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Nissan says the Leaf EV beats the Chevrolet Volt with 367 mpg

The green car mileage race is now under way, and Nissan Motor Co. isn't impressed by the Chevrolet Volt's 230-mpg claim. The Japanese automaker says its new Leaf electric vehicle gets 367 mpg, or about 60 percent better fuel efficiency.

Is this Aston Martin DB 2/4 the ‘original’ James Bond Aston Martin?

Is this Aston Martin DB 2/4 the original Bond car? Lovers of James Bond films will be totally familiar with the iconic Aston Martin DB5 Bond drove in a number of films, and in particular the Aston Martin DB5 which was the star of Goldfinger. Bond anoraks will tell you that the ‘real’ James Bond – the one Fleming wrote about in the Bond series of books – drove a Bentley, but Bond was given an Aston Martin to drive in the Goldfinger book as he chased Auric Goldfinger across Europe.

Meet the 2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S

Aston Martin revealed the 2015 V12 Vantage S supercar on Tuesday. Besides the limited-run One-77 supercar, it's claimed to be the fastest road-going Aston ever built. The Vantage S is on sale now; first deliveries will start at the beginning of 2014.