On loan from a private collector, the Goldeneye car had only one appearance in the entire film, due to a deal BMW made to ensure that a Beemer would be Bond’s primary brand of automobile for three of Brosnan’s four Bond films.
So by the time Pierce Brosnan got to drive it, it had an amazing reputation.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Aston Martin DB5 has appeared in eight James Bond films since its introduction, including its upcoming reappearance in this year’s 007 mission, No Time To Die.