Jaguar XKR Convertible

The green convertible Jaguar XKR used in the James Bond film 'Die Another Day'

Key facts

Year

2002
Country

Great Britain
Capacity

4 litre
Cylinders

V8
Valves

Overhead
Output

370 bhp
Maximum speed

155 mph
Owner

Beaulieu Enterprises Limited
Manufacturer

Jaguar

In the exciting build up to Die Another Day’s finale, Zao and James Bond engage in a deadly duel on the ice with two evenly matched, fully tooled machines — 007’s Aston Martin V12 Vanquish versus Zao’s lethal Jaguar XKR, going head to head on a frozen lake while glaciers loom behind.

At the time of filming, the Ford Motor Company owned Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo among others, allowing the Bond producers their pick. They opted for the production line model XKR, with its supercharged, 400bhp engine, as the villain’s vehicle. Rather impractically for a vehicle used in Iceland, Zao’s splendidly finished XKR is a convertible.