Jalopnik: video games

Honda Builds A $7,853 Paperboy Simulator

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

Honda's been getting into some odd projects lately (Honda U3-X anyone?) but this is near the top; the Honda Bicycle Simulator is a safety trainer addressing Japan's escalating rate of biking accidents. It's really a $7,853 Paperboy simulator.

Honda to Begin Sales of Honda Bicycle Simulator Developed for Traffic Safety Education

TOKYO, Japan, October 15, 2009 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to begin Japan-wide sales starting February 2010, of the Honda Bicycle Simulator developed for the purpose of traffic safety education. By safely experiencing the possible risks bicycle riders may face, users will improve their ability to predict risks and increase safety awareness. In addition, rider evaluation session which will follow the riding simulation will help users learn traffic rules and manners in an enjoyable way. Honda will aim for widespread use of this simulator by a range of customers including public offices, law-enforcement organizations, driving schools and educational institutions which conduct bicycle safety education programs primarily for school children and senior citizens. Honda will begin accepting pre-sale orders in November of this year.

In recent years, the total number of fatalities from traffic accidents has declined in Japan. However, the ratio of fatalities in accidents involving bicycles has increased. Bicycle riders aged 10 - 19 in and above the age of 50 have the highest chance to get involved in an accident, and approximately 70 percent of bicycle accidents are caused by violation of traffic rules.

Leveraging the know-how accumulated through its activities to promote traffic safety since 1964, Honda has been developing and selling motorcycle and automobile simulators since 1996 and 2001, respectively, as traffic safety educational devices which enable users to safely experience the risks based on real-world traffic situations. By offering these simulators, Honda's goal is to improve people's ability to predict risks and increase safety awareness. Striving to realize a richer mobility society in the future, Honda developed the Honda Bicycle Simulator as an educational tool for a wider range of people.

Key features of the Honda Bicycle Simulator

・ Compact design (length 2,270mm × height 1,400mm × width 990mm, weight 88kg)
・ Equipped with monitors to check right/left and behind.
・ Equipped with a "walking sensor" which recognizes the user's action of walking the bicycle.

・ Contains different courses such as "going to school," "going to the grocery store," "going to cram school" and "going to a local shopping street" to offer realistic experiences for user groups of different ages.
・ Contains a course for the user to learn traffic laws and manners to ride a bicycle in mixed traffic.
・ After the simulation, the rider's path can be reviewed from multiple vantage points -above/below and right/left- and the riding situation and evaluation will be displayed on the monitor.

Sales Plan (in Japan): 500 units per year

Suggested Retail Price (in Japan, including delivery fee): 732,900 yen (698,000 yen before tax)

Need For Speed Gamers Race Real Mustangs Against Video Game Mustangs

Wes Siler — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

Ford brought a few Need For Speed SHIFT gamers to Willow Springs to see if they could break their virtual lap times for real. Could they? Of course not.

A marketing ploy, sure, but we have a thing for any marketing exercise which carries risk of serious injury and/or death. This should also definitely prove to armchair racers that they're faster in their minds than they would be behind a real steering wheel (force feedback doesn't count). Of course it also proves that the 2010 Ford Mustang GTs stability control is now so good that it kept four nincompoops from killing themselves in a powerful RWD car, I mean really, did you see how they were driving in the game?

Toyota Exec Blames Video Games For Slow Vehicle Sales

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:30:00 EDT

First it was violence, then bulging wastelines, now video games are being blamed for falling vehicle sales in Japan, at least by one unnamed Toyota exec. The argument? Games are so good lately there's no interest in buying actual cars.

The translated quote goes something like this:

Home game machines are no good. Playing something that realistic makes the need for cars disappear.

It's a bit of a leap if you ask us, but something has to be responsible for falling sales, right? Could just be the combination of cars being wildly expensive to own and of limited utility in Japans crowded urban centers, but video games are probable just as likely a culprit. While the statement is something of a blind item, it does provide a peak into the growing societal issues plaguing modern Japan. Young men are forgoing family life in favor of extended bachelorhood, meaning enjoying video games and other hobbies seen as undignified perversions by the elder generation. Heck, video games could just be the downfall of Japan, but killing car sales is a good start. [Kotaku]

All 400+ Cars Of Forza Motorsport 3

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Following the release of all 830 cars from Gran Turismo PSP, Turn 10 has released their list of all 400+ cars from Forza 3. Below, the entire garage.

2008 Acura #15 Lowe's Fernandez ARX-01b
2008 Acura #26 Andretti-Green Racing ARX-01b
2002 Acura #42 Realtime Racing NSX
2008 Acura #66 de Ferran Mortorsports ARX-01b
2009 Acura #66 de Ferran Mortorsports ARX-02a
2005 Acura NSX
2002 Acura RSX Type-S
2007 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
2009 Alfa Romeo Brera Italia Independent
2008 Alfa Romeo Mito
2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
2008 Aston Martin #008 Bell Motorsports DBR9
2008 Aston Martin #009 Aston Martin Racing DBR9
2005 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
2003 Audi #1 Champion RS 6
2008 Audi #2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI
2006 Audi #2 FSI Champion Racing R8
2006 Audi #8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
2008 Audi A4 Touring Car
2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI
2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro
2006 Audi RS 4
2003 Audi RS 6
2000 Audi S4
2004 Audi S4
2007 Audi S5
1983 Audi Sport Quattro
2004 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro
2007 Audi TT Coupe S-Line
2004 Bentley Continental GT
2009 BMW Motorsport 135i Coupe
1971 BMW Motorsport 3.0 CSL
2001 BMW Motorsport #6 Prototype Technology Group M3-GTR
2009 BMW Motorsport #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2
1997 BMW Motorsport M3 E36
2005 BMW Motorsport M3 E46 Coupe
1991 BMW Motorsport M3 E30
2008 BMW Motorsport M3 E92
2002 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
2009 BMW Motorsport M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport X5 xDrive48i
2008 BMW Motorsport Z4 M Coupe
2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2008 Cadillac #8 Remington Shaving CTS-V
2009 Cadillac CTS-V
2004 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5.R
2005 Chevrolet #31 Whelen Engineering Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2007 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing C6.R
2003 Chevrolet #50 Corvette Racing C5.R
2003 Chevrolet #73 3R-Racing Corvette Z06
2005 Chevrolet #99 Tiger Racing Corvette Z06
2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 LT
2002 Chevrolet Camaro 35th Anniversary SS
1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS-454
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Coupe
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2008 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Stock Car
2008 Chrysler 300C SRT-8
2006 Chrysler Crossfire SRT6
2009 Citroen C4 VTS
2002 Dodge #1 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2008 Dodge #11 Primetime Racing Group Viper Competition Coupe
2008 Dodge #2 Mopar Viper Competition Coupe
2004 Dodge #22 3R-Racing Viper Competition Coupe
2003 Dodge #23 Magellan Financial Viper Competition Coupe
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
2008 Dodge Charger Stock Car
2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10
2003 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
2005 Ferrari #11 Larbre Competition 550 Maranello GTS
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO
1998 Ferrari #30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
1967 Ferrari 330 P4
1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
1995 Ferrari F355 Challenge
1999 Ferrari 360 Modena
2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale
1991 Ferrari 512 TR
2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2004 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2006 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F430GT
2008 Ferrari #71 Tafel Racing F430GT
2003 Ferrari #88 Veloqx / Prodrive Racing 550 Maranello
2008 Ferrari #90 Farnbacher Racing F430GT
2009 Ferrari California
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
2002 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
1987 Ferrari F40
1989 Ferrari F40 Competizione
2004 Ferrari F430
1995 Ferrari F50
1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2005 Ferrari FXX
1984 Ferrari GTO
2010 Fiat 500 Abarth SS
2009 Ford #1 TeamVodafone FG Falcon
2004 Ford #10 Tiger Racing Mustang
2009 Ford #25 Britek Motorsport FG Falcon
2009 Ford #5 Ford Performance Racing FG Falcon
2009 Ford #9 Stone Brothers Racing FG Falcon
2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec S
2009 Ford Focus RS
2006 Ford Focus ST
2003 Ford Focus SVT
2008 Ford Fusion Stock Car
2005 Ford Ford GT
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R
1985 Ford RS200 Evolution
2009 Holden #2 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore VE
2009 Holden #33 Garry Rogers Team Commodore VE
2009 Holden #39 Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore VE
2009 Holden #51 Sprint Gas Racing Commodore VE
2005 Honda #18 TAKATA DOME NSX
2005 Honda #8 ARTA NSX
2004 Honda Mugen Civic Type-R
2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe
2007 Honda Civic Type-R
1991 Honda CR-X SiR
2009 Honda Fit Sport
2002 Honda Mugen Integra Type-R
2000 Honda Integra Type-R
2002 Honda Integra Type-R
1992 Honda NSX-R
2005 Honda NSX-R GT
2003 Honda S2000
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
2003 Hyundai Tuscani Elisa
2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe Sport
2009 Jaguar XKR-S
2008 Koenigsegg CCGT
1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV
2005 Lamborghini Gallardo
2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept
2005 Lamborghini Murcielago
2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
2008 Lamborghini Reventon
2003 Lexus IS300
2006 Lexus IS350
2009 Lexus IS F
2002 Lexus SC430
2005 Lotus Elise 111S
2009 Lotus Evora
2006 Lotus Exige Cup 240
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged
2005 Maserati #15 JMB Racing MC12
2008 Maserati GranTurismo
2004 Maserati MC12
2009 Mazda #16 Dyson Racing B09/86
2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3
1994 Mazda Miata
2007 Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Roadster
1997 Mazda RX-7
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A
2004 Mazda RX-8 Mazdaspeed
1997 McLaren #43 Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR
1997 McLaren F1 GT
2009 Mercedes A200 Turbo Coupe
2004 Mercedes C32 AMG
2009 Mercedes C-Class Touring Car
2009 Mercedes ML 63 AMG
2009 Mercedes SL 65 AMG Black Series
2005 Mercedes SLR
2003 MINI Cooper S
2009 MINI John Cooper Works
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
2006 Mitsubishi HKS Time Attack Evolution
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
2008 Nissan #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
2003 Nissan #12 CALSONIC SKYLINE
2008 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
2008 Nissan #24 WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R
2008 Nissan #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R
2010 Nissan 370Z
1970 Nissan Datsun 510
2003 Nissan Fairlady Z
1994 Nissan Fairlady Z Version S Twin Turbo
2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
1992 Nissan Silvia CLUB K's
1994 Nissan Silvia K's
2000 Nissan Silvia Spec-R
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II
2002 Nissan MINE'S R34 Skyline GT-R
2000 Nissan Top Secret D1-Spec S15
2009 Nissan Versa SL
2004 Opel Speedster Turbo
2003 Pagani #17 Carsport America Zonda GR
1999 Pagani Zonda C12
2002 Panoz #50 Panoz Motor Sports LMP-01
2005 Panoz #51 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM
2004 Peugeot 206 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 RC
2007 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
2007 Peugeot #8 Peugeot Sport 908
2009 Peugeot #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908
1968 Chrysler Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP
2006 Pontiac Solstice
2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Ram Air
1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
2008 Porsche #16 Dyson Racing RS Spyder Evo
1987 Porsche #17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
2008 Porsche #2 Gruppe Orange Racing 911 GT3 Cup
1998 Porsche #26 Porsche AG 911 GT1-98
2005 Porsche #31 Peterson-White Lightning 911 GT3-RSR
2008 Porsche #45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #5 XBOX 360 911 GT3-RSR
2005 Porsche #55 Applied Materials 911 GT3 Cup
2005 Porsche #66 AXA Racing 911 GT3 Cup
2008 Porsche #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo
2007 Porsche #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
2006 Porsche #82 Red Bull 911 GT3 Cup
1995 Porsche 911 GT2
1982 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3
1970 Porsche 914/6
1989 Porsche 944 Turbo
1987 Porsche 959
1998 Porsche 911 GT1
2004 Porsche 911 GT3 (996)
2008 Porsche 911 GT2 (997)
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 (997)
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (997)
2003 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Porsche Carrera GT
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
2006 Porsche Cayman S
1980 Renault 5 Turbo
2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS
2007 Renault Clio Renaultsport 197
2009 Renault Twingo Renault Sport Cup
2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X
2002 Saleen #11 Graham Nash Motorsport S7R
2003 Saleen #2 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2006 Saleen S281 E
2008 Saleen S331 Supercab
2004 Saleen S7
2006 Saturn ION Red Line
2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
2005 Scion tC
2009 Scion xD
2009 SEAT Ibiza Cupra
2007 SEAT Leon Cupra
2007 SEAT Leon Supercup
2007 Ford Shelby GT500
1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR
2003 Subaru #77 CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA
2006 Subaru Impreza S204
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008 Lexus #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430
2008 Lexus #36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430
2008 Lexus #6 ENEOS SC430
2004 Toyota Altezza RS200
2003 Toyota Celica SS-I
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1984 Toyota Celica Supra
2002 Toyota MR-S
1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex
1998 Toyota Supra RZ
2008 Toyota Yaris S
2005 TVR Sagaris
2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR
2009 Vauxhall Corsa VXR
2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo
2009 Volvo C30 R-Design
2004 Volvo S60 R
2003 Volkswagen Bora VR6
1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTi
2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6
1992 Volkswagen Golf Gti 16v Mk2
2003 Volkswagen Golf R32
1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT
2008 Volkswagen Touareg R50
2003 Honda #16 G'ZOX NSX
2004 Honda Civic Type-R
1999 Honda Civic Si Coupe
1994 Honda Civic 1.5 VTi
1995 Honda CR-X Del Sol SiR
2005 Honda NSX-R
2000 Honda Prelude SiR
2005 Mazda Axela Sport 23S
2001 Mazda Mazdaspeed Familia
1990 Mazda Savanna RX-7
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS
1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R
1997 Mitsubishi GTO
2003 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R
1997 Nissan #23 Nissan Motorsports R390
2003 Nissan #3 HASEMISPORT ENDLESS Z
1998 Nissan #32 NISSAN R390 GT1
2005 Nissan #46 Dream Cube's ADVAN Z
1969 Nissan Fairlady Z 432
1998 Nissan R390
2003 Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT
1993 Nissan MINE'S R32 Skyline GT-R
1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi
2005 Subaru Legacy B4 2.0 GT
1969 Toyota 2000GT
2006 Toyota #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SUPRA
1999 Toyota #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
2004 Toyota #35 Yellow Hat YMS Supra
2005 Toyota #36 OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S SUPRA
2005 Toyota #6 EXXON Superflo Supra
1995 Toyota MR2 GT
1995 Toyota Tom's T020 MR2
2002 Toyota Tom's W123 MR-S
2002 Toyota Soarer 430SCV
1992 Toyota Supra 2.0 GT Twin Turbo
1998 Toyota Top Secret 0-300 Supra
2001 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
2002 Audi #1 Champion S4 Competition
2001 Audi #4 Johansson Motorsport R8
2004 Audi #5 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh R8
2004 Audi #8 Audi ABT TT-R
2008 Audi R8
2003 Bentley #7 Team Bentley Speed 8
1999 BMW Motorsport #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
2005 BMW Motorsport #2 BMW Motorsport M3-GTR
1998 Ferrari #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP
2003 Ferrari #72 Team Alphand Aventures 550 Maranello GTS
1961 Jaguar E-type S1
1993 Jaguar XJ220
2002 Koenigsegg CC8S
1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO
1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
1989 Lotus Carlton
1972 Lotus Elan Sprint
2002 Lotus Esprit V8
2005 Maserati #35 Risi Competizione MC12
2005 Maserati #9 Vitaphone Racing Team MC12
2006 Maserati GranSport
1997 McLaren #41 Team McLaren F1 GTR
1998 McLaren #41 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR
1954 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe
2003 Mercedes CLK55 AMG Coupe
1998 Mercedes AMG Mercedes CLK GTR
2003 Opel #5 OPC Team Phoenix Astra V8
2007 Peugeot #1 Peugeot 207 Super 2000
1993 Peugeot #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
2005 Porsche #3 Lechner Racing School Team 1 911 GT3 Cup
1998 Porsche #5 Zakspeed Racing 911 GT1-98
2002 Saab 9-3 Aero
2003 SEAT Leon Cupra R
1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2001 TVR Tuscan S
2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR
2004 Volvo #24 At-Speed S60 R
2004 Volkswagen Beetle
2001 Acura Integra Type-R
1997 Acura NSX
1987 Buick Regal GNX
2004 Cadillac #16 Team Cadillac CTS-V
2002 Cadillac #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
2004 Cadillac CTS-V
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT
2003 Dodge #126 Team Zakspeed Viper GTS-R
2000 Dodge #57 Carsport Holland Viper GTS-R
2000 Dodge #91 Viper Team Oreca GTS-R
2003 Dodge SRT4
1996 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
1999 Dodge Viper GTS ACR
1998 Chrysler Eagle Talon TSi Turbo
1966 Ford GT40 MkII
2005 Ford Mustang GT
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe
2003 Panoz #11 JML Team Panoz LMP-01
2006 Panoz #81 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM
2004 Pontiac GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
2001 Saleen #26 Konrad Motorsports S7R
2000 Saleen S281
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
1999 Shelby Series 1
Exclusive Cars Limited Collector's Edition Cars:

2005 Acura Forza Motorsport NSX
2005 Aston Martin Forza Motorsport DB9 Coupe
2010 Audi Forza Motorsport R8 5.2 FSI quattro
2008 Dodge Xbox 360 Charger Stock Car
2003 Nissan Forza Motorsport Fairlady Z

Forza Motorsport VIP Membership Car pack:

2008 Aston Martin DBS
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)
Exclusive Preorder Cars:

2009 BMW Motorsport Walmart M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport GameStop M5 E60
2009 BMW Motorsport GAME M3 E92
2009 BMW Motorsport MicroMania M5 E60
2008 Mitsubishi GameStation Lancer Evolution X GSR
2010 Audi R8 5.2 Community Edition

(Hat Tip to Cory!)

VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 Concept Goes Sideways In Gran Turismo

Ray Wert — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Almost as cool as this morning's first look at the anxiously-awaited and so-pre-production-we-can-almost-taste-it Toyota FT-86 Concept is this video of the "Subieyota" going sideways around corners in the digital world of GT5 with a little AE86 following. Adorable!

We're assuming this video of the FT-86 concept on the Grossglockner and the track means we'll be seeing the little Subaru-powered Toyota coupe concept in GT5 whenever the game ends up coming out. We're only wondering which'll come to market first — GT5 or the Subieyota.

In case you missed the press photos from this morning, here's a refresher, below.

(Hat tip to Brad!)

Alex Roy Recreates GT For PSP Laguna Seca Ad In Trunk Of Porsche Cayenne

Wes Siler — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Not impressed by Tanner Foust's Gran Turismo PSP video, Alex Roy added an extra level of complication by hopping in the trunk of a Rene Villeneuve-piloted Cayenne as it lapped Laguna while playing Gran Turismo on XBOX. The result? Pain.

All 830 Cars From Gran Turismo For PSP

Ray Wert — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EDT

Gran Turismo for PSP was just released yesterday and after a quick e-mail exchange with Sony PR, they've provided us with the full list of all 830 cars from the new game. Below, the whole garage.

1 AC Cars 427 S/C '66
2 Acura CL 3.2 Type-S '01
3 Acura CL 3.2 Type-S '03
4 Acura DN-X Concept '02
5 Acura HSC Concept '04
6 Acura INTEGRA TYPE R '01
7 Acura NSX '91
8 Acura NSX '04
9 Acura NSX Coupe '97
10 Acura RSX Type-S '04
11 Alfa Romeo 147 2.0 TWIN SPARK '02
12 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA '02
13 Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI '93
14 Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 24V '98
15 Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6 24V Sportronic '98
16 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65
17 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale '63
18 Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 24V '04
19 Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 24V '01
20 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66
21 Alfa Romeo Spider 3.0i V6 24V '01
22 Alpine A110 1600S '73
23 Alpine A310 1600VE '73
24 Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04
25 Amuse S2000 GT1 '04
26 Amuse S2000 R1 '04
27 Amuse S2000 Street Version '04
28 ASL ARTA Garaiya (JGTC) '03
29 ASL Garaiya '02
30 Audi A2 1.4 '02
31 Audi A3 3.2 quattro '03
32 Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02
33 Audi A4 Touring Car '04
34 Audi quattro '82
35 Audi R8 Race Car (Audi PlayStation Team ORECA) '05
36 Audi Le Mans quattro '03
37 Audi Nuvolari quattro '03
38 Audi Pikes Peak quattro '03
39 Audi R8 LMS Race Car '09
40 Audi R8 LMS Race Car (Team PlayStation) '09
41 Audi R8 Race Car '01
42 Audi RS 4 '01
43 Audi RS 6 '02
44 Audi RS 6 Avant '02
45 Audi S3 '02
46 Audi S4 '98
47 Audi S4 '03
48 Audi TT Coupe 1.8T quattro '00
49 Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro '03
50 Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03
51 BLITZ ER34 D1 SPEC (D1GP) '04
52 BMW 120d '04
53 BMW 120i '04
54 BMW 2002 Turbo '73
55 BMW 320i Touring Car '03
56 BMW 330i '05
57 BMW Concept M5 '04
58 BMW M Coupe '98
59 BMW M3 '04
60 BMW M3 CSL '03
61 BMW M3 GTR '03
62 BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01
63 BMW M5 '05
64 BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97
65 BMW V12 LMR Race Car '99
66 BMW Z4 '03
67 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 '09
68 Buick GNX '87
69 Buick Special '62
70 Cadillac CIEN Concept '02
71 Callaway C12 '03
72 Chaparral 2D Race Car '67
73 Chaparral 2J Race Car '70
74 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z Concept '88
75 Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car
76 Chevrolet Camaro SS '69
77 Chevrolet Camaro SS '00
78 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 302 '69
79 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Coupe '97
80 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 '70
81 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (C5) '00
82 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C1) '54
83 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (C2) '63
84 Chevrolet Corvette GRAND SPORT (C4) '96
85 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L46 350 (C3) '69
86 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C2) Race Car '63
87 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) '00
88 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4) '90
89 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C6) '09
90 Chevrolet Silverado SST Concept '02
91 Chevrolet SSR '03
92 Chrysler 300C '05
93 Chrysler Crossfire '04
94 Chrysler PT Cruiser '00
95 Citro√´n 2CV Type A '54
96 Citro√´n C3 1.6 '02
97 Citro√´n C5 V6 Exclusive '03
98 GT by Citro√´n '08
99 Citro√´n Xantia 3.0i V6 Exclusive '00
100 Citro√´n Xsara Rally Car '99
101 Citro√´n Xsara VTR '03
102 Cizeta V16T '94
103 Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
104 Daihatsu Copen Detachable Top '02
105 Daihatsu Cuore TR-XX Avanzato R (J) '97
106 Daihatsu Midget II D type '98
107 Daihatsu MIRA TR-XX Avanzato R '97
108 Daihatsu MOVE Custom RS Limited '02
109 Daihatsu MOVE CX '95
110 Daihatsu MOVE SR-XX 2WD '97
111 Daihatsu MOVE SR-XX 4WD '97
112 Daihatsu SIRION CX 2WD (J) '98
113 Daihatsu SIRION CX 4WD (J) '98
114 Daihatsu SIRION X4 (J) '00
115 Daihatsu STORIA CX 2WD '98
116 Daihatsu STORIA CX 4WD '98
117 Daihatsu STORIA X4 '00
118 DMC DeLorean S2 '04
119 Dodge Charger 440 R/T '70
120 Dodge Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71
121 Dodge RAM 1500 LARAMIE Hemi Quad Cab '04
122 Dodge SRT4 '03
123 Dodge VIPER GTS '99
124 Dodge VIPER GTS R Concept '00
125 VIPER GTS-R Team Oreca Race Car '00
126 Dodge VIPER GTS-R Team Oreca Race Car '00
127 Dodge VIPER SRT10 '03
128 DOME-ZERO Concept '78
129 Eagle Talon Esi '97
130 Enzo Ferrari '02
131 Ferrari F2007
132 Fiat 500 F '65
133 Fiat 500 L '69
134 Fiat 500 R '72
135 Fiat Barchetta Giovane Due '00
136 Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus '00
137 Fiat Panda Super i.e. '90
138 Fiat Punto HGT Abarth '00
139 2000 Ford Falcon XR8
140 Ford Escort Rally Car '98
141 Ford Focus Rally Car '99
142 Ford Focus RS '02
143 Ford Focus ST170 '03
144 Ford GT '02
145 Ford GT '05
146 Ford GT (No Stripe) '05
147 Ford GT LM Race Car
148 Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II
149 Ford GT40 Race Car '69
150 Ford Ka '01
151 Ford Mustang GT '05
152 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R '00
153 Ford RS200 '84
154 Ford RS200 Rally Car '85
155 Ford SVT F-150 Lightning '03
156 Ford Taurus SHO '98
157 FPV F6 Typhoon '04
158 FPV GT '04
159 Gillet Vertigo Race Car '04
160 Ginetta G4 '64
161 HKS GENKI HYPER SILVIA RS2 (D1GP) '04
162 Hommell Berlinette R/S Coupe '99
163 Honda 1300 Coupe 9 S '70
164 Honda ACCORD Coupe '88
165 Honda ACCORD Coupe EX '03
166 Honda ACCORD Euro-R '00
167 Honda ACCORD Euro-R '02
168 Honda ARTA NSX (JGTC) '00
169 Honda BALLADE SPORTS CR-X 1.5i '83
170 Honda BEAT '91
171 Honda BEAT Version F '92
172 Honda BEAT Version Z '93
173 Honda Castrol MUGEN NSX (JGTC) '00
174 Honda CITY Turbo II '83
175 Honda CIVIC 1500 3door 25i '83
176 Honda CIVIC 1500 3door CX '79
177 Honda CIVIC SiR-II (EG) '91
178 Honda CIVIC SiR-II (EG) '92
179 Honda CIVIC SiR-II (EG) '93
180 Honda CIVIC SiR-II (EG) '95
181 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EK) '97
182 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EK) '98
183 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EP) '01
184 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EP) '04
185 Honda CIVIC TYPE R (EP, EU) '01
186 Honda CR-X del Sol SiR '92
187 Honda CR-X SiR '90
188 Honda DUALNOTE Concept '01
189 Honda ELEMENT '03
190 Honda FIT W '01
191 Honda Gathers Drider CIVIC Race Car '98
192 Honda S2000 (EU) '99
193 Honda S2000 (EU) '03
194 Honda S2000 Type V (EU) '00
195 Honda S2000 Type V (EU) '01
196 Honda HSC "The 37th Tokyo Motor Show Concept Car" '03
197 Honda INSIGHT '99
198 Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC2) '95
199 Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC2) '98
200 Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC2) '99
201 Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC5) '03
202 Honda INTEGRA TYPE R Touring Car
203 Honda JAZZ 1.4 DSi SE Sport '01
204 Honda LIFE STEP VAN '72
205 Honda LOCTITE MUGEN NSX (JGTC) '01
206 Honda Mobil 1 NSX (JGTC) '01
207 Honda MUGEN MOTUL CIVIC Si Race Car '87
208 Honda N360 '67
209 Honda NSX '90
210 Honda NSX '93
211 Honda NSX '95
212 Honda NSX '97
213 Honda NSX '99
214 Honda NSX '01
215 Honda NSX Type R '92
216 Honda NSX Type R '02
217 Honda NSX Type S '97
218 Honda NSX Type S '99
219 Honda NSX Type S '01
220 Honda NSX Type S Zero '97
221 Honda NSX Type S Zero '99
222 Honda NSX-R Concept '01
223 Honda NSX-R Prototype LM Race Car
224 Honda NSX-R Prototype LM Road Car
225 Honda ODYSSEY '03
226 Honda PRELUDE Si VTEC '91
227 Honda PRELUDE SiR '96
228 Honda PRELUDE SiR S spec '98
229 Honda PRELUDE Type S '96
230 Honda PRELUDE Type S '98
231 Honda RAYBRIG NSX (JGTC) '00
232 Honda S2000 '99
233 Honda S2000 '01
234 Honda S2000 '03
235 Honda S2000 (EU) '01
236 Honda S2000 (US) '99
237 Honda S2000 (US) '01
238 Honda S2000 (US) '04
239 Honda S2000 LM Race Car
240 Honda S2000 Type V '00
241 Honda S2000 Type V '01
242 Honda S2000 Type V '03
243 Honda S2000 Type V (US) '00
244 Honda S2000 Type V (US) '01
245 Honda S500 '63
246 Honda S600 '64
247 Honda S800 '66
248 Honda S800 RSC Race Car '68
249 Honda TAKATA DOME NSX (JGTC) '03
250 Honda TODAY G '85
251 Honda Z ACT '70
252 HPA Motorsports Stage II R32 '04
253 Hyundai Clix Concept '01
254 Hyundai HCD6 Concept '01
255 Hyundai Coupe FX '01
256 Hyundai Tiburon GT '01
257 Hyundai Tiburon Turbulence '99
258 Hyundai Tuscani '01
259 Hyundai Tuscani CCS '03
260 Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
261 Infiniti G20 '90
262 Infiniti G35 COUPE '03
263 Infiniti G35 Sedan '03
264 Isuzu 117COUP√â '68
265 Isuzu Bellett 1600 GT-R '69
266 Isuzu PIAZZA XE '81
267 Jaguar E-TYPE Coupe '61
268 Jaguar S-TYPE R '02
269 Jaguar XJ220 '92
270 Jaguar XJ220 LM Race Car
271 Jaguar XJR-9 LM Race Car '88
272 Jaguar XKR Coupe '99
273 Jaguar XKR R Performance '02
274 Jensen Interceptor MkIII '74
275 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary '88
276 Lamborghini Countach LP400 '74
277 Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Evoluzione '91
278 Lancia DELTA HF Integrale Rally Car '92
279 Lancia DELTA S4 Rally Car '85
280 Lancia STRATOS '73
281 Lancia STRATOS Rally Car '77
282 Land Rover Range Stormer Concept '04
283 Lexus GS 300 '91
284 Lexus GS 300 '00
285 Lexus GS 300 Vertex Edition (J) '00
286 Lexus IS 200 '98
287 Lexus IS 200 (J) '98
288 Lexus IS 300 Sport Cross '01
289 Lexus IS 200 GT-1 Race Car '04
290 Lexus SC 300 '97
291 Lexus SC 430 (EU) '01
292 Lexus SC 430 (US) '01
293 Lister Storm V12 Race Car '99
294 Lotus Elan S1 '62
295 Lotus Elise '00
296 Lotus Elise 111R '04
297 Lotus Elise 111S '03
298 Lotus Elise Sport 190 '98
299 Lotus Elise Type 72 '01
300 Lotus Esprit Sport 350 '00
301 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87
302 Lotus Esprit V8 '02
303 Lotus Esprit V8 GT '98
304 Lotus Esprit V8 SE '98
305 Lotus Europa Special '71
306 Lotus Carlton '90
307 Lotus Motor Sport Elise '99
308 Mini Marcos GT '70
309 Mazda 110S (L10A) '67
310 Mazda 110S (L10B) '68
311 Mazda 787B Race car '91
312 Mazda Atenza Concept '01
313 Mazda Atenza Sports 23Z '03
314 Mazda Atenza Touring Car
315 Mazda Autozam AZ-1 '92
316 Mazda BP FALKEN RX-7 (D1GP) '03
317 Mazda Carol 360 Deluxe '62
318 Mazda Cosmo Sport (L10A) '67
319 Mazda Cosmo Sport (L10B) '68
320 Mazda DEMIO GL-X '99
321 Mazda DEMIO SPORT '03
322 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type R (FD) '91
323 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type R (FD) '93
324 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type RS (FD) '96
325 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type R-S (FD) '95
326 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type RZ (FD) '92
327 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type RZ (FD) '93
328 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type RZ (FD) '95
329 Mazda √©fini RX-7 Type RZ (FD) '96
330 Mazda Eunos Roadster (NA Special Package) '89
331 Mazda Eunos Roadster J-Limited (NA) '91
332 Mazda Eunos Roadster J-Limited II (NA) '93
333 Mazda Eunos Roadster SR-Limited (NA) '97
334 Mazda Eunos Roadster S-Special Type I (NA) '95
335 Mazda Eunos Roadster VR-Limited (NA) '95
336 Mazda Eunos Roadster V-Special Type II (NA) '93
337 Mazda Familia Sedan Sport 20 '02
338 Mazda KUSABI Concept '03
339 Mazda Lantis Coupe 2000 Type R '93
340 Mazda 323F '93
341 Mazda Furai Concept '08
342 Mazda2 '03
343 Mazda6 5-door '03
344 Mazda6 Concept '01
345 Mazda6 Touring Car
346 Mazda Mazdaspeed Atenza '05
347 Mazda MX-5 (NA) '89
348 Mazda MX-5 1.8 RS (NB, J) '98
349 Mazda MX-5 1600 NR-A (NB, J) '04
350 Mazda MX-5 1800 RS (NB, J) '00
351 Mazda MX-5 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
352 Mazda MX-5 J-Limited (NA, J) '91
353 Mazda MX-5 J-Limited II (NA, J) '93
354 Mazda MX-5 Miata (NA) '89
355 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1.8 RS (NB, J) '98
356 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1600 NR-A (NB, J) '04
357 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '00
358 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '04
359 Mazda MX-5 Miata J-Limited (NA, J) '91
360 Mazda MX-5 Miata J-Limited II (NA, J) '93
361 Mazda MX-5 Miata SR-Limited (NA, J) '97
362 Mazda MX-5 Miata S-Special Type I (NA, J) '95
363 Mazda MX-5 Miata VR-Limited (NA, J) '95
364 Mazda MX-5 Miata V-Special Type II (NA, J) '93
365 Mazda MX-5 SR-Limited (NA, J) '97
366 Mazda MX-5 S-Special Type I (NA, J) '95
367 Mazda MX-5 VR-Limited (NA, J) '95
368 Mazda MX-5 V-Special Type II (NA, J) '93
369 Mazda MX-Crossport Concept '05
370 Mazda Proteg√© '02
371 Mazda Roadster 1.8 RS (NB) '98
372 Mazda Roadster 1600 NR-A (NB) '04
373 Mazda Roadster 1800 RS (NB) '00
374 Mazda Roadster 1800 RS (NB) '04
375 Mazda RX-7 GT-LIMITED (FC, J) '85
376 Mazda RX-7 GT-X (FC) '90
377 Mazda RX-7 GT-X (FC, J) '90
378 Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car
379 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
380 Mazda RX-7 Type R Bathurst R (FD) '01
381 Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD) '98
382 Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD) '00
383 Mazda RX-7 Type RS-R (FD) '97
384 Mazda RX-7 Type RZ (FD) '00
385 Mazda RX-8 '03
386 Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-I) '01
387 Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-II) '01
388 Mazda RX-8 Concept LM Race Car
389 Mazda RX-8 Type E '03
390 Mazda RX-8 Type S '03
391 Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 GT-Limited (FC) '85
392 Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 INFINI III (FC) '90
393 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5 - 16 Evolution II '91
394 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe '54
395 Mercedes-Benz A 160 Avantgarde '98
396 AMG Mercedes 190 E 2.5 - 16 Evolution II Touring Car '92
397 AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR Race Car '98
398 Mercedes-Benz CL 600 '00
399 Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG '00
400 Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00
401 Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG '02
402 Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car '89
403 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 (R129) '98
404 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 (R230) '02
405 Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG (R230) '02
406 Mercedes-Benz SL 600 (R129) '98
407 Mercedes-Benz SL 600 (R230) '04
408 Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG (R230) '04
409 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressor '98
410 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03
411 Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67
412 Mine's BNR34 SKYLINE GT-R N1 VÔΩ•spec base '00
413 Mine's LANCER EVOLUTION VI '00
414 MINI COOPER '02
415 Mini Cooper 1.3i '98
416 MINI COOPER S '02
417 MINI ONE '02
418 Mitsubishi 3000GT MR (J) '95
419 Mitsubishi 3000GT MR (J) '98
420 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL (J) '95
421 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL (J) '96
422 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL (J) '98
423 Mitsubishi 3000GT SR (J) '95
424 Mitsubishi 3000GT SR (J) '96
425 Mitsubishi 3000GT SR (J) '98
426 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 (J) '98
427 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Turbo (J) '95
428 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Turbo (J) '96
429 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Turbo (J) '98
430 Mitsubishi AIRTREK Turbo-R '02
431 Mitsubishi COLT 1.5 Sport X Version '02
432 Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac '01
433 Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac Rally Car
434 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE GT '95
435 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE GT '06
436 Mitsubishi ECLIPSE Spyder GTS '03
437 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R '97
438 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R '99
439 Mitsubishi FTO GPX '94
440 Mitsubishi FTO GPX '97
441 Mitsubishi FTO GPX '99
442 Mitsubishi FTO GR '94
443 Mitsubishi FTO GR '97
444 Mitsubishi FTO Super Touring Car
445 Mitsubishi GALANT 2.0 DOHC Turbo VR-4 '89
446 Mitsubishi GALANT GTO MR '70
447 Mitsubishi GTO SR '95
448 Mitsubishi GTO SR '96
449 Mitsubishi GTO SR '98
450 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo '95
451 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo '96
452 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo '98
453 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo MR '95
454 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo MR '98
455 Mitsubishi HSR-II Concept '89
456 Mitsubishi i Concept '03
457 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR '74
458 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Rally Car '74
459 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1800GSR IC Turbo '83
460 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR '92
461 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Super Rally Car '03
462 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II GSR '94
463 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR '95
464 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV GSR '96
465 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97
466 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR '98
467 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR '99
468 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR TOMMI MAKINEN EDITION '00
469 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Rally Car '99
470 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI RS '99
471 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI RS TOMMI MAKINEN EDITION '00
472 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII GSR '01
473 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII GT-A '02
474 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII RS '01
475 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GSR '03
476 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS '03
477 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR GSR '04
478 Mitsubishi LEGNUM VR-4 Type V '98
479 Mitsubishi MINICA DANGAN ZZ '89
480 Mitsubishi MIRAGE 1400GLX '78
481 Mitsubishi MIRAGE CYBORG ZR '97
482 Mitsubishi PAJERO Evolution Rally Raid Car '03
483 Mitsubishi PAJERO Rally Raid Car '85
484 Mitsubishi STARION 4WD Rally Car '84
485 MUGEN S2000 '00
486 NISMO 270R '94
487 NISMO 400R '96
488 NISMO Fairlady Z S-tune concept by GRANTURISMO (Z33) '02
489 NISMO Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03
490 NISMO GT-R LM Road Going Version '95
491 NISMO Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99
492 NISMO Skyline GT-R S-tune (R32) '00
493 Nissan 180SX Type X '96
494 Nissan 200SX '96
495 Nissan 200SX (S14) '96
496 Nissan 240RS Rally Car '85
497 Nissan 240SX '96
498 Nissan 240SX (S14) '96
499 Nissan 240ZG (HS30) '71
500 Nissan 300ZX 2by2 (Z32) '98
501 Nissan 300ZX 2seater (Z32) '89
502 Nissan 300ZX 2seater (Z32) '98
503 Nissan 350Z (Z33, EU) '03
504 Nissan 350Z (Z33, US) '03
505 Nissan 350Z Concept LM Race Car
506 Nissan 350Z Gran Turismo 4 Limited Edition (Z33) '05
507 Nissan 350Z Roadster (Z33, EU) '03
508 Nissan 350Z Roadster (Z33, US) '03
509 Nissan Be-1 '87
510 Nissan BLUEBIRD 1600 Deluxe (510) '69
511 Nissan BLUEBIRD Hardtop 1800SSS (910) '79
512 Nissan BLUEBIRD Rally Car (510) '69
513 Nissan CALSONIC SKYLINE (JGTC) '00
514 Nissan CALSONIC SKYLINE GT-R Race Car '93
515 Nissan CUBE EX (FF/CVT) '02
516 Nissan CUBE X '98
517 Nissan C-WEST RAZO SILVIA (JGTC) '01
518 Nissan EXA CANOPY L.A.Version Type S '88
519 Nissan Fairlady 2000 (SR311) '68
520 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (HS30) '71
521 Nissan Fairlady Z 280Z-L 2seater (S130) '78
522 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX (Z31) '83
523 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX TwinTurbo 2seater (Z32) '89
524 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX Version R TwinTurbo 2by2 (Z32) '98
525 Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX Version S TwinTurbo 2seater (Z32) '98
526 Nissan Fairlady Z Concept LM Race Car
527 Nissan Fairlady Z Roadster (Z33) '03
528 Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33) '02
529 Nissan Fairlady Z Version ST (Z33 Option Wheel) '02
530 Nissan FALKEN‚òÜGT-R Race Car '04
531 Nissan GRAN TURISMO SKYLINE GT-R '01
532 Nissan GRAN TURISMO SKYLINE GT-R (PaceCar) '01
533 Nissan GT-R Concept (Tokyo Motor Show 2001)
534 Nissan GT-R Concept LM Race Car
535 Nissan GT-R SpecV '09
536 Nissan LOCTITE ZEXEL GT-R (JGTC) '00
537 Nissan March 12c 5door '03
538 Nissan March G# '99
539 Nissan MICRA '03
540 Nissan mm-R Cup Car '01
541 Nissan MOTUL PITWORK Z (JGTC) '04
542 Nissan OPTION Stream Z '04
543 Nissan PAO '89
544 Nissan PENNZOIL Nismo GT-R (JGTC) '99
545 Nissan PENNZOIL ZEXEL GT-R (JGTC) '01
546 Nissan PRIMERA 2.0Te '90
547 Nissan PRIMERA 20V '01
548 Nissan PRIMERA 20V (EU) '01
549 Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98
550 Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car '98
551 Nissan R89C Race Car '89
552 Nissan R92CP Race Car '92
553 Nissan SILEIGHTY '98
554 Nissan SILVIA (CSP311) '65
555 Nissan SILVIA 240RS (S100) '83
556 Nissan SILVIA K's (S13) '91
557 Nissan SILVIA K's (S13) '88
558 Nissan SILVIA K's AERO (S14) '93
559 Nissan SILVIA K's AERO (S14) '96
560 Nissan SILVIA Q's (S13) '88
561 Nissan SILVIA Q's (S13) '91
562 Nissan SILVIA Q's AERO (S14) '93
563 Nissan SILVIA Q's AERO (S14) '96
564 Nissan SILVIA spec-R AERO (S15) '99
565 Nissan SILVIA spec-S AERO (S15) '99
566 Nissan SILVIA Varietta (S15) '00
567 Nissan SKYLINE 1500Deluxe (S50D-1) '63
568 Nissan SKYLINE 2000GT-B (S54A) '67
569 Nissan SKYLINE 2000GT-R (KPGC110) '73
570 Nissan SKYLINE Coupe 350GT '03
571 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R32) '89
572 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R32) '91
573 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R33) '95
574 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R33) '96
575 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R33) '97
576 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R34) '99
577 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R (R34) '00
578 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R M"Éªspec (R34) '01
579 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R M"Éªspec N√ºr (R34) '02
580 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R N1 (R32) '91
581 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R N1 (R33) '95
582 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R Special Color Midnight Purple II (R34) '99
583 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R Special Color Midnight Purple III (R34) '00
584 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec (R32) '93
585 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec (R33) '97
586 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec (R33) '95
587 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec (R33) '96
588 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec (R34) '99
589 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec II (R32) '94
590 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec II (R34) '00
591 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec II N1 (R34) '00
592 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec II N√ºr (R34) '02
593 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec LM Limited (R33) '96
594 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec N1 (R32) '93
595 Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V"Éªspec N1 (R34) '99
596 Nissan SKYLINE GTS25 Type S (R32) '91
597 Nissan SKYLINE GTS-R (R31) '87
598 Nissan SKYLINE GTS-t Type M (R32) '91
599 Nissan SKYLINE GTS-t Type M (R32) '89
600 Nissan SKYLINE Hard Top 2000 RS-X Turbo C (R30) '84
601 Nissan SKYLINE Hard Top 2000 Turbo RS (R30) '83
602 Nissan SKYLINE Hard Top 2000GT-R (KPGC10) '70
603 Nissan SKYLINE Sedan 300GT '01
604 Nissan SKYLINE Sedan 350GT-8 '02
605 Nissan SKYLINE Sport Coupe (BLRA-3) '62
606 Nissan STAGEA 25t RS FOUR S '98
607 Nissan STAGEA 260RS AutechVersion '98
608 Nissan XANAVI HIROTO GT-R (JGTC) '01
609 Nissan XANAVI NISMO GT-R (JGTC) '03
610 Opel Astra Touring Car (Opel Team Phoenix) '00
611 Opel Calibra Touring Car '94
612 Opel Corsa Comfort 1.4 '01
613 Opel Speedster '00
614 Opel Speedster Turbo '00
615 Opel Tigra 1.6i '99
616 Opel Vectra 3.2 V6 '03
617 Opera Performance 350Z '04
618 Opera Performance S2000 '04
619 Pagani Zonda C12 '00
620 Pagani Zonda C12S '00
621 Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02
622 Pagani Zonda LM Race Car
623 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car '98
624 Pescarolo Courage C60 - Peugeot Race Car '03
625 Pescarolo C60 Hybride Judd Race Car '05
626 Pescarolo Courage - Judd GV5 Race Car '04
627 Peugeot 106 Rallye '03
628 Peugeot 106 S16 '03
629 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 '85
630 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 2 Rally Car '86
631 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Rally Car '85
632 Peugeot 206 CC '01
633 Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99
634 Peugeot 206 RC '03
635 Peugeot 206 S16 '99
636 Peugeot 307 XSi '04
637 Peugeot 406 3.0 V6 Coupe '98
638 Peugeot 905 Race Car '92
639 Plymouth Cuda 440 Six Pack '71
640 Plymouth Super Bird '70
641 Polyphony Digital Formula Gran Turismo
642 Pontiac GTO 5.7 Coupe '04
643 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Concept '02
644 Pontiac Sunfire GXP Concept '02
645 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO '64
646 Pontiac Vibe GT '03
647 Protomotors SPIRRA 4.6 V8 '04
648 RE Amemiya AMEMIYA ASPARADRINK RX7 (JGTC) '04
649 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo Rally Car '85
650 Renault 5 Turbo '80
651 Renault AVANTIME '02
652 Renault Megane 2.0 16V '03
653 Renault Megane 2.0 IDE Coupe '00
654 Clio Renault Sport 2.0 16V '02
655 Clio Renault Sport Trophy V6 24V Race Car '00
656 Clio Renault Sport V6 24V '00
657 Clio Renault Sport V6 Phase 2 '03
658 Lutecia Renault Sport 2.0 16V '02
659 Lutecia Renault Sport Trophy V6 24V Race Car '00
660 Lutecia Renault Sport V6 24V '01
661 Lutecia Renault Sport V6 Phase2 '03
662 RUF 3400S '00
663 RUF BTR '86
664 RUF CTR "Yellow Bird" '87
665 RUF CTR2 '96
666 RUF RGT '00
667 Saleen S7 '02
668 Scion xA '03
669 Scion xB '03
670 Seat Ibiza Cupra '04
671 Shelby Cobra 427 '66
672 Shelby GT350R '65
673 Shelby Series One Super Charged '03
674 Spoon CIVIC TYPE R (EK) '00
675 Spoon FIT Race Car '03
676 Spoon INTEGRA TYPE R (DC2) '99
677 Spoon S2000 '00
678 Spoon S2000 Race Car '00
679 Spyker C8 Laviolette '01
680 CUSCO SUBARU ADVAN IMPREZA (JGTC) '03
681 Subaru IMPREZA Coupe WRX typeR STi Version VI '99
682 Subaru IMPREZA Premium Sport Coupe 22B-STi Version '98
683 Subaru IMPREZA Rally Car '99
684 Subaru IMPREZA Rally Car '01
685 Subaru IMPREZA Rally Car '03
686 Subaru IMPREZA Rally Car Prototype '01
687 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi '94
688 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi (Type-II) '02
689 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi spec C (Type-II) '04
690 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi Version (Type-I) '00
691 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi Version II '95
692 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi Version III '96
693 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi Version IV '97
694 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi Version V '98
695 Subaru IMPREZA Sedan WRX STi Version VI '99
696 Subaru IMPREZA Sport Wagon STi (Type-I) '00
697 Subaru IMPREZA Sport Wagon WRX STi Version VI '99
698 Subaru IMPREZA Super Touring Car
699 Subaru IMPREZA WRX STi Prodrive Style (Type-I) '01
700 Subaru LEGACY B4 2.0GT '03
701 Subaru LEGACY B4 2.0GT spec.B '03
702 Subaru LEGACY B4 3.0R '03
703 Subaru LEGACY B4 Blitzen '00
704 Subaru LEGACY B4 RSK '98
705 Subaru LEGACY Touring Wagon 2.0GT '03
706 Subaru LEGACY Touring Wagon 2.0GT spec.B '03
707 Subaru LEGACY Touring Wagon 3.0R '03
708 Subaru LEGACY Touring Wagon GT-B '96
709 SUBARU 360 '58
710 Suzuki ALTO LAPIN Turbo '02
711 Suzuki ALTO WORKS RS-Z '97
712 Suzuki ALTO WORKS SUZUKI SPORT LIMITED '97
713 Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91
714 Suzuki Cappuccino (EA21R) '95
715 Suzuki CONCEPT-S2 '03
716 Suzuki ESCUDO Dirt Trial Car '98
717 Suzuki GSX-R/4 Concept '01
718 Suzuki Kei WORKS '02
719 Suzuki MR Wagon Sport '04
720 Suzuki WAGON R RR '98
721 Tommykaira ZZII '00
722 Tommykaira ZZ-S '00
723 Tom's X540 CHASER '00
724 Toyota 2000GT '67
725 Toyota ALTEZZA AS200 '98
726 Toyota ALTEZZA Gita AS300 '01
727 Toyota ALTEZZA RS200 '98
728 Toyota ALTEZZA Touring Car
729 Toyota ARISTO 3.0V '91
730 Toyota ARISTO V300 '00
731 Toyota ARISTO V300 Vertex Edition '00
732 Toyota au CERUMO Supra (JGTC) '01
733 Toyota bB 1.5Z X Version '00
734 Toyota CALDINA GT-FOUR '02
735 Toyota CARINA ED 2.0 X 4WS '89
736 Toyota Castrol TOM'S SUPRA (JGTC) '00
737 Toyota Castrol TOM'S SUPRA (JGTC) '01
738 Toyota CELICA 1600GT (TA22) '70
739 Toyota CELICA 2000GT-FOUR (ST165) '86
740 Toyota CELICA 2000GT-R (ST162) '86
741 Toyota CELICA GT-FOUR (ST205) '98
742 Toyota CELICA GT-FOUR Rally Car (ST185) '95
743 Toyota CELICA GT-FOUR Rally Car (ST205) '95
744 Toyota CELICA GT-FOUR RC (ST185) '91
745 Toyota CELICA GT-R (ST183, 4WS) '91
746 Toyota CELICA SS-II (ST202) '97
747 Toyota CELICA SS-II (ZZT231) '99
748 Toyota CELICA XX 2800GT '81
749 Toyota COROLLA LEVIN BZ-R '98
750 Toyota COROLLA LEVIN GT-APEX (AE86) '83
751 Toyota COROLLA Rally Car '98
752 Toyota COROLLA RUNX Z AEROTOURER '02
753 Toyota DENSO SARD SUPRA GT (JGTC) '00
754 Toyota GT-ONE Race Car (TS020) '99
755 Toyota ist 1.5S '02
756 MINOLTA Toyota 88C-V Race Car '89
757 Toyota MR2 1600 G '86
758 Toyota MR2 1600 G-Limited Super Charger '86
759 Toyota MR2 G-Limited '97
760 Toyota MR2 GT-S '97
761 Toyota MR2 Spyder '99
762 Toyota MR2 Spyder (6MT) '02
763 Toyota MR-S S Edition '99
764 Toyota MR-S V Edition (6MT) '02
765 Toyota PRIUS G (J) '02
766 Toyota PRIUS G Touring Selection (J) '03
767 Toyota RSC '01
768 Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car
769 Toyota SERA '92
770 Toyota SOARER 2.5GT-T '97
771 Toyota SOARER 430SCV '01
772 Toyota SPORTS 800 '65
773 Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO BZ-R '98
774 Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86 Shuichi Shigeno Version) '00
775 Toyota SPRINTER TRUENO GT-APEX (AE86) '83
776 Toyota STARLET Glanza V '97
777 Toyota SUPERAUTOBACS APEX MR-S (JGTC) '00
778 Toyota SUPRA 2.5GT Twin Turbo R '90
779 Toyota SUPRA 3.0GT Turbo A '88
780 Toyota SUPRA RZ '97
781 Toyota SUPRA SZ-R '97
782 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner '04
783 Toyota 7 Race Car '70
784 Toyota VITZ F '99
785 Toyota VITZ RS 1.5 '00
786 Toyota VITZ RS Turbo '02
787 Toyota VITZ U Euro Sport Edition '00
788 Toyota VOLTZ S '02
789 Toyota WEDSSPORT CELICA (JGTC) '03
790 Toyota WiLL VS '01
791 Toyota WOODONE TOM'S SUPRA (JGTC) '03
792 Toyota Yaris F (J) '99
793 Toyota Yaris RS 1.5 (J) '00
794 Toyota Yaris RS Turbo (J) '02
795 Toyota Yaris U Euro Sport Edition (J) '00
796 TOYOTA MODELLISTA CELICA TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00
797 TRIAL CELICA SS-II (ZZT231) '03
798 Triumph Spitfire 1500 '74
799 TVR Cerbera Speed 12 '00
800 TVR Cerbera Speed 6 '97
801 TVR Griffith 500 '94
802 TVR T350C '03
803 TVR Tamora '02
804 TVR Tuscan Speed 6 '00
805 TVR V8S '91
806 Vauxhall Astra Super Touring Car '00
807 Vauxhall Calibra Super Touring Car '94
808 Vauxhall Corsa Comfort 1.4 '01
809 Vauxhall Tigra 1.6i '99
810 Vauxhall Vectra 3.2 V6 '03
811 Vauxhall VX220 '00
812 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo '00
813 Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Standard (Type-11) '49
814 Volkswagen Bora V6 4MOTION '01
815 Volkswagen Golf I GTI '76
816 Volkswagen Golf IV GTI '01
817 Volkswagen Golf IV R32 '03
818 Volkswagen Golf V GTI '05
819 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe (Type-1) '68
820 Volkswagen Lupo Cup Car '00
821 Volkswagen Lupo GTI '01
822 Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car (J) '03
823 Volkswagen Lupo1.4 '02
824 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0 '00
825 Volkswagen New Beetle Cup Car '00
826 Volkswagen New Beetle RSi '00
827 Volkswagen Polo GTI '01
828 Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept '01
829 Volvo 240 GLT Estate '88
830 Volvo S60 T-5 Sport '03

Gran Turismo PSP Laps Laguna Seca In A Corvette ZR1... In A Corvette ZR1!

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT

We may never see GT5, but at least Gran Tursimo PSP is available on October 1st. This first commercial has a passenger in a Corvette ZR1 lapping Laguna Seca on a PSP while simultaneously lapping it in real life. Epic.

New High-Res Gran Turismo 5 Shots Reveal Ferrari 458, Crash Damage

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:15:00 EDT

The latest deluge of images from perennially forthcoming Gran Turismo 5 show off the Ferrari 458 Italia and LP 560-4 going through the digital paces. We also get a first look at some realistically-rendered rally car crash damage. Ooh!

Once we get past the eye-candy in these images, we're immediately struck by a burning sense of annoyance. It was only last Friday when game creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced GT5 would be yet again delayed, this time all the way until March of 2010, now it would seem they're dropping images to distract from that fact. The whole thing is starting to feel more like a protracted PR hustle than an actual lead up to the release of a flagship game for the PS3. Here's a recommendation for Polyphony: instead of endlessly hyping glossy rendered photos and news of game content, just get down to the business of finishing the damn game. It's getting tiresome. OK, /rant. [GTPlanet]

Gran Turismo 5 Coming in March, At Earliest

John Krewson — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EDT

Gran Turismo 5 won't be coming out until March of 2010 in Japan, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced at a press conference yesterday. This after almost a year of Sony saying the game will be out in 2009.

The next edition in the Gran Turismo line was announced at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo, at which time the developers claimed they had already been working on it for four years in an effort to include every car in the world. The latter now just seems like ambitious hype; the former, if true, is just sad.

No release date was claimed at the game's announcement, but during interviews in the summer of 2008, Yamauchi said the game wouldn't be coming out until late 2009. Sony and Yamauchi had been sticking to this rough date in interviews and press materials until yesterday. As expected as the announcement of more waiting may be, it's still disappointing for fanboys — particularly as the demo for Forza Motorsport 3 is on Xbox Live already, right on time. [GTPlanet]

It's Gran Turismo 5 Versus Forza Motorsport 3 In Dueling Ferrari Italia Tributes

John Krewson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EDT

It seems Ferrari asked both Polyphony Digital and Turn 10 to show their new supercar in Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3, respectively. Compare the two vids to each other and to our live shots below.

Polyphony's version is definitely more a lingering look at the new Ferrari, which hasn't always been a part of Gran Turismo. Conversely, including Ferrari was a big deal for Forza in its early days, but they haven't always gotten the legendary Italian cars quite right, with early screenshots of the game earning criticism for strangely long-nosed Enzos. Will Turn 10 get the Italia right?

Here's what the car looks like in the metal.

And here's Turn 10's effort at linking the new Italia to previous Modena icons.

[via GTPlanet]

How To Build Your Own Arcade-Style Racing Simulator

Wes Siler — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Always wanted to own your own arcade-style race simulator? 0-60's put together a downloadable 66-page guide to building your own for just $500 plus electronics and the beer your friend's help will cost. What you'll need to build it below.

For starters, you'll need the following parts:

The rest of the 66-page guide, including CAD-like drawings on stuff like sheet board optimization, can be found here.

Forza Motorsports 3 Has Gone Gold, Demo Out Sept. 24

John Krewson — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EDT

Microsoft and Turn 10 have announced that Forza Motorsport 3 has taken its last step before production and a demo will hit Xbox Live in ten days. Details below.

The demo will feature one track, the fictitious Camino Viejo de Montserrat circuit, and five cars: the 2007 Porsche #80 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR, 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro, 2009 Ferrari California, 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR, and 2009 Mini John Cooper Works. The demo will have the cockpit view, damage model, and rollover feature from the full game, as well as full leaderboard support for lap times. For those who enjoy dressing up their Live avatars, Turn 10 will also be making helmets, fire suits, and racing shoes available for you on the 24th, although you may want to feel ashamed of yourselves. [Forzamotorsport.net]

Gran Turismo 5: First Official Screenshots

Wes Siler — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Sony's released the first screenshots from the long-awaited Gran Turismo 5. In addition to slick graphics, expect 1,000 vehicles, realistic damage and a whole mess o' GT-R love, including this Nismo GT-R Super GT. Gallery below.

[Sony]

VIDEO: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Heading To Forza 3

Ray Wert — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:15:00 EDT

AOL's gaming site Joystiq has exclusive video of the newest addition to Forza Motorsport 3 — the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Are you ready to take the wheel of the $1.6 million, 1000 HP hyper car?

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Coming To iPhone In Fall

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:45:00 EDT

If you're an iPhone or iPod Touch owner partial to gratuitous violence in driving games, rejoice, Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars iPhone edition coming this Fall. Yes, it's still old school with an overhead view. [Gizmodo]

The 20 Greatest Car Video Games

John Krewson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:10:00 EDT

Our real-life cars are great, but we can't usually use them to catch funky crooks or evil spies, and we can't race them in Formula One — or in 2560 or 1967. Luckily, there's video games! Here's our twenty favorites.

Start your journey though our top 20 auto-themed video games by clicking next on the right and give us what you think we missed in the comments below.

Game: Spy Hunter
Creator: Midway
Release Date: 1983
Original Platform: Arcade

Why We Love It: Elegantly designed and incredibly well-balanced, but all we cared about in 1983 is that we had a Z28 with guns on it. Unlimited ammo machine guns. Also oil slicks, smokescreen, anti-air missles, and support infrastructure in the form of the weapons and replacement vans, and what else do you need from life as long as you had access to the sit-down version? Even the Peter Gunn theme never seemed to get old.

Photo: Wikipedia

Game: Pole Position
Creator: Namco
Release Date: 1982
Original Platform: Arcade

Why We Love It: The faux-3D graphics, the inclusion of the more-or-less actual Fuji Racetrack circuit and the qualify-to-race format allowed certain junior car geeks to act aloof and superior to everyone else in the arcades. Hey, we all thought we were going to be nuked at any moment, and we were living for the moment, okay? Pole Position also featured in-game advertising, which seemed cool in those more innocent times.

Photo: Videogamecritic.net

Game: F-Zero
Creator: Nintendo
Release Date: 1991
Original Platform: SNES

Why We Love It: Listen, Mario Kart is great and all, but F-Zero was hardcore stuff. In the 27th century, gigaillionaires race cars which hover a foot over a track lined with damaging walls and festooned with magnets, mines, and slip zones. Unlock the Super Jet boost by putting in a good lap and you're in a for a combination of Pole Position and Sonic the Hedgehog, meaning that it was fun, colorful, and difficult as hell.

Photo: Wikipedia

Game: Newman/Haas Racing Featuring Nigel Mansell
Creator: Acclaim
Release Date: 1994
Original Platform: SNES

Why We Love It: Now YOU can be Nigel Mansell! Er…great? Well, there weren't a lot of licensed games based on actual series for console owners in those days, and Nigel Mansell was pretty much the most complete. In the early '90s Mansell came over to the States from Formula 1, proceeded to trounce everyone on the Indy-series ovals with a combination of talent and stupefying bravery, and then put his intimidating Brit-stache on this perfectly adequate game. Interestingly, you could retire from a race, or a few in a row, with injuries to the driver, which was perhaps a nod to Mansell's 1993 injury at Phoenix, or perhaps just a really silly idea.

Photo: SNESclassics

Game: Daytona USA
Creator: Sega
Release Date: 1995
Original Platform: Arcade

Why We Love It: Hey, you could race against up to eight of your friends! Or most likely the guy in the one other cabinet who has $14 in quarters up there, won't leave, and smells like gerbil bedding. Still, it was cool, and several different oval, road, and street courses were on offer, plus the option of manual transmissions, so you could actually get pretty wrapped up in it. And it ran extremely fast and smooth for the time. Sadly, instead of an evolved version, Buck Hunter and Golden Tee rule today's bowling alleys and bars.

Photo: Softpedia

Game: Twisted Metal
Creator: SingleTrac
Release Date: 1995
Original Platform: PlayStation

Why We Love It: Mario Kart was cute and all, but character-based car games were going away from races and more towards the fighting-game model. Twisted Metal was the car-combat result, and it was a huge success, even though its evil boss character was the already played-out evil clown. More importantly it had surprising tactical depth and a decent variety of stages and vehicles. Plus you could drop the Eiffel Tower on people, always a must for any fantastical demolition derby. Sadly, the series got "darker," supposedly, and less fun as time went on and people got bored by scary clowns.

Photo: SCEA

Game: WipEout series
Creator: Psygnosis/SCE Liverpool
Release Date: 1995
Original Platform: PlayStation, PC

Why We Love It: Rave on, racers! While in many respects these games hew close to the F-Zero hovering rocket-car format, the production design is extremely 90s and the throbbing electronic soundtrack is extremely throbbing. It also happens to be very good arcade racing, if you can tolerate the well-executed if psychedelic atmosphere. Still popular among people who like their racing alternate and futuristic, their music futuristic and throbbing, and their consciousness throbbing and altered.

Photo: consolewars

Game: Formula 1
Creator: Psygnosis
Release Date: 1996
Original Platform: PlayStation

Why We Love It: It may not have been a true simulation, but the first in-depth racing game for the PlayStation was a very good one indeed. Formula 1 featured the entire field and all the tracks from the 1995 season, full practice and qualifying sessions, and commentary by Murray Walker himself. Graphically, and in most other ways, it was a big step beyond anything else commonly available, and was arguably better than any of the next couple follow-ups in the series, which eventually bogged down somewhat in gimcrackery and tacked-on arcade modes.

Photo: rscnet

Game: Streets Of Sim City
Creator: Maxis
Release Date: 1997
Original Platform: PC

Why We Love It: Before anyone figured out that manipulating simulated people were where it's at, simulated civil service and urban planning were a huge genre. Streets allowed you to be a puppet master by day and an automotive vigilante puppet by night; the streets you raced and fought on were the very ones you designed. It seemed like a novelty, but besides the racing and car combat it was remarkably absorbing to just cruise the streets of your very own metropolis, consider raising taxes again, and wonder why all your slums were invariably down by your stadium.

Photo: Gosugamers

Game: Interstate '76
Creator: Activision
Release Date: 1997
Original Platform: PC

Why We Dig It The Most, Baby: It's car combat set against a malaise-era oil crisis with a 'sploitation sensibility, and it is funny and it rocks. You play as "Groove Champion," and you fight to stop OPEC from nuking Texas—for reasons that certainly must have seemed sound at the time—from behind the wheel and trigger of an alternate-universe Plymouth Barracuda. The combat mechanics are surprisingly detailed, the driving engine is consistent if unremarkable, and the soundtrack is huge, bass-heavy and fretless. There were sequels, but they didn't have the same magic. A great reason to own an older PC or to emulate.

Photo: Wikipedia

Game: Grand Prix Legends
Creator: Papyrus
Release Date: 1998
Original Platform: PC

Why We Absolutely Adore It: A gem that slowly evolved into a masterpiece and ten years after its release is verging on a magnum opus. You want to talk cult hits and rabid fans? This little game, which started out as an extremely solid simulation of the 1967 Grand Prix season, still has a dedicated playing and modding community today, and when we say dedicated, we mean they're almost done putting together the entire Targa Florio course-all 45 miles of it. It's a classic example of a looks-okay-but-plays-amazing game, and if you're remotely interested in the game type and want to play alongside a passionate, dedicated group, this is exactly what you've been looking for.

Photo: Softpedia

Game: Gran Turismo series
Creator: Polyphony Digital
Release Date: 1998
Original Platform: PlayStation

Why We Love It: Without this game, would people still crave RHD JDM R34 Skylines, we wonder? Probably, but not with the same intensity. Aside from the 176-car menu, Gran Turismo introduced the joy of simulation, with its emphasis on careful setup and car control (if not damage modeling) to consoles. A great racing-school component, challenging event stages, and tantalizing unlockables kept a new generation of digital gearheads playing all night. It was five years in the making, but it was worth it, as every edition since has been a stunner, and there's every reason to suspect that long-delayed GT5 will be astounding as well. As for developer Polyphony Digital, who changed motoring culture by putting Skylines in their product, they now put their product in the Skyline; they famously do the dash graphics for Nissan's GTR.

Photo: Polyphony Digital

Game: Crazy Taxi
Creator: Sega
Release Date: 1999
Original Platform: Arcade

Why We Love It: It's perhaps the last truly great arcade driver, Crazy Taxi is a roaming mission-based game of fare deliver with an odd but consistent physics engine and a great sense of humor. It was simple, buy there was a lot of depth and plenty to enjoy, including the sights and folks of coastal pseudo-California, the ever-present KFC ads, and the jaunty punk soundtrack. It nibbled away your time in happy 90-second bites, and it only got better when it evolved into The Simpsons Hit And Run.

Photo: Loot Ninja

Game: Midnight Club
Creator: Angel Studios
Release Date: 2000
Original Platform: PlayStation2

Why We Love It: The PS2's debut was a revelation, and aptly-named publisher Rockstar Games was there to capitalize with an open-world off-road free-for-all called Smuggler's Run and this free-roaming street racer. The setting was Manhattan, a semi-open world which seemed huge at the time and provided great choose-your-own-course point-to-point racing. The series continues to evolve and has become even more challenging; it may be the arcade racer with the steepest difficulty curve.

Photo: Gamespy

Game: Colin McRae Rally/ DiRT
Creator: Codemasters
Release Date: 2000
Original Platform: PlayStation, PC

Why We Love It: As indescribably cool as rallying is, there aren't many rally games to choose from. Therefore it's fortunate that the McRae games are very good indeed. Although they trend towards the arcadey side in later editions, all of them are fun, challenging , and smooth, and a fitting pop-culture tribute to one of the greatest drivers of all time. They're also some of the best-looking car games out there regardless of genre, and the sound must be heard to be believed; motorsport, and rallying in particular, is not a quiet activity, and this title does a better job than any other game s of bringing it home to the vicarious driver.

Photo: Gamespot

Game: Grand Theft Auto III-IV
Creator: Rockstar
Release Date: 2001
Original Platform: PlayStation2

Why We Love It: Okay, so it isn't purely or even primarily a car game, despite its title. Yet the driving aspects of these satirical mayhem simulators are so much evil-hearted cinematic fun that it can't be left off this list. Much thought has been put into the cars that populate GTA's hilariously mean-tempered cities, and every model is meticulously detailed and clearly inspired by some real-world counterpart. They all blow up real good, too. And the latest installment finally looks good enough to make the first-person view worth using during police chases, which adds an almost frightening level of immediacy to your inevitable brutal demise.

Photo: IGNl

Game: Burnout series
Creator: Criterion
Release Date: 2002
Original Platform: PlayStation2, Xbox, GameCube

Why We Love It: The problem with many racing games, even the less realistic ones, is that one little crash can render the entire race a moot point. Burnout's genius solution was to make crashing just as important as racing, and just as skill-intensive. All the titles were fun, and though the most recent edition, Burnout Paradise, lost the bowling-for-cars Crash Mode, it added a free-roaming component that more than made up for it. One of the great Neanderthal time-wasters of the videogame world.

Photo: Wikipedia

Game: Need for Speed Most Wanted
Creator: Electronic Arts Canada
Release Date: 2005
Original Platform: PlayStation2, Xbox

Why We Love It: The Need For Speed series has been around just about forever, but frankly not all its editions have been worthwhile. Of the many good ones, we prefer Most Wanted, because if you're going to have a glossy, unrealistic, over-the-top street racer, you should really try to outrun the cops as well. The police pursuits are the best part of this game, which is set in a world where the entire focus of the United States government is apparently dedicated to preventing you from speeding, which results in some wonderfully fun and over-the-top chases, all of them treated with deadly serious attitude. Oooh, those street racers and their pesky nitrouses!

Photo: NFSAddons

Game: Forza Motorsport series
Creator: Forza Motorsport series
Release Date: 2005
Original Platform: Xbox

Why We Love It: While the Xbox had a very pretty and enjoyable arcade racer in Project Gotham, it badly needed a sim-based game. It got a great one in Forza, which had hundreds of cars, very deep graphic customization, extended replays, the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and damage modeling. Finally, a gorgeous, deep console racer where you couldn't just berm off other racers without consequences! Happily, the series continues to evolve in a positive direction, and we have high hopes for the debut of Forza 3 in a couple months.

Photo: Kotaku

Game: Test Drive Unlimited
Creator: Eden Games
Release Date: 2006
Original Platform: PC, Xbox360, PlayStation2, PSP

Why We Love It: The Test Drive series began in 1987-1987!-and like NFS, has varied widely in quality. But it's always featured exotic hardware raced in traffic on public roads, and Unlimited does that wonderfully. The developers took a map of Oahu, simplified it down to a mere thousand miles of road, and modeled it for free roaming. The MOOR system, or Massively Open Online Racing, allowed players to race against friends or just cruise with them, which was much more popular than you might think. Your customizable character was visible to other players at the car clubs, although they couldn't come hang out at your mansion and check out your ever-growing collection of undamagable exotics. There was even an in-game photography mode that allowed players to live out their buff-book fantasies. It was really an automotive lifestyle game as much as a racer, and a pretty decent piece of escapism to zone out with.

There's a lot of good games out there, and it was tough to keep this one to just twenty titles. Think we missed big? Know something we should try? Enraged at the omission of Big Rig Racing? Let us know in the comments.

Photo: Gamerhell

Slew Of New Forza 3 Screen Shots

Ray Wert — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Microsoft released a couple dozen new Forza 3 in-game screen shots this week including the Corvette ZR1, the Rahal-Letterman M3 GT2, a Reventon, a '97 Skyline R35 V-Spec, an Audi A4 Touring car and Ford SVT Cobra R. Gallery below.

Feast your eyes on the in-game automotive hotness below.

Google Maps Driving Simulator Will Not Teach You How To Drive

Ray Wert — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Anyone who thinks this 2D Google Maps driving simulator will teach you how to drive, here's a heads-up. It won't. You will crash into buildings at 97 MPH in downtown Manhattan. But, it's a fun Google Maps mash-up. [geoquake]

Forza 3 To Feature Luxury SUV Racing

The Auto Insider — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT

The tease continues with this newest release of Forza 3 images, but this time they contain something we never expected — SUVs. And here we thought only irresponsible teens raced BMW X5s and Land Rovers.

Back in the day you used to be able to roll around in a Dodge Ram 1500 in Gran Turismo 4, but this is taking four-wheelin' to a whole new level. Seriously, how well can a big lug like these luxo-utes handle and why on Earth would you have any interest in racing them in a video game?

Thankfully, this wasn't the only update that Turn 10 provided us today as we now know we'll have the opportunity to drive the Pontiac G8 GXP forever and pretend that GM never killed it. Phew!

Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]

Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]
Check out our continually growing Forza 3 car list HERE. [via Forza Motorsport]