If you own a video game console, there are only two choices for racing simulations. Playstation people have to play Gran Turismo and XBOX loyalists are all over the Forza Motorsport series.

What's the next best thing to owning a Ferrari 458 Italia? Forget it, you can't afford her. But a few things down from that is this: a replica 458 Italia steering wheel for XBox.

Forza Motorsport 4 will debut fall 2011, bringing the power of Kinect to the increasingly popular racing franchise. The first trailer's mostly Top Gear USA footage, but the screens give a hint of the new look for the sequel.

The second of Jalopnik's two car packs for Forza Motorsport 3 is here! You'll be able to buy the pack, chosen primarily by Jalopnik readers, this Tuesday, December 14th through the XBOX Live Marketplace.

Audi and Microsoft are sponsoring a Forza Motorsport Le Mans battle that will take place in New York June 12th. The lucky winner will get to drive an R8 at Infineon Raceway. Game on! [Audi]

The time has come to reveal the second of our two Forza Motorsport 3 downloadable content packs. This time, however, we're going to make you work for it. Wanna win some free stuff?

On Monday, we took a look at a pretty cool office. On Wednesday, how to make a fake car sound real. Earlier today, a Jalopnik-liveried Shelby. Now, we look at the guts of Forza's digital world. Welcome to the machine.

On Monday, we took you inside Turn 10 Studios, the outfit that created Forza Motorsport and teamed with us on the Forzalopnik download pack. Now it's time for a deeper dive. This is how they make the XBox game loud.

Because the Turn 10 office is filled with car freaks, cool motorsport stuff is everywhere you look. This is a poster for the 2005 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans; it was obtained when several T10 staffers visited the French endurance classic under the guise of research and promotion. Who says business trips suck?