Which James Bond film features 007’s first underwater car chase?

The Spy Who Loved Me features James Bond’s famous underwater car chase in a Lotus Esprit.

In the 1977 film, Bond drives a white Lotus Esprit off a pier into the sea while escaping pursuing enemies. The vehicle transforms into a submarine, allowing the chase to continue underwater. The sequence became one of the most recognizable technology showcases in the Bond series.

Roger Moore played Bond, while Barbara Bach portrayed Soviet agent Anya Amasova. The film’s villain, Karl Stromberg, plans to destroy civilization and create a new world beneath the sea. The underwater action supports that maritime setting.

The film is sometimes confused with For Your Eyes Only, which also features a Lotus Esprit, but that car does not transform into a submarine. The earlier Thunderball contains extensive underwater combat, not this distinctive vehicle chase.