Which James Bond film features 007’s Lotus Esprit transforming into a submarine?
Answer
The Spy Who Loved Me
The James Bond film featuring 007’s Lotus Esprit transforming into a submarine is The Spy Who Loved Me.
Released in 1977, the film stars Roger Moore as British secret agent James Bond. The Lotus Esprit first appears as a sleek white sports car, but Bond drives it into the sea during an escape. It then deploys underwater equipment and operates as a submarine, making the vehicle one of the most recognizable gadgets in the series.
The car was designed by British manufacturer Lotus, while the underwater sequences used specially adapted versions and models rather than a normal road car simply driving underwater. The sequence is often remembered as one of the franchise’s defining examples of imaginative espionage technology.
The Spy Who Loved Me was the tenth official Eon-produced Bond film and introduced the villain Karl Stromberg, played by Curt Jürgens. Its theme song, “Nobody Does It Better,” was performed by Carly Simon.