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Much like Microsoft's Xbox Live, Sony's PlayStation Home is an online hub where gamers around the globe can interact with one another, download expansion packs, and fiddle around with lots of nifty free stuff. Unfortunately, like certain auto companies we could name, Sony's rollout of the service hasn't been exactly smooth, and it continues to be criticized for a number of shortcomings. But for driving fans, Sony may have finally hit a homerun by allowing Audi to create its own virtual world within PlayStation Home called the Audi Space.

While the name doesn't win points for originality, the launch of Audi Space is a great move for both...

With the 2009 Frankfurt auto show hours away from opening to the media, the embargoes continue to fall--and this time, it's the 2011 Audi R8 Spyder that's broken cover.

The newest addition to the Audi supercar family arrives next summer with a fabric top, no sideblades, and the stunning powerplant from the 5.2-liter V-10 version as its sole engine.

Audi's staging the Spyder convertible version next year to give the V-10 R8 some breathing room, but once it arrives, the Spyder will be all about air. With a top that cycles down or up in 19 seconds, the Spyder will also sport special heat-reflective leather seats and--for fans of driving at 195...

If you've ever been lucky enough to race at Sonoma's Infineon Raceway, you know its pitfalls. Runoffs? Who needs runoffs?

Add in some devastating switchbacks and long, loping straightaways, and it's easy to see lesser cars falling off the respectability scale as the day wears on. But the Audi R8 V-10? It's one of those rare supercars that eats up Infineon with casual grace, without a misstep. High Gear Media drove the new R8 last week, and today, we're giving you the view from the driver's seat.

Check out MotorAuthority's first drive of the 2010 R8 V-10--and see more photos, specs and pricing information, too:

MotorAuthority: First Drive:...