Which British luxury car manufacturer produces the DB series, including the DB5?

Which British luxury car manufacturer produces the DB series, including the DB5? Aston Martin is the answer.

Aston Martin is the British luxury-car manufacturer behind the DB series, including the famous DB5. The initials DB refer to David Brown, the industrialist who acquired Aston Martin in 1947 and guided its postwar development.

The DB lineage began with the DB2 in 1950 and continued through models such as the DB4, DB5, DB6, and DBS. Introduced in 1963, the DB5 evolved from the DB4 and used a 4.0-litre inline-six engine. Aston Martin produced the original DB5 from 1963 to 1965.

The DB5 became especially famous after appearing as James Bond’s car in Goldfinger (1964), although its real-world identity is a grand tourer rather than a purpose-built spy vehicle. Rolls-Royce and Bentley are also British luxury marques, while Jaguar is a British car brand, but none of those manufacturers produces Aston Martin’s DB series.