Price: $162,050
Annual Fuel Cost: $4,011
Engine: 5.9-liter V12
MPG Rating: 10 city/ 16 highway

Mercedes Benz ML 63 AMG
Base Price: $87,000
Annual Fuel Cost: $4,186
Engine: 6.2-liter V8
MPG Rating: 11 city/ 14 highway

Mercedes Benz G55 AMG
Base Price: $111,900
Annual Fuel Cost: $4,186
Engine: 5.4-liter V8
MPG Rating: 11 city/ 13 highway

Bentley Continental GTC
Base Price: $193,990
Annual Fuel Cost: $4,186
Engine: 6.0-liter V12
MPG Rating: 10 city/ 17 highway

Maybach 57/62
Base Price: $335,500
Annual Fuel Cost: $4,186
Engine: 6.0-liter V12
MPG Rating: 10 city/16 highway

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Base Price: $263,519
Estimated Annual Fuel Cost: $4,377
Engine: 4.7-liter V8
MPG Rating: 9 city/15 highway

Bentley Azure
Base Price: $329,000
Estimated Annual Fuel Cost: $4,568
Engine: 6.7-liter V8
MPG Rating: 9 city/15 highway

Bugatti Veyron
Base Price: $1.5 million
Estimated Annual Fuel Cost: $5,025
Engine: 8.0-liter V16
MPG Rating: 8 city/14 highway

Lamborghini Murcielago
Base Price: $313,600
Estimated Annual Fuel Cost: $5,025
Engine: 6.5-liter V12
MPG Rating: 8 city/13 highway

Competes with: Maserati Gran Turismo, Ferrari 599 GTB
Looks like: An Aston Martin – DUH!!!
Drivetrain: 510-hp, 6.0-liter V-12 with six-speed manual; rear-wheel drive
Hits dealerships: Early 2008

You can purchase Bonds very own Aston Martin DBS come next year (2008). Okay, it won’t be the exact same car that James Bond drove in the “Casino Royale” movie and you won’t be able to restart your heart from a sudden heart attack with any built in heart defibrillator. You can have your very own “supped up” version of the Aston Martin DB9 in a form that can do 0-60 in 4.3 seconds and reach a top speed of 191mph and still be a sexy beast on the road all at the same time. No prices posted yet but stay TUNED as we grow closer to a release date.

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