28/10/2008 12:05. The Bond girl. Beautiful, independent and more often than not dangerous, providing movie-goers with some of the most memorable big-screen moments of all time - reports The Scotsman . Remember Jill Masterson's golden body in Goldfinger or Honey Rider emerging from the sea in Dr No? Or the moment in GoldenEye when Xenia Onatopp flashes a smile and roars past Bond in her red Ferrari 355?

What made that particular moment so memorable was not just the high-octane road race but the fact that the car was being driven by a woman. Never before had one of Bond's girls had an equally important relationship with a car as the spy himself. What's more, Xenia went on to win the race.

When the curtain goes up on the new Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, this month, that theme will be revived. But this time... // MI6