Filming the underwater scenes required the use of both full-size and miniature Lotus submarine cars. In total, EON Productions received 11 cars for the movie and six body shells to use underwater.

Shortly afterward, magnate Elon Musk confirmed that he was the one who acquired it, with the intention of transforming it into a submarine car, just like it pretended to be in the movie.

When we talk about exotic cars odds are the names of Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini would come up, and these high powered machines that do require a fair bit of skill keeping to drive are not ...

What’s more, Musk bought the Lotus submarine car at auction for nearly one million dollars ad plans to transform it into an actual car that turns into a submarine. “I was disappointed to learn ...

they do it in style — like Elon Musk shelling out just under $1 million for “Wet Nellie,” the Lotus Esprit submarine car featured in the 1977 James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.” ...

Surprisingly, the EV truck’s style was inspired by a submarine car used in the 1977 James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me,” specifically a modified version of the Lotus Esprit. There were ...

This week, Jalopnik broke the news that Elon Musk was the secret buyer of the Lotus submarine car used in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me." Now we have confirmation from the CEO of ...

"My favorite memory of the Yellow Submarine is winning the Indy 500," stated Castroneves when asked about the car of the past. "I remember Rick Mears going down the straightaway and into turn one.

Elon Musk is sharing his ownership of the Lotus Esprit submarine from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me with every Tesla Model S owner thanks to a nifty Easter egg in the car's software.