Aston Martin beats iPod as coolest brand in Britain

A FAST car with a James Bond image held onto its place atop a list of the coolest brands in Britain in a newly released survey.

Aston Martin nudged out Apple Inc’s iPod music player and video website YouTube in the 2007 list of the top 500 coolest brands in Britain from consulting firm Coolbrands.

Although many of the top 20 places in the list were dominated by the online, technology and gaming categories, Aston Martin’s profile has been boosted by the success of the latest Bond flick Casino Royale.