California Court Softens Ban on Testimony Questioning Breathalyzer Accuracy

Since 1994, the California courts have banned defendants from using scientific evidence to challenge certain charges for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). To foil defense attorneys who had become increasingly successful with juries, the state created a “per se” DUI charge that made it a crime to have 0.08 reading on a breathalyzer [...]

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2013 Porsche Cayman Spied Up Close

We now have much closer shots of the next Cayman, and they reveal a more 911-like silhouette and front end. The roof appears flatter than the current car?s, and we can see just how much the stretched wheelbase affects things like the size of the rear window. Less exciting: This prototype appears to have some [...]

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Australian V8 Supercars Mess with Texas, Schedule Race in Austin for 2013

GM tried it with the nuevo-GTO and then the offed-too-early G8 GXP. Ford has, rightly or wrongly?feel free to debate?never brought its Australian-market Falcon to these shores. But now, courtesy of the Lone Star State (where road signs remind one to ?Drive Friendly, the Texas Way?), unadulterated Australian muscle is finally coming to American shores. [...]

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2012 Scion tC Release Series 7.0 revealed

The newest addition to the seemingly endless limited-build offerings in its youth-oriented line, the 2012 Scion tC Release Series 7.0 is slated to arrive in dealerships across the country later this summer supported by a promotional ad campaign that features Zeus himself, here serving in the role of the self-proclaimed “god of awesome.” Like most of its Release Series kin, the new Scion tC 7.0 prioritizes show over go, starting with its exclusive High Voltage Yellow exterior color, effectively set off by a TRD body kit with custom front/rear valences and side sills, a black honeycomb grille insert and gloss black 18-inch alloy wheels.

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Bowler has big plans with former Land Rover chief engineer at the helm

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Bowler is not a well-known automaker, and with good reason. Its vehicles, based on Land Rover mechanicals, aren't street legal. They're rally-raid off-road racing machines; Defenders with an attitude. But Bowler has big plans, ushered in by new ownership and management.

The company was recently bought up by CPP - the same Coventry-based coachbuilder that now owns Spyker as well. Bowler's new managing director Steve Haywood comes to the company from his previous position as chief engineer at Land Rover, so he knows a thing or two about producing capable off-roaders.

Company founder Drew Bowler will remain responsible for the motorsports division, but the arrival of Haywood means Bowler will mount an assault on the street-legal performance SUV market.

His first responsibility will be launching the new Bowler Nemesis, which will bring the company to the road-legal consumer market for the first time. The Nemesis prototype will be on hand at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.

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The Truth Behind the 230 MPG Claim From the Chevy Volt: Analysis

Chevy has announced that the Volt will deliver an estimated 230 mpg. Other plug-in-hybrid manufacturers won't be long in announcing similarly astonishing fuel-economy numbers. But where on earth does that number come from?

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Top Gear USA studio tickets now available

Top Gear hostsAs some of you know, in addition to running this here About.com Cars site, I also do some work for the US version of Top Gear. We're hard at work on the second season, and we'll be filming in the studio at El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, California, July 12th through the 17th. If you're in the area and want to join our studio audience, go here to sign up for tickets.

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