Daniel Craig demands special tyres
FredJ
Posts: 1MI6 Agent
Daniel Craig is insisting that production company EON fits his Bond car with special tyres during promotional activities. Tyres that will actually be able to handle the amount of horsepower produced by the Aston Martin DBSs he’s cruising around in. After all the crashes that occurred during the shoots… I have a cousin working at EON who told me. I didn’t believe it at first but then he showed me a photo he took with his mobile (check it out). http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcs0408kz3.jpg Looks good!
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To begin with, why would Aston Martin make a car which didnt have the tyres to support it? I think its the press trying to beat up a story
I agree with that statement.
Secondly, why on earth would Aston Martin make and sell a car that isn't fit for it's purpose (tyres that can't handle the car?)
Putting the wrong type of tyres on a car of that spec, could quite clearly be seen as a safety hazard.
Still, it's a nice car nevertheless!
Also, car manufacturers (regardless of how "performance oriented" they are) often fit tires aimed at the sensibilities of "most" customers for that particular model. In all honesty, the majority of DBS owners are not going to be racing the car, and as such the Pirelli P Zero is a perfectly suited high performance tire, but make no mistake, it has nowhere near the maximum capabilities of a motorsport tire that sacrifices longevity for maximum traction.
Another possibility, maybe the P zeros don't perform well in wet conditions, and that was Craig's concern. Perhaps he wanted a special motorsport tire designed for wet race applications.
heck I've got low treadwear/high grip tires on my volvo station wagon :007) sensibility is overrated
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