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  BMW X6: the coupe-4WD mashup in-depth

  We took BMW's polarising X6 coupe-cum-4WD for a spin around San Francisco and came away impressed by its excellent cabin electronics and handling, but it's far from being a practical car.

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  Fuel-cell vehicles still stuck in first gear

  As in years past, fuel cell-powered vehicles are the technology of the future, according to a report published on Thursday by the U.S. National Academies.

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  BRP Can-Am Spyder is more like a bumblebee

  What gets 35 miles per gallon and goes from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds? You might suggest a motorcycle, but you would only be 66 per cent right.

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  Whaddyareckon?: Using a GPS

  Are you a convert to that lovely robotic voice telling you to turn right in 500 metres, or do you coast along fine with an old-fashioned street directory?

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  Oi!: Poll: Will Top Gear Australia meet its great expectations?

  Last night SBS announced its choice of hosts for the Australian version of Top Gear: Charlie Cox, Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati. Take our poll and let us know how you think they'll fare.

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  Oi!: Brand Tags' clouds cut through marketing hype

  CEOs and marketing types talk about improving or maintaining "brand values" all the time. But what do we really think of the companies that deliver us our modern existence? The site Brand Tags is attempting to find out.

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  Honda's ASIMO robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

  On the night of Tuesday May 13, Honda's ASIMO robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to draw attention to the orchestra's music education programs for disadvantaged youth.

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  Photos: Car makers help Hot Wheels celebrate 40 years

  Hot Wheels' line of 40th anniversary models, designed by the car makers themselves, are due to go on sale in the US any day now and, we can now confirm, that they'll be making the boat trip Down Under too.

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  A BMW for the lounge room

  You can get Lamborghini laptops and Porsche phones; now, if you're willing to stump up some serious cash, you can get BMW-designed speakers.

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  Hands-on (sort of) with the Garmin Nuvifone

  Garmin made the trek to Barcelona to showcase its first smartphone at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008.

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  Q&A: Craig Lowndes talks tech

  At the announcement of his association with Symantec as an Internet safety ambassador, we sat down with V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes to talk tech and cars and car tech.

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  Whaddyareckon?: Dodgy technology

  Have you ever bought the wrong thing and been burned by a tech disaster? With technology impacting so many facets of our lives, few of us are immune, as we find out on the streets of Sydney this week.

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  GT5 Prologue priced, dated and bundled for Australia

  Sony announces GT5 Prologue game and hardware bundle to tear up Aussie streets on March 27.

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  Microsoft TechFest 2008: A glimpse into the future

  Each year Microsoft holds its Techfest show, an exhibition of some of the research projects it's working on. CNET.com.au went to check out where the future lies.

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  Robo-lawnmower goes hybrid

  Sure, your neighbour may have already put in his order for the next year's hybrid coupe, but what's he using to mow the lawn?

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  Europe and America: now it's carbon emissions versus fuel economy

  The differences between Europe and America run deep: gourmet versus supersize me, small hatches versus big SUVs, public transport versus Interstates, and so forth. You can add g/km versus mpg to the list too now.

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  Photos: Car makers help Hot Wheels celebrate 40 years

  Hot Wheels' line of 40th anniversary models, designed by the car makers themselves, are due to go on sale in the US any day now and, we can now confirm, that they'll be making the boat trip Down Under too.

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  Cyclists may get a hand (and arm) with safety

  Although automobiles have countless safety devices and technologies, there are relatively few for bicycles by comparison. That may change now that Michael Chen's Reactiv bike jacket has won the 2008 James Dyson Award.