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Car Tech Live 181: Audi A8 raises the bar for tech cars (podcast)

Audi's new A8 rewrites the description for a high-tech car; the feds put the brakes on blaming tech for Toyotagate; and is your car the hacker's next frontier? Lotus has plans to go way beyond the Evora, and we thrash the very tossable new Subaru WRX with the big body.

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• Audi A8 is a high-tech powerhouse

• Hacking cars wirelessly via tire pressure sensor

• Site for Chrysler MyGig updates and hacks

• CNET reviews the 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX

• CNET reviews the 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata PRHT… Read more

The 2010 Lotus Evora: An everyday driver?

There were a lot of impressive European sports cars on display at last week's International Auto Show in San Francisco. I've been giving Porsche and Lamborghini a lot of lip service lately in this blog, so I thought it was time to show a little love for the rather remarkable new Lotus--the 2010 Lotus Evora.

Like many of its European contemporaries, the 2010 Lotus Evora is a small, lightweight midengine sports car notable for sleek design and performance capability. What's strange is while Lotus isn't quite the household name that Lambo or Porsche is, the Evora … Read more

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue updated with Paris Motor Show vehicles

Usually, car shows like the 2008 Paris Motor Show are look but don't touch affairs. Sure, the cars look nice, but wouldn't it be sweet if you could actually take that Ferrari California out for a spin? Thanks to Polyphony Digital and its Gran Turismo 5 Prologue game for the PS3, you "virtually" can.

Polyphony has released an update for the driving simulator to include three new cars from recent automotive shows, along with a smattering of new features.

If ever there were a great example of "a life gone digital," it's the … Read more