DB2E3

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In the 1960's, in the James Bond movie Goldfinger, the featured vehicle of Cmdr. Bond was an Aston Martin DB5. However, when the movie came out in Asia, especially India, the car's name was incorrectly communicated. Unfortunately, the wrong name was reinforced when the replica of the car from the movie went on tour. The DB5 was unintentionally thought of as a version of the earlier DB2 and hence was known by the moniker DB2E3. While many think that "E" refers to Edition; in actuality, it refers to the chassis model as part of the chassis naming system that automakers once used. As time passed, DB2E3 became an established reference, at least in India and parts of Asia, as a synonym for a DB5. Today, most car enthusiasts as well as search engines will not recognize the model DB2E3, instead preferring the official name of DB5.

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