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Blasting the Mulsanne Straight at 200 mph in an LMP1 car must be a hugely thrilling experience, on par with the first bite of candied bacon or wrestling a bear. I've only heard. Wetting yourself? That's not awesome. Anyone who's ever endurance raced will tell you that it's an...

The Forza Horizon series of Microsoft-exclusive racing games gets its third installment later this year, and Forza Horizon 3 is going Down Under. While the related Forza Motorsport series focuses on ultra-realistic driving on racetracks, Forza Horizon games are open-world free for alls that take...

The march toward Polyphony's latest installment in its hugely-successful Gran Turismo series has just gotten more exciting. The game is called Gran Turismo Sport and it's currently available for pre-order. If you're a PlayStation owner, you'll definitely want to do just that judging by the amazing...

The folks behind Forza Motorsport are prepping their next game in the series, and that virtual world of the most amazing machines is set to reveal itself this June. We do know one thing about the game already though, and that is what vehicle is going to appear on the box art cover. The honor is...

Assetto Corsa videos pop up all over YouTube, and we can't help but be mesmerized by the wonderful graphics. The tracks are precise, the cars are well modeled, and the whole experience seems like it makes for a perfect racing sim. ALSO SEE: Track Operator Cleared To Lift Nürburgring Speed...

Nissan has a varied lineup of vehicles on show this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, with the star attraction being an updated version of the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that we first saw in 2014. The concept was developed exclusively for the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 but also hints at...

If you’ve ever seen a Bugatti Veyron in real life and were lucky enough to actually see and hear it driving, you may have been impressed, but you were almost certainly let down a bit by the exhaust note. As delivered, the Veyron sounds a bit … well, underwhelming. That won’t be...

The new video game Forza Motorsport 6 is proving to be a veritable treasure trove for potential specs for the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] upcoming GT supercar. A week ago we were given figures for the car’s output and weight, and now we have a whole list of additional numbers. MUST...

Bugatti isn’t the only automaker with a Vision Gran Turismo concept on display at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show. Hyundai has unveiled its own concept celebrating the Gran Turismo video game series, but is also using the car to help kick off the launch of its new N performance...

Bugatti has joined the pantheon of automakers taking part in the Vision Gran Turismo video game challenge, with its design taking the form of a stunning supercar-turned-racer. Crucially, the design is a preview of Bugatti’s Veyron successor, an even faster model currently thought to be called...

Racers call rain "the great equalizer," and Forza Motorsport 6 is aiming to give players a taste of just how treacherous it can make a track. In the latest trailer for the game, the rendering of the water looks predictably amazing, and Microsoft's Turn 10 Studios went to obsessive lengths to ensure...

The teaser for the next installment of Electronic Arts' long-running Need for Speed franchise left us wanting to see more. And now we have. In the days surrounding last week's E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles—which also saw news regarding rival title Forza Motorsport...

At the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this week, Forza is displaying three one-off Xbox controllers honoring Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] achievements at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. The blue, black and red controllers match the liveries sported by Ford's 1960s efforts to...

Fanatical fans are surely finding the wait for Turn 10 Studios' Forza Motorsport 6 interminable. But it's probably fortunate the game doesn't hit stores until September. Otherwise, virtual gearheads might find themselves limping pale and glassy-eyed into autumn, without having caught a single ray...

If you're a Porsche fan and play Forza Horizon 2, it's time to clear the calendar. Because Porsche—in partnership with Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios—has just released an Xbox expansion pack containing Stuttgart superstars certain to get the Porsche faithful's blood pumping. MUST...

You're probably not going to get a chance at Pikes Peak glory. It's expensive to build a car for the race. Expensive to get the car to the race. Expensive to get your crew to the race. That's all before we even get to the bit about whether you have the skills to keep the car on the road. You might...

When Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the gameplay trailer for its forthcoming Mad Max: Fury Road movie tie-in back in April, we described it as looking "apocalyptically awesome." And the game's new story trailer released this week? It looks even better. ALSO SEE: PSC Reveals Hybrid...

The first game in Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise debuted back in 1994, which makes it older than many of the series' fans. While there's no shortage of racing games on the market. Need For Speed has remained outrageously popular, even spawning a 2014 feature film starring Breaking Bad's...

Infiniti is among the major automakers to have come up with a stunning concept car for the Gran Turismo video game series, with the Japanese brand’s concept, the Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo, having made its virtual debut late last year. At last week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show...

We assume that, like us, you can't wait to see the new Mad Max: Fury Road movie that looms just on the horizon. Now though there's something else Mad Max to get excited about. Virtual Max... and he seems just as desperate and angry. There's a Mad Max video game set to arrive this fall, and it looks...